J. Cole Says His Albums Are “Side Quests,” Confirms “The Fall-Off” Isn’t His Final Project

J. Cole explains “The Fall-Off” album and his discography in a new vlog.

J. Cole is keeping the momentum going for his latest studio album, The Fall-Off, as he released a new episode of his “Trunk Sale” tour vlog. In the video, the Dreamville founder opens up about how he views his career and discography, explaining that he sees many of his past albums as “side quests”.

The rapper also makes it clear that The Fall-Off won’t be the end of his music journey. Cole suggests that fans can still expect new music from him in the future, whenever inspiration strikes, making it clear he’s not done creating just yet.

“If you hear the whole progression from The Come-Up, The Warm-Up, Friday Night Lights, The Sideline Story, Born Sinner, 2014 Forest Hills Drive,” Cole said, as shared by NFR Podcast on Instagram. “Those, then going into The Fall-Off, it’s the progression of my whole life. To me, 4 Your Eyez Only, KOD, The Off-Season, and even Might Delete Later, those are side quests. 4 Your Eyez Only and KOD, concepts. The Off-Season and Might Delete Later is like practice. It’s just lyrical exercise. It’s just me practicing to get to The Fall-Off, which is the continuation of the J. Cole story. Jermaine’s life story in the form of this J. Cole character.”

“So when you hear me say, ‘This a suicide note / Come here and look what I wrote,’ it’s me basically saying, I’m done with that,” he continued. “I took you to the end. I took you to 29 years old, ’cause that’s when Forest Hills Drive dropped. So I took you back to 29. Then I gave you the life update at 39. I don’t have nothing else to say as Jermaine via J. Cole.”

“I’ma rap probably, I’ll hop on a song probably. I might even f**k around. If I get inspired enough, I may do an album,” J. Cole said of his career’s future. “But I don’t care to continue that story. The Fall-Off is a continuation of the J. Cole story. If you listen toForest Hills Drive, that’s Jermanie via J. Cole. If you listen to 4 Your Eyez Only, that’s not Jermaine via J. Cole. You listen to KOD, that’s not Jermaine via J. Cole. If you listen to The Off-Season and Might Delete Later, that’s just me practicing. You might get a little sprinkle here and there.”

 

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Check out the full episode below.