Review: J. Cole analyzes himself with 'Born Sinner'

The rap artist's latest album is a self-examining record that is long on workman-like singles.If the self-mythologizing of "Yeezus" is a little much for you, how about a rap album where the MC is bummed that he disappointed his hero? J. Cole's "Born Sinner" is at the other end of the universe from Kanye West's latest — a quieter, self-examining rap record that's short on audacity but long on workman-like singles.

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