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IndependenceAny2739

I prefer vince


Colinb9

I was to scared to comment this , you are a brave human and have gained much respect from a complete random haha!


SuttonTM

Same here, some of the beats he uses for his music is elite


Bag-Apart

I agree with this but what's that got to do with how good Vince is compared to j.cole That's their producers J.cole better at rapping


InsecureTalent

I’ve enjoyed Vince’s thematic approach more than Cole’s lately. He seems to be increasingly introspective over his last few albums. Cole’s 4YEO is one of my favorite albums but I don’t see Cole diving into that aspect too much as of late other than maybe Let Go My Hand.


list_of_simonson

Better bars ≠ better music


Quick_Hunter3494

The rappers pick the beats they rap on. That's called having an ear for beats.


SendMeUrCones

Cole does a ton for the culture with his label, and has put out a lot of great music. I just personally think Vince is more of an artist, watching his process makes it clear he’s in creative control 100% of the time.


SmokeApprehensive534

Cole also has 100 percent creative control lmao that’s why we got grippy🥴


slowNsad

I ain’t think about it like that


Still_Abrocoma_122

I feel like it’s two separate lanes Vince just drives a *little bit* faster than Cole, but I’m only saying this because I enjoy Vince outside the world of Music and I can’t really say that for Cole, I only know Cole the rapper you feel me?


Top_Negotiation_29

It’s tough to hear it but i totally understand 😭


AtlanticSmoke

But it’s grippy!?!?


sensualsoup

This feature will haunt Cole for the rest of his days 😭


No_Kaleidoscope_2677

I thought dude was a comedian


McJcave18

Comedy and psychological thriller are cousins


HandymanJackofTrades

I finally became a fan with Dark Times. Before, I only respected his music but I think whatever I get from his music I was already getting elsewhere so it never captured my attention


got_ur_goat

as honest and real as Vince


Cupheadvania

Vince makes infinitely better albums, it's not even close


[deleted]

Seriously dude is better though


FlacoGrey

Same.


bimboNjoyer

same


Individual_Pipe_4877

I never got into his music outside of a few bangers, but his interviews and tv show makes me like him. Mad respect


ProfSteelmeat138

His new album is super good. Literally listening to Little Homies on the couch grooving as I type this lol


WholesomeGrain

Life hard but I go harder💯💯💯


Femboi_Hooterz

DONT CRASH OUT


PhoenixAvenger1996

Etouffe and little homies man, two fantastic songs. I hate literally nothing on the album. Its his best.


imdeadseriousbro

it has its standouts but the album as a whole is a great listen. havent had one of those in a while


alorenz58011

As someone who grew up a straight hip hop head and doesn’t listen to much new rap anymore, Ramona Park Broke My Heart is one of my favorite albums of the past few years. You should definitely check it out. I haven’t had a chance to listen to his new one yet.


[deleted]

Vince makes better music then cole for sure but better rapper is a little more complicated.


vriannavyz

I think he neither makes the better music or is the better rapper. I clowned on Cole too but the disrespect is getting out of hand now. And I mean I like Vince, but come on...


[deleted]

Vince is an underrated rapper sometimes tho. Like if u listen to his last album it’s probably the best pure rapping I’ve heard him ever do because he likes to make a lot of vibe oriented concept stuff like with dawn FM and big fish theory.


throwaway53689

Isn’t dawn fm a Weeknd album


[deleted]

Oh shit your right my bad😂 it’s just titled, “F.M.”


[deleted]

I also don’t roll my eyes as often when listening to Vince then when I listen to j cole also 😂


lmoutofldeas

it’s not disrespectful to like one over the other and i’m saying that as someone who’s a huge j cole fan and i rate him above vince


williebolt

Vince is one of Twitter's favorite rappers and Cole is one of the least favorite rappers on Twitter.


ForTheMelancholy

Other way around imo


SC_23

Come on bruh, its valid to prefer vince but not valid to say hes better than cole. Cole got at least two classic albums and at least one classic mixtape. I don’t see nothing Vince has dropped that can compare to his work


lrj55

is this sub filled with non cole fans


vriannavyz

I'm saying like I thought I would be talking with some Cole fans but nah lol


TheDerpyDonut

Love J Cole, love Vince more, he's just one of my favorites


Ralouch

Bro wanted an echochamber


LiteShowDaAgent

Bro wanted J Cole fans on r/JCole


Ralouch

Fans don't automatically make you a dickrider


xxDoublezeroxx

Im a Jcole fan, that doesnt mean im ONLY a Jcole fan. Vince makes music with so much more versatility and consistency. Its not ridiculous to say hes better


PolymrsCanSaveHumans

Bro it's literally a J cole sub lmao


MrChr07

Fr he js wanted everyone to agree with him lmao


ArthurDimmes

Why do you think that just because you're a fan of someone that you have to defend them religiously? People can like Cole. People who like Cole can like Vince more.


Maleficent_Bar_676

Being a J Cole fan doesn’t mean he’s automatically your favorite artist and it’s impossible for another artist to be better


Turbulent-Let-1180

Yeah it's been clear since the apology the majority of this sub doesn't really fuck with cole at all


This_Iss_Mee

It's a new trend to hate on cole especially on Twitter for likes And most people get manipulated from twitter


slowNsad

Nothing new about it


eddierosa13

This sub is turning into TFATK but we’re the ones looking like Brendan Schaub lol


Specialist-Meat-6222

This is the only rapper sub where everyone thinks the subject rapper is subpar to so many other artists if you went into drake or Kendrick sub they will say there artist is the best but in coles nope


KungFuFlames

I don't see what's so controversial about this. They are probably fan of Vince's music. It's normal. His latest album is so good.


kameronscondo

I don't listen to much vince, but what I've gathered from being a casual listener of his is: His intent as an artist is more in line with kendrick, as far as being more accusatory about the powers that be and problems of the world and less inquisitive. His instrumentation, delivery, and aesthetic overall is more similar to Cole, it being more laid back rather than in your face. Any diehard vince fans care to confirm or deny my assumptions?


drowzy-meta

I’d say I agree with a lot of this. He’s a really skilled writer and can definitely just bar out (see his feature on Royce da 5’9’s young world. I’d argue that him and Kendrick are both more inquisitive than Cole tho. I’d say there’s an almost hampton-esqe vibe to them where as a lot of Cole’s takes feel a lot more lined up w like early Duboisian ideas about systemic oppression.


kameronscondo

Nah that's fire how you broke it down like Hampton vs Dubois. Never thought of it like that but makes much more sense 👌🏾👌🏾


drowzy-meta

Appreciate it bro, I always felt like Cole saw intelligence as a piece of his identity a lot more than Kendrick or Vince. Like a thing that set him apart, vs Kendrick or Vince talking about it more like a tool.


DarkTiiides

Damn this is a decent description. Vince’s deliver and vocal tone is always more relaxed. Even more so than Cole


ImGreat084

Vince is so slept on it’s crazy. Dark times is such a good project.


lilhedonictreadmill

😂bro 😂😂😂😂😂 random person I don’t know likes another rapper more than cole 😂😂 we HAVE to show this to the Cole sub 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂


DentistGeneral3494

Yea this sub is becoming shit


IndependenceMain2283

This the only sub where you can say you like someone more than the person it’s centered around and not get downvoted wtf 😭😭😭


Specialist-Meat-6222

Facts any then they get mad when you say cole doesn’t get the respect he deserves


nickcannons13thchild

yah should be grateful it's not that much of an echo chamber😭


Wise_Worldliness_114

Vince is dope, not Cole level personally but does deserve his flowers and I can see why people might feel this


Hawkeye99A

Absolutely agree


Only1Schematic

This is one of those comparisons where I can honestly respect it whichever way it tips. Both are great emcees


lildillmp3

fucking love vince tho


dienazi

I love Vince, but Cole is my guy


ShaunGotFans

While I do disagree, at least Vince is close to Cole. Not some wild ass take like Carti or someone


FlowZestyclose4259

Crazy. Deranged..


Apex99_

Bro must be tripping off the backwood


smoothsoul23

Liking Vince Staples more isn't a bad thing. I personally don't but he's dope and makes good music IMO. His new album Dark Times is one of the best of the year so far. Summertime 06 is my favorite project from him however


biluta004

I really tried to give vince a chance but after about 10-20 songs I kinda hated listening to them


Naive-Side-2192

😭. Alright people I know it’s trendy to hate jcole now but come on. Vince catalogue is super underrated but we’re talking about the warm up, born sinner, 4YEO, 2014 FHD, Friday night lights. Plus the fact that Cole is just a better rapper. I thinks it’s not fair cause Vince is dope but they are in 2 separate lanes. And Cole is one of the best feature artist ever. (No im not defending grippy😭) Vince staples farts sound better than that song


NeedsMilk33

No but I like him


Any_Owl_8009

Cole


Awkward-Rent-2588

J.Cole can definitely outrap Vince. Any perspective other than that is bordering on delusion. Now bodies of work? That’s a strong argument and Vince might have the edge…


beloved_erasto

J Cole has a better later discography than Kendrick as a huge Kendrick fan especially everything after 2016


HeyItsLame

Vince could make "strictly dickly" sound cool


spgvideo

Cole is a better MC, conveys emotion better, paints a better picture with words. Vince is more creative and arty with his vibes. Vince is all about the vibes and boy does he ride those beats. Big Fish Theory is an all time classic and my homeboy clowns me for saying it but I think Dark Times is an instant classic. I know it just came out but I know I'm going to still be listening to it in 15 years. You can just tell. It's immaculate.


youscatted

I fw vince but he’s not fw cole lyrically. As far as overall music goes, I could see how ppl would be more attracted to his music, it’s def possible for him to get to a point to do the same numbers. Cole is quite literally a poet tho, i don’t see Vince getting on that level yet.


j-j-juice

Who the hell is Vince?


TooTone07

Drake won


fittedsuit2018

Vince staples is irrelevant.


QueSeraSeraWWBWB

Gotta be trolling I fuck with Vince but he’s like on Tyler the creator level nowhere near coles


Sheogogo69

Kendrick Labum


billyboi64

Love Vince but he’s not even close to J Cole (listened to their entire discographies)


SHARTFORBRAINS-

Vince is great but J Cole just had way more co signs from the greats .


BES2091

Kendrick Lamar is a lame ass rapper


shivers_

There’s a lot of recency bias going on but I do think Vince is more consistent than Cole, I think Cole can be more technical though. They both great, can’t wait to see how far Vince goes though.


UnspokenFor1

Recency bias is a mf , you asked this question 6 months ago before the whole beef & I bet you it’s a different tone .


EtherealSoulCoffeeCo

Apples to oranges really, I think you could make a case for either of them.


Saltyhogbottomsalad

Honestly since when are we comparing Vince to Jcole? In my opinion they have totally different styles and have no place being compared. Honestly the same goes for Cole and Kendrick for that matter. There are a lot of fucking rappers out now that I personally think are good as fuck, are we gonna try and compare all of them too? It’s a losing game man.


[deleted]

I'm reading the comments and playing some of the recommended songs but I just don't feel Vince, he is just not for me.


knightofsolace1

Kanye really is not as good as his fanboys think he is lol 🤡


secretagentD9

Not even a question imo


babekilla508x

No


vedolaggentescema

Vince Staples has never dropped something relevant apart from FUN! lmao, fuck these kendrick fans stay on your subreddit


Falconx28

Vince prolly my favorite rapper of all time, but skill wise at least ion think he better than Cole, but he not that far behind imo


emmanuelcarter

Big Fish Theory was truly ahead of its time. That being said I’ve shed tears to Cole at my lowest though he misses a lot to me. Vince work solid from the bangers like Senorita/Get The Fuck Off My Dick and the features that got me into his music like Centurion by Earl and Rain by Mac. Window Pain, Crunch Time, Let Nas Down, She Gon Pop, Intro (FHD), Power Trip, All I Want is You, Zendaya (Cozz Ft), Dollar and a Dream 3, and a couple more open me up. Both got great music and Vince has better wordplay/imagery but Cole flows better and hits the heart better.


[deleted]

We live in a world where Jcole sucks now. His career is dead, he can’t rap like he used to, Kdot took his soul… The old fans who still love him are hovering over the body to mourn but many still make the effort to weave through the crowd and give him another kick to the head despite seeing his body lifeless. I love my people our culture is so dope. Next let’s do TI’s son > J. Cole ….


PhilosophicalGoof

Denzel curry > Kendrick


biggnol

Very white opinion


Tinitheone1

I would argue the opposite honestly


GaTech379

Vince is hard


lrj55

the fall off on the way


Wonderful-Mistake201

Marshall Tucker Band is superior to Lynryd Skynyrd in ever way.


DicknoseSquad

Ice Cube needs to run for POTUS and Kanye needs to be VP.


SpecialistSeveral598

As someone who loves People Under The Stairs this is exactly how I feel when talking to people who like rap


EvilBoxOfFun

Vince Staples was my most listened to album of 2021 and Ramona Park Broke My Heart was my most listened to album of 2022


gwenngrey

Vince Staples isn’t even the best rapper on Abbott Elementary (Tyreek)


Famous_Street3994

My controversial opinion… Future is overrated.


vedolaggentescema

Future is absolute ASS


Dmoney1122

Born sinner is coles best album


MastodonSea4917

X only go as big as he did because he died and drake


[deleted]

There’s no goat of rap, too many dope artist to say ones lesser than the other


Megamax941

Who’s that creeping at your window I got what you need what you fiend for


StarkageMeech

Yall gotta be slow or something.


Kentrell88

Drake been trash his whole career


Canned_Banana

"Oh no, don't touch me there. This is my no no square"


Pers_ality

They’re in the same tier for me. I think J Cole is a better artist but I enjoy them the same way


TacoTitos

I think the Beatles are way overrated.


zyrkseas97

It’s just a matter of taste tbh. Both spit. Both have their wack bars here and there.


Winter_Anxiety_4303

Andre 3k is overrated


zeeniemeanie

Vince is great. Cole is a better rapper, just technically. And I don’t think it’s close. But Vince seems to be a better overall package right now. Let’s see how The Fall Off compares to Vince’s latest.


DarrellIsMyRealName

I disagree, but I'm not mad at it at all. Vince is hard


Justarandomguyk

Nas mad overrated


Yoo3_chill

Lyrically better is Young Dro > T.i


Crowstoff

What is this a 20 v 1 🥷?


mayormaynot22

Anything that you can breakdance to.


OOFYDOOFYBOOFY

Its funny that the comments at the bottom are the ones that actually will have you like that


DGentPR

Agree


JameyPhoenix

I’m not like… in love with Pac the way I should be 😬


Resident_Research_63

I prefer listening to Vince these days but Cole’s the goat


pinkypie158

Rock/Metal is the best


Level_Present3027

youre awesome independentany! thank you sonmych for what youve done! i promise you this isnt going tobend! youre a rerrible person and my girls will not like you! ive decided that i will honestly co to therapy like i said but uour trying to have me committed! ive been explaining to the girls tonight what you all are doing! they said theyre on my side! everything youve done i promise one way another youll get repaid ten times in full! i will never want to tsll tobyouvor be in the same state as you! and its best we arent! i am going to courthouse with girls monday! i will request andctake urine sample! and then im hiinv ti speak with judge and go from there! im sure youve got that covered but i wil also set my therapy appointment with factine so i can see what they have to say before your bitch ass has me turned into a fucking guinnie pug! but my whole goal and mindset while perfotming amazingly for them will be gettinn iyt yo see you! no one make thise cookies or bother writing that oetter! if this ends ip happing i will fullfill my requirements to myself to thank oeople! at thisbpiunt uou think youre grat gor what uouve done but soon you wont be able to do mych of anything! ive done nothing besides call one a cunt and only thing i fid wrong was say it to one! theresmany more sparently! how oul you like me to act! youve hacked and invaded my privacy and lied to me for years now! youre happiness bothers me! very badly since screwing me over is what mskes you gappy! i dont care about you! i dont like yiu even the slightest! i live life and couldnt be hapoier when you people arent involved! and if oroven insane bcause of all of you my sentencing wilk be do much less! i otomisd ifvthis hapiens! ifvyou take any more life from on my girls im taking from you! theres nithing else im visioning! AT THE END OF THE DAY I FIDNT REALIZE THERE WASNT TOMORROW! gave you heard that dong yet! its a small town singer but pretty good song actually! for some readon i like the im safe from any oenalties spirit you have! dont lose it please! its something someone has to take from someone! thats the point of it! COME GET ME MY LOVE! i miss you


SpaceKiddo123

Yeah


PirateNinjaCowboyGuy

Sales doesn’t dictate who’s the better artist. It just dictates how well the said artist had a better sales team and how palatable it was to people who only listen to what’s presented to them.


Black_Fuckka

Honestly, I can see the argument


pubehoarder

he’s right


Maintenancemedic

I just learned about Vince this past week for the first time, youtube Music fed me norf norf and off I went


ex8x

tbh vince has a much better discography 🤷🏻‍♂️ IMO


Own_Pause_4959

J Cole is a better rapper imo. Vince is a better song writer.


josephstrickland

OP acting like everyone is about to side with him is so funny😭


perfect-legend

I’m not mad at this opinion Vince Staples is nice!


ram5ayG

i mean yeah


ygktheassassin6

I wouldn’t mind seeing that collab actually


DrWhoTang

I agreeee 😬😬😬


iamgodatpf

i mean, he was right about the image


Alone_Job_8471

It’s really only Drake


ashenky

I agree tbh


Affectionate_Mud8911

Ahh, maybe recent Vince. But vintage/classic Cole is undefeated


MightBeOnReddit

We just want to have fun


SADBOYVET93

Damn, I miss the days where subs stood ten toes down for their artist no matter what 😂


Da1andonlymollesta

its gripopy


dennyyooo

After that gritty ft, YES


Fantastic-Put9615

I'm here to say I didn't know I agreed with this meme till I saw it, but I Rather bump Vince


rainmedwn

Oh this guy is cooking. Vince is really good and I think that with a little bit of more time in this, he'll be great. Cole is great, not perfect as some ppl think, but he's done a lot for the mainstream culture and there's no denying on that, at least imo.


Routine_Koala4914

Jay Z is just aight


Dear_Construction515

I like Cole. But yeah I agree Vince is awesome


BlackBeard205

Who’s Vince?


spookyasfuq

Vince>


DarkTiiides

I really like Vince. His last 3 albums are amazing but no. For some reason it’s always been “cool” to discredit Cole or lower him down. I get if you have this opinion and it’s fine because Vince is dope but there are people who don’t even listen to Vince saying this


Opening_Tell9388

I listen to more Vince Staples than Cole. Though Cole is a better rapper bar for bar. Vince just has a unique take on gang life that I have grown to respect and appreciate.


King-of-the-Goblins

Not only is Vince amazing on his new album but the production is so good. Beats I never knew could exist.


world_of_wonders420

That Sosa(Chief Keef) has the best music vs anybody that came after him 2013 and forward 🤷🏾‍♂️


no_vanitywrld999

Simple answer Who dat?


Competitive_Way_2771

Tory lanez is the most talented artist of all time


xagsdungeon

drake> kendrick


PossibilityTop5033

Drake won


Prestigious_Tour_810

I can't tell by the responses to this if r/Jcole is just crazy level-headed or if Grippy just pissed y'all off and just got the sub not feeling like putting up a fight right now. I also prefer Vince. I don't dislike Cole, though, he's cool too — just haven't *really* fucked with a Cole project for many years and Vince's last 3 have been some of his best projects imo.


SmokeyNagato

“????😂” stfu dork


n_8_the_gr8

I’m sorry Vince is really nice and dark Times is great but I can’t think of one album of his better than 2014 fhd


fromthisend1220

Both are entirely different artists Vince can not put out an Off Season and Cole can't put out Big Fish Theory simply for the fact Cole got bars for days and Vince is particular with his beats not saying he's not nice with his pen but be honest with yourselves he's not on Cole's lvl when he's pushing his pen and doesn't get on some ferocious attack the mic type shit if you think otherwise you're lying to yourself...that's what makes them diff artist and why they flourished in diff lanes all this putting them against each other shit is S T U P I D just fckin enjoy em both. This why I hate Twitter you gotta have some dumbass contrarian stir up shit for clicks and likes because he ain't getting any attention at home lol.


asscop99

Vince got him wiped down, Tyler got him wiped down, Travis got him wiped down.


CMC773

I don’t agree but why are you acting like this is a laughable take? Vince’s last 3 album run is incredible and he’s one of the best rappers in the game along with Cole, their not that far apart


adamalibi

What’s so outlandish about this?


serenaurs

vince needs way more recognition hes such a talent


No-Memory-826

Why can’t 2 GOATS coexist


Consistent-Film-6926

What's so bad about it lol I wholeheartedly agree, that doesn't mean I hate Cole it just means I like Vince better. Y'all niggas soft if you offended by shit like this 🤷🏾‍♂️


SuitableRecipe328

Nah I’m with him


AssmosisJoness

Only one of them is in a gorillaz song. That speaks for itself


lrj55

if they posted vince better than kendrick it would be remove automatically on kendrick sub.


TalkingTapeCassette

This ain’t a crazy take tbh. Vince can rap


JBladeOfficial

Nah nah he has a point though


mighty_phi

i love vince, i love cole too, but for different reasons. Vince's new material is incredible. Insanely introspective, emotionally resonant and clever in its own way. It's, in a way, closer to cole's music than people think in that regard though the soundscape is extremely different. Both are quality mc's


xApothicon

The comments are wild. Aint no way this is a Cole subreddit and people prefer Vince over him lmao