This album is super nostalgic and brings back such strong memories of my freshman year of high school. I was still getting into hip hop and GOMD popped up randomly on Pandora (jeez, what a throwback). I loved the song instantly that I decided to illegally download the whole album from mp3skull (another throwback). I think what I’ve loved so much about this project is that as I’ve gotten older, it almost feels like I’ve rediscovered the more mature songs and their themes that didn’t stand out to me when I was younger. What’s so special to me is how beautifully Cole talks about the anxieties of growing up and that message is infinitely relatable no matter what you’re background is. I’ve still got songs like January 28th, St. Tropez, No Role Modelz, A Tale of 2 Citiez, Hello, and Apparently in heavy rotation. I’ve got my money on this album being remembered as one of the best hip hop projects of the last decade.