J. Cole – KOD (LP)

Label: Dreamville – 00810760032230, Roc Nation – 00810760032230, Interscope Records – 00810760032230
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Europe
Released: 2018
Genre: Hip Hop
Style: Conscious

 

KOD (an initialism for Kids on Drugs, King Overdosed and Kill Our Demons) is the fifth studio album by American rapper J. Cole. It was released on April 20, 2018 through Dreamville Records, Roc Nation and Interscope Records.

The majority of the album's production was handled by Cole himself, along with others such as T-Minus, Mark Pelli, BLVK and Ron Gilmore. The album incorporates elements of jazz rap and trap. Cole has stated that the production and rhyme schemes used throughout the album were inspired by SoundCloud rap. The album explores a variety of topics including drug abuse, addiction, depression, greed, African-American culture, and taxation in the United States.