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2026 studio album by J. Cole

The Fall-Off Standard cover Studio album by J. Cole Released February 6, 2026 (2026-02-06) Recorded 2016 – c. 2026 Genre Hip-hop Length 101:17 Label Cole World Dreamville Interscope Producer J. Cole The Alchemist AzizTheShake Beat Butcha Boi-1da BoogzDaBeast David Linaburg DZL Fierce FnZ Jūn Tetra & Gldy Jr Luca Mauti Maneesh Omen Powers Pleasant Ron Gilmore Jr. Steve Bilodeau Sucuki Tae Beast T-Minus Vinylz Wu10 J. Cole chronology Birthday Blizzard '26 (2026) The Fall-Off (2026) Alternative cover CD cover Singles from The Fall-Off "Who TF Iz U" Released: February 11, 2026 "Legacy" Released: May 19, 2026

***The Fall-Off*** is the seventh studio album by American rapper [J. Cole](/source/J._Cole). Released through Cole World, [Dreamville Records](/source/Dreamville_Records), and [Interscope Records](/source/Interscope_Records) on February 6, 2026, it was marketed as Cole's final album. It started development in 2016 and was first publicly teased in 2018. An unspecified event c. 2024, interpreted by various publications to be the [Drake–Kendrick Lamar feud](/source/Drake%E2%80%93Kendrick_Lamar_feud), inspired Cole to expand the concept, resulting in a [double album](/source/Double_album). *The Fall-Off* tells the story of two visits to Cole's home city of [Fayetteville, North Carolina](/source/Fayetteville%2C_North_Carolina), once at age twenty-nine and again at age thirty-nine.

Cole [executively produced](/source/Executive_producers) the album with [Ibrahim Hamad](/source/Ibrahim_Hamad_(music_executive)), [T-Minus](/source/T-Minus_(producer)), and his team at Dreamville. The album includes [production](/source/Hip-hop_production) credits from [the Alchemist](/source/The_Alchemist_(musician)), [Beat Butcha](/source/Beat_Butcha), [Boi-1da](/source/Boi-1da), [FnZ](/source/FnZ), [Omen](/source/Omen_(musician)), T-Minus, and [Vinylz](/source/Vinylz), among others. It features guest appearances from [Burna Boy](/source/Burna_Boy), [Erykah Badu](/source/Erykah_Badu), [Future](/source/Future_(rapper)), [Morray](/source/Morray), [Petey Pablo](/source/Petey_Pablo), [PJ](/source/PJ_(singer)), and [Tems](/source/Tems). "[Who TF Iz U](/source/Who_TF_Iz_U)" was released to [rhythmic radio](/source/Rhythmic_radio) as the lead single on February 11, 2026. Legacy was released as the second radio single on May 19, 2026.[1] "The Fall-Off Is Inevitable" was released as a promotional single via [YouTube](/source/YouTube) on January 14, with "[Two Six](/source/Two_Six)" receiving a music video upon the album's release. In Cole's home country, the album earned an estimated 280,000 [album-equivalent units](/source/Album-equivalent_unit) in its first week, debuting at number one on the [*Billboard* 200](/source/Billboard_200). [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic) characterized the album's critical reception as "generally positive".

## Background

The concept of *The Fall-Off* stemmed from an unfruitful songwriting session in 2016. Struggling with [writer's block](/source/Writer's_block), J. Cole determined that his music's shift in focus from the competitive and technical aspects of [rapping](/source/Rapping) to storytelling and emotive language had left him unmotivated. The album was conceived as a chance to be "the best rapper [he] could possibly be" and "rap, rap" again.[2] The 2016 singles "[Everybody Dies](/source/Everybody_Dies_(song))" and "[False Prophets](/source/False_Prophets_(song))" were originally intended to appear on the album.[3] The album was first publicly teased with "[1985 (Intro to *The Fall Off*)](/source/1985_(J._Cole_song))", the final track of Cole's 2018 album *[KOD](/source/KOD_(album))*. Interpreted by some fans as a [diss](/source/Diss_track) toward [SoundCloud rappers](/source/Mumble_rap#SoundCloud_rap_scene),[4] "1985" gives "valuable lessons about rap's generational gap, growth, and race" to young rappers, warning them of the consequences of navigating their fame and wealth unwisely.[5] He formally confirmed *The Fall-Off* as an album during a [Twitter](/source/Twitter) questions-and-answers session on April 26, 2018.[6] The 2019 single "[Middle Child](/source/Middle_Child)", which ended up on [Dreamville](/source/Dreamville) compilation album *[Revenge of the Dreamers III](/source/Revenge_of_the_Dreamers_III)*, and the 2020 tracks "[The Climb Back](/source/The_Climb_Back)" and "[Lion King on Ice](/source/Lion_King_on_Ice)", which made up the extended play *[Lewis Street](/source/Lewis_Street)*, were intended to appear on *The Fall-Off*.[3]

On December 29, 2020, Cole made a social media post depicting "the *Fall-Off* era", showcasing the planned timeline of releases leading up to the album itself: [features](/source/Guest_appearance#Contemporary_music), *Revenge of the Dreamers III*, *[The Off-Season](/source/The_Off-Season)*, *It's a Boy*, and *The Fall-Off*; in the image's caption, he said that these were his goals before he could "scram".[7] Cole further referenced the album, and the idea of it being his final, in song lyrics over the next few years. On the 2023 track "Adonis Interlude (The Montage)", he rapped: "Just cop *The Fall-Off* and he'll explain, is it the end of the chapter, happily ever after?"[3] On "[Crocodile Tearz](/source/Crocodile_Tearz)" (2024), he rapped: "*The Fall-Off* is like [Hov](/source/Jay-Z) droppin' *[Reasonable Doubt](/source/Reasonable_Doubt_(album))* last".[8] Alongside the track listing announcement, Cole stated that *The Fall-Off* was "made with intentions to be [his] last".[9] Days after the album's release, Cole answered an online fan's question about *It's a Boy*, stating that it would still be released eventually.[10]

An early version of *The Fall-Off* was essentially finished, with "maybe a couple mixes left", prior to the release of Cole's 2024 mixtape *[Might Delete Later](/source/Might_Delete_Later)*. [Kendrick Lamar](/source/Kendrick_Lamar) appeared on two tracks.[11] The album expanded into a [double album](/source/Double_album) "after the events that still feed the algorithm to this day" two years prior to its release. [*Billboard*](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'s Michael Saponara,[12] [*Complex*](/source/Complex_Networks)'s Jaelani Turner-Williams,[13] and *[Vice](/source/Vice_(magazine)#Website)*'s Caleb Catlin interpreted this as a reference to Cole's 2024 Lamar diss "[7 Minute Drill](/source/7_Minute_Drill)", Cole's subsequent apology, and the following [Drake–Lamar feud](/source/Drake%E2%80%93Kendrick_Lamar_feud).[14] The album's mission statement was laid out again in a message at the start of the first [music video](/source/Music_video): "For the past ten years, this album has been hand-crafted with one intention: a personal challenge to myself to create my best work. To do on my last what I was unable to do on my first. I had no way of knowing how much time, focus, and energy it would eventually take to achieve this, but despite countless challenges along the way, I knew in my heart I would one day get to the finish line. I owed it first and foremost to myself, and secondly, I owed it to [hip-hop](/source/Hip-hop)."[15]

## Marketing

### Title, artwork, and packaging

The title of *The Fall-Off* is intended as a "full circle" moment and reference to his debut mixtape *[The Come Up](/source/The_Come_Up)* (2007).[16]

The standard cover for the album is an old photograph taken by Cole when he was fifteen years old. It depicts his first makeshift home studio set-up. A chair stands in front of a small table with a [sampler](/source/Sampler_(musical_instrument)), various nondescript items, and some of his mother's [compact disc](/source/Compact_disc) (CD) collection atop. CD cases are also visible elsewhere in the room. The cover had been decided approximately seven years in advance. An alternative cover, used for the album's CD release, depicts Cole standing in front of a red and white wall; he looks at the ground with a somber expression, shadow covering half of his face, with his hands in the front pockets of his jacket. The alternative cover was chosen so that he could "look back in twenty years [and...] see an image of who [he] was at the time [he] released the project [he] worked on for so long."[12] The back cover's photograph, also taken by Cole when he was fifteen, shows a variety of hip-hop-related posters on his bedroom wall. The album's track listing is rendered as a graphical overlay on the ceiling.[16]

### Album trailers

The album was announced with a teaser video on January 14, 2026. Cole goes about mundane activities, such as washing his car and eating at a restaurant, while an unnamed narrator reflects on fame, stating that "falling off" is an inevitable part of [show business](/source/Show_business) and that the general public doesn't give celebrities enough credit for achieving success in the first place.[17] A second teaser video was released on the evening before the album's release; Cole sits at his makeshift studio while a speech about hard work and passion from mathematician [Andrew Wiles](/source/Andrew_Wiles) plays.[18]

### Singles and music videos

The album's lead single is "[Who TF Iz U](/source/Who_TF_Iz_U)", which was served to [rhythmic radio](/source/Rhythmic_radio) in the United States on February 11, 2026, with forty-one commitments.[19]

Although not released as singles, two tracks from the album were released as music videos. Under the title "Disc 2 Track 2",[20] "The Fall-Off Is Inevitable" was released on January 14. Directed by Ryan Doubiago, it depicts an "*[Inception](/source/Inception)*-like labyrinth of Cole's life in reverse".[15] The video received additional promotion through an interview clip with journalist Timmhotep Aku on January 20.[21] The video for "[Two Six](/source/Two_Six)", directed by Simon Chasalow, was released on February 6 and features a "grainy aesthetic".[22]

### Trunk Sale Tour 26

Cole embarked on the Trunk Sale Tour 26, a cross-country road trip in which fans would have opportunities to meet him and buy CD copies of *The Fall-Off* out of the trunk of his old [Honda Civic](/source/Honda_Civic). According to the event's announcement on February 7, 2026, there was no rigid plan for where he would drive to, and no timeframe was mentioned.[23] Throughout the trip, Cole interacted with fans through various activities, such as listening to the album while riding in the car with them,[24] playing [basketball](/source/Basketball) with them,[25] and serving them at a restaurant.[26] The trip was documented through official tour vlogs in which potential music videos for "Legacy"[27] and "Old Dog" were previewed.[28]

### The Fall-Off World Tour

[The Fall-Off World Tour](/source/The_Fall-Off_World_Tour) comprises seventy-three dates. It is planned to start in Charlotte, United States, on July 10, 2026, and end in Johannesburg, South Africa, on December 12.[29]

## Music, lyrics, and theme

About the concept, Cole said: "Disc 29 tells a story of me returning to my hometown at age twenty-nine. A decade after moving to New York, accomplishing what would have seemed impossible to most, I was at a crossroads with the three loves of my life: my woman, my craft, and my city. Disc 39 gives insight into my mindset during a similar trip home, this time as a thirty-nine-year-old man. Older and a little closer to peace."[9]

## Reception

### Commercial performance

*The Fall-Off* debuted at number one on the [*Billboard* 200](/source/Billboard_200). According to estimates from [Luminate](/source/Luminate_(company)) reported by *Billboard*, the album earned 280,000 [album-equivalent units](/source/Album-equivalent_unit) in its first week in the United States, comprising 166.5 thousand streaming-equivalent albums from 169.5 million on-demand [streams](/source/Music_streaming_service), 113 thousand pure album sales, and five hundred track-equivalent albums. This made for Cole's seventh number-one album on the chart, following *The Off-Season* (2021), *KOD* (2018), *[4 Your Eyez Only](/source/4_Your_Eyez_Only)* (2016), *[2014 Forest Hills Drive](/source/2014_Forest_Hills_Drive)* (2014), *[Born Sinner](/source/Born_Sinner)* (2013), and *[Cole World: The Sideline Story](/source/Cole_World%3A_The_Sideline_Story)* (2011). The album also debuted at number two on the Top Album Sales and Top Streaming Albums charts. Approximately seventy-one per cent (eighty thousand) of the pure sales were from [vinyl](/source/Phonograph_record) sales; *The Fall-Off* is the first Cole album to be available for purchase on vinyl concurrent with its release on digital platforms and streaming services.[30] [*Hits*](/source/Hits_(magazine)) calculated that the album earned 290,861 album-equivalent units in its first sales week in the United States, comprising 175,345 streaming-equivalent albums, 114,927 sales, and 588 track-equivalent albums.[31] In its first day, fourteen of the album's tracks debuted on music streaming service [Spotify](/source/Spotify)'s United States Top 50 chart, the highest placement being "Two Six" at number three. The album's first day on streaming service [Apple Music](/source/Apple_Music) earned Cole eight of the platform's top ten spots.[32] Twenty-one of the album's twenty-four tracks charted on the [*Billboard* Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100) in its debut week, the highest being "Two Six" at number sixteen.[33]

In Australia, the album debuted at number seven on the national chart and number one on the chart for hip-hop albums. The [Australian Recording Industry Association](/source/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association) noted that it makes Cole's sixth album to reach the top ten, including mixtapes and label compilation albums.[34]

In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number three on the national chart and number six on the chart for hip-hop albums. The [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company) noted that it makes Cole's fifth album to reach the top ten.[35]

### Critical reviews

Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating Any Decent Music 6.6/10[46] Metacritic 67/100[45] Review scores Source Rating The Arts Desk [36] Clash 9/10[37] Consequence B−[38] Exclaim! 7/10[39] The Guardian [40] The Line of Best Fit 7/10[41] Pitchfork 5.3/10[42] Rolling Stone [43] Slant [44]

According to the review aggregator [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic), *The Fall-Off* received "generally favorable reviews" based on a [weighted average](/source/Weighted_arithmetic_mean) score of 67 out of 100 from nine critic scores.[45] The review aggregator Any Decent Music gave the album a weighted average score of 6.6 out of 10 from nine critic scores.[46]

*[The Arts Desk](/source/The_Arts_Desk)*'s Ibi Keita awarded the album four stars out of five, writing that "from the opening moments, the album feels like home" and that Cole "sounds reflective, grounded, and deeply familiar". Keita continued that "there's a calm confidence running through the record", concluding that "*The Fall-Off* feels like closure without finality, a reminder of why J. Cole's voice has mattered for so long, and why it still does now".[36] *[Clash](/source/Clash_(magazine))*'s Robin Murray awarded the album a score of nine out of ten, writing that it "depicts a soul in love with the art and culture of hip-hop" and that it "propels him and supports him, a place of solace, but also of banishment", stating that the album "feels like his masterpiece, a classic right off the bat". Murray continued that on the first disc, "there's a playful edge to the music" and that it sees "a longing for maturity, and a lingering self-doubt". On the second disc, Murray stated that it contrasts with the first and is "music made specifically for himself". Concluding his review, he wrote that the record "is living testimony to J. Cole's ability to stay the path", describing it as a "masterpiece".[37] *[Consequence](/source/Consequence_(publication))*'s Kiana Fitzgerald awarded the album a grade of B−, writing that "the strongest parts of the album are when Cole is rapping his ass off over dynamic beats", however, "Cole isn't reacting to the heat of the challenge anymore" and that "he's comfortable", potentially "complacent". Concluding her review, Fitzgerald wrote that "while disc one is all heart-driven bravado, disc two settles into Cole's interpretation of love".[38]

*[Exclaim!](/source/Exclaim!)*'s Vernon Ayiku awarded the album a score of seven out of ten, writing that it is "a technical showcase filled with dense rhyme schemes, melodic versatility, expansive storytelling, and savvy production" and that it is "undoubtedly J. Cole's most complete body of work". However, Ayiku notes that despite the anticipation, "completeness is not the same as transcendence" and that the album "arrives burdened by expectation".[39] *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*'s AD Carson awarded the album three stars out of five, writing that the album "is full of technical proficiency, raw lyrical skill, citation, interpolation, and sampling", and that it "attempts nothing less than to embody a half-century of hip-hop". Nevertheless, Carson continued writing that the album "seems like an attempt to convey Cole's growth and development, but it's lacking in the emotional depth that comes from real human interactions" and that "he is stronger when examining hip-hop itself", comparing the record to [Ralph Ellison](/source/Ralph_Ellison)'s 1952 novel *[Invisible Man](/source/Invisible_Man)*. Concluding his review, Carson stated that *The Fall-Off* "will stand not as his thesis, but his instruction manual to others: a masterful, deeply knowledgeable but rather brittle read".[40] *[The Line of Best Fit](/source/The_Line_of_Best_Fit)*'s William Rosebury awarded the album a score of seven out of ten, writing that despite the hype and anticipation leading up to the record, it "doesn't arrive in the form many would have expected". Roseburry stated that the album is "a love letter to hip-hop music, with Cole incorporating interpolations and samples from classic records across the album", before concluding that the album "succeeds in presenting J. Cole in his final form, freed from the pop-chasing of his early career and the GOAT rapper status he always yearned for".[41]

*[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))*'s Benny Sun awarded the album a score of 5.3 out of 10, writing that "quintessential to a J. Cole record, *The Fall-Off* offers some insane societal commentary that calls into question how many of his daily comings and goings involve actual people". He continued that "plenty of moments on *The Fall-Off* remind of the hunger of his early mixtapes, the purposeful thrills of his 2010s hits, or even the misguided zaniness of *KOD*, though none materialize in meaningful doses".[42] *[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)*'s Mosi Reeves awarded the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, praising the two-disc concept and stating that the "songs link together like chapters in a novel". He wrote that the record "can sometimes feel simpatico and obvious, with mellifluously soulful tones that conjure an air of anxious nostalgia" and that it's a "symptomatic of a persistent quality that haunts his work". He concluded his review stating that "what ultimately animates *The Fall-Off* is Jermaine Cole himself" as "he reveals himself as a witty, aggravating, and sometimes enraging presence".[43] *[Slant](/source/Slant_Magazine)*'s Paul Attard awarded the album two-and-a-half stars out of five and described the record as "a body of work so cautious, so mannerly, and so self-aware that it mistakes adulthood for depth and discipline for risk", continuing that Cole's "egotism reaches new heights on *The Fall-Off*, especially since so little here breaks new ground". Concluding his review, Attard wrote that "if visible flop-sweat were all that mattered in art, *The Fall-Off* might be as remarkable as it insists it is".[44]

## Track listing

Disc 29 (first disc) track listing No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "29 Intro" Jermaine Cole James Taylor[b] Cole 0:57 2. "Two Six" Cole Tyler Williams Damon Coleman Ron Gilmore Jr. Donald Pears II[c] T-Minus Omen Gilmore[a] 3:16 3. "Safety" Cole Kelvin Wooten Powers Pleasant Tim Friedrich Michael Holmes Thomas Wlodarczyk Keir Gist[d] Melvin Dinkins[d] Joe Sample[d] Cole Wu10 Pleasant Sucuki DZL 5:18 4. "Run a Train" (with Future) Cole Nayvadius Cash Steve Bilodeau Williams Nima Jahanbin Aaron Goldstein Mario Dragoi T-Minus Jūn Tetra & Gldy Jr Mario Luciano[a] 4:02 5. "Poor Thang" Cole Bilodeau Williams Wooten D. Coleman Holmes Torence Hatch[e] Marcus Roach[e] Jeremy Allen[e] Walter Sigler[e] Phillip Hurtt[e] Cole T-Minus[a] Wu10[a] Omen[a] DZL[a] 4:50 6. "Legacy" (with PJ) Cole Paris Jones Bilodeau Luca Mauti Brayon Nelson Williams Justin Bryant Leroy Emmanuel[f] Cole T-Minus Hollywood JB[a] 3:55 7. "Bunce Road Blues" (with Future and Tems) Cole Cash Temilade Openiyi Abbas Hamad Bryan Sledge Margaux Whitney Gilmore Alan Maman Usher Raymond[g] Brian Casey[g] Jermaine Mauldin[g] Manuel Seal[g] The Alchemist 5:10 8. "Who TF Iz U" Cole Williams Anderson Hernandez Harvey Fuqua John Bristol Beatrice Verdi Cole T-Minus Vinylz FnZ Bilodeau Scotty Coleman 4:37 9. "Drum n Bass" Cole Benjamin Siciliano Jahanbin Goldstein Williams Scott Cossu[h] Jūn Tetra & Gldy Jr T-Minus[a] 4:14 10. "The Let Out" Cole Williams Bilodeau T-Minus Bilodeau Cole[a] 4:14 11. "Bombs in the Ville/Hit the Gas" Cole Bilodeau Williams Matthew Samuels Christopher Bridges[i] Shondrae Crawford[i] Cole T-Minus Boi-1da Fierce Carter Lang[a] Westen Weiss[a] 4:06 12. "Lonely at the Top" (bonus track) Cole David Linaburg Wooten Holmes Jeremie Pennick[j] Amber Croskery[j] Thomas Paladino[j] Wu10 DZL 3:24 Total length: 48:03

Disc 39 (second disc) track listing No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "39 Intro" Cole Williams Michael Mulé Isaac De Boni Hernandez Wooten Bilodeau S. Coleman William Hutchison[k] Cole T-Minus FnZ Vinylz Wu10 Bilodeau S. Coleman[a] 6:06 2. "The Fall-Off Is Inevitable" Cole Holmes Maneesh Bidaye Wooten DZL Maneesh Wu10[a] Ibrahim Hamad[a] 2:56 3. "The Villest" (with Erykah Badu) Cole Erica Wright D. Coleman Williams Wooten Holmes Antwan Patton[l] André Benjamin[l] Barbara Gaskins[l] Cole Omen T-Minus[a] Wu10[a] DZL[a] 4:30 4. "Old Dog" (with Petey Pablo) Cole Moses Barrett Williams Clifford Harris[m] Aldrin Davis[m] Cole T-Minus[a] 3:22 5. "Life Sentence" Cole Wooten Williams Cedric Brown Craig David[n] Fraser Thorneycroft-Smith[n] Earl Simmons[n] Anthony Fields[n] T-Minus Ced[a] I. Hamad[a] 4:12 6. "Only You" (with Burna Boy) Cole Damini Ogulu Williams Holmes Mauti Siccature Alcock Daoud Anthony Abdul Aziz Dieng Alistaire McCalla[o] Roshaun Clarke[o] Xavier Davidson[o] Donovan Bennett[o] Nigel Staff[o] Wayne Morris[o] Eva Fontes[o] T-Minus DZL Mauti Jah Cure[a] Anthony[a] AzizTheShake[a] I. Hamad[a] 4:46 7. "Man Up Above" Cole Williams William Robinson[p] Marvin Sapp[p] Matthew Brownie[p] Jennifer Lopez[p] Jason Phillips[p] David Styles[p] Andre Deyo[p] Troy Oliver[p] Jean-Claude Olivier[p] Samuel Barnes[p] José Arbex[p] Michael Oliviere[p] Lawrence Parker[p] Scott Sterling[p] T-Minus Cole[a] I. Hamad[a] 4:58 8. "I Love Her Again" Cole Jacob Dutton Lonnie Lynn[q] James Yancey[q] Bobby Caldwell[q] Bruce Malament[q] Norman Harris[q] Phillip Nimmons[q] Cole Jake One[a] 5:32 9. "What If" (with Morray) Cole Morae Ruffin Eliot Dubock Donte Perkins Williams Wooten Beat Butcha Tae Beast T-Minus[a] Wu10[a] 5:19 10. "Quik Stop" Cole D. Coleman Holmes Wooten Devin Copeland[r] Robert McQueen[r] Dexter Johnson[r] Cole DZL Omen Wu10[a] 4:24 11. "And the Whole World Is the Ville" Cole Dieng O'Kelly Isley Jr.[s] Rudolph Isley[s] Ronald Isley[s] Chris Jasper[s] Omar Davis[s] Jonathan Billingslea[s] Marcus Shaw[s] Steven Curry[s] AzizTheShake FnZ BoogzDaBeast 4:35 12. "Ocean Way" (bonus track) Cole Linaburg Gilmore Wooten Cole Linaburg Gilmore Wu10[a] 2:34 Total length: 53:14

**Notes**

- **[^\[a\]](#ref_a)**additional producer

- "Safety" and "Who TF Iz U" are stylized in all caps

- "And the Whole World Is the Ville" is stylized as "and the whole world is the Ville"

- "Poor Thang" features uncredited vocals by [Westside Gunn](/source/Westside_Gunn)[47]

**Sample and interpolation credits**

- **[^\[b\]](#ref_b)**"29 Intro" samples "[Carolina in My Mind](/source/Carolina_in_My_Mind)", written and performed by [James Taylor](/source/James_Taylor).[41]

- **[^\[c\]](#ref_c)**"Two Six" interpolates "Trial Time", written and performed by Donald "the Last Mr. Bigg" Pears II[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

- **[^\[d\]](#ref_d)**"Safety" samples "[U.N.I.T.Y.](/source/U.N.I.T.Y.)", written by [Dana Owens](/source/Queen_Latifah) and [Joseph Sample](/source/Joseph_Sample), and performed by [Queen Latifah](/source/Queen_Latifah)[43]

- "Run a Train" contains an uncredited sample of "Dear Jesus", written by Wendy Campbell, produced by Lloyd Smith, and performed by Power & Light Co.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

- **[^\[e\]](#ref_e)**"Poor Thang" samples "Set It Off", written by [Torence Hatch](/source/Boosie_Badazz), Markus Roach, and Jeremy "Mouse" Allen, and performed by Boosie Badazz[48], and "Who Am I", written by [Walter "Bunny" Sigler](/source/Bunny_Sigler) and [Phillip Hurtt](/source/Phil_Hurtt), and performed by [the O'Jays](/source/The_O'Jays)[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

- **[^\[f\]](#ref_f)**"Legacy" samples "Love Sign", written by Leroy Emmanuel and performed by [the Counts](/source/The_Fabulous_Counts)[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

- **[^\[g\]](#ref_g)**"Bunce Road Blues" interpolates "[Nice & Slow](/source/Nice_%26_Slow)", written by [Usher Raymond IV](/source/Usher_Raymond_IV), [Brian Casey](/source/Jagged_Edge_(American_group)), [Jermaine Dupri Mauldin](/source/Jermaine_Dupri_Mauldin), and [Manuel Seal](/source/Manuel_Seal), and performed by Usher;[43] and contains an uncredited sample of "Pokey Nova", written by Thomas Schwabe, and performed by Jürgen Waidele[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

- "Who TF Iz U" contains an uncredited sample of "Can't Help But Love You", written by Michael Gately and Robert John, and performed by [the Whispers](/source/The_Whispers);[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] and "Drop a Gem on 'Em", written and performed by [Mobb Deep](/source/Mobb_Deep) ([Albert Johnson](/source/Prodigy_(rapper)) and [Kejuan Muchita](/source/Kejuan_Muchita));[43] and an uncredited interpolation of "[Some Cut](/source/Some_Cut)", written by Donnell Prince, Jamal Glaze, Lawrence Edwards, [Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith](/source/Lil_Jon), Craig Love, and LaMarquis Jefferson, and performed by [Trillville](/source/Trillville)[43]

- **[^\[h\]](#ref_h)**"Drum n Bass" samples "One Flight Up", written and performed by [Scott Cossu](/source/Scott_Cossu)[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

- **[^\[i\]](#ref_i)**"Bombs in the Ville/Hit the Gas" samples "[What's Your Fantasy](/source/What's_Your_Fantasy)", written by [Christopher Bridges](/source/Ludacris) and [Shondrae Crawford](/source/Bangladesh_(music_producer)), and performed by [Ludacris](/source/Ludacris)[43]

- **[^\[j\]](#ref_j)**"Lonely at the Top" samples "Intro: Babs", written by [Jeremie Pennick](/source/Benny_the_Butcher), Amber Croskery, and [Thomas Paladino](/source/Daringer_(producer)), and performed by [Benny the Butcher](/source/Benny_the_Butcher)[49][*[better source needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Questionable_sources)*]

- **[^\[k\]](#ref_k)**"39 Intro" samples "Never Let You Be Without Love", written and performed by [Willie Hutch](/source/Willie_Hutch)[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

- **[^\[l\]](#ref_l)**"The Villest" interpolates "[Elevators (Me & You)](/source/Elevators_(Me_%26_You))", written and performed by [Outkast](/source/Outkast) ([Antwan Patton](/source/Big_Boi) and [André Benjamin](/source/Andr%C3%A9_3000))[43]; and samples "Born to Lose You", written by [Barbara Gaskins](/source/Barbara_Roy) and performed by [Ecstasy, Passion & Pain](/source/Ecstasy%2C_Passion_%26_Pain)[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

- **[^\[m\]](#ref_m)**"Old Dog" interpolates "[Raise Up](/source/Raise_Up)", written by [Moses Barrett III](/source/Petey_Pablo) and [Timothy Mosley](/source/Timbaland), and performed by [Petey Pablo](/source/Petey_Pablo);[50] and "[24's](/source/24's_(T.I._song))", written by [Clifford Harris](/source/T.I.) and [Aldrin Davis](/source/DJ_Toomp), and performed by [T.I.](/source/T.I.)[42]

- **[^\[n\]](#ref_n)**"Life Sentence" samples "Four Times a Lady" (Live), written by [Craig David](/source/Craig_David) and [Fraser Thorneycroft-Smith](/source/Fraser_T._Smith), and performed by David;[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] and interpolates "[How's It Goin' Down](/source/How's_It_Goin'_Down)", written by [Earl Simmons](/source/DMX) and Anthony "PK" Fields, and performed by [DMX](/source/DMX)[43]

- **[^\[o\]](#ref_o)**"Only You" interpolates "Footprints", written by [Alistaire McCalla](/source/T.O.K.), [Roshaun Clarke](/source/T.O.K.), [Xavier Davidson](/source/T.O.K.), [Craig Thompson](/source/T.O.K.), [Donovan "Don Corleon" Bennett](/source/Don_Corleon), Nigel Staff, and Wayne Morris, and performed by [T.O.K.](/source/T.O.K.);[51] samples "Longing For", written by [Siccature "Jah Cure" Alcock](/source/Jah_Cure), Bennett, Staff, and Morris, and performed by Jah Cure;[51] and interpolates a spoken word poem by Eva Fontes[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

- **[^\[p\]](#ref_p)**"Man Up Above" samples "Holly", written and performed by [William "Smokey" Robinson](/source/William_%22Smokey%22_Robinson)[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*], samples "[Never Would Have Made It](/source/Never_Would_Have_Made_It)", written by [Marvin Sapp](/source/Marvin_Sapp) and Matthew Brownie and performed by Sapp[43], and interpolates "[Jenny from the Block](/source/Jenny_from_the_Block)", written by [Jennifer Lopez](/source/Jennifer_Lopez), [Jason Phillips](/source/Jadakiss), [David Styles](/source/Styles_P), [Andre Deyo](/source/Andre_Deyo), [Troy Oliver](/source/Troy_Oliver), [Jean-Claude Olivier](/source/Trackmasters), [Samuel Barnes](/source/Trackmasters), [José Fernando Arbex](/source/Fernando_Arbex), Michael Oliviere, [Lawrence Parker](/source/KRS-One), and [Scott Sterling](/source/Scott_La_Rock), and performed by Lopez[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

- **[^\[q\]](#ref_q)**"I Love Her Again" samples "[The Light](/source/The_Light_(Common_song))", written by [Lonnie Lynn](/source/Common_(rapper)), [James Yancey](/source/J_Dilla), [Robert Caldwell](/source/Bobby_Caldwell), Bruce Malament, and [Norman Harris](/source/Norman_Harris_(businessman)), and performed by [Common](/source/Common_(rapper))[33]; and "Atlantic Suite – Harbours", written and performed by [Phillip Nimmons](/source/Phillip_Nimmons)[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

- **[^\[r\]](#ref_r)**"Quik Stop" interpolates "Just Tryin ta Live", written by [Devin Copeland](/source/Devin_the_Dude), Robert McQueen, and Dexter Johnson, and performed by [Devin the Dude](/source/Devin_the_Dude)[52]

- **[^\[s\]](#ref_s)**"And the Whole World Is the Ville" samples "Love Put Me on the Corner", written by [O'Kelly Isley](/source/O'Kelly_Isley_Jr.), [Rudolph Isley](/source/Rudolph_Isley), [Ronald Isley](/source/Ronald_Isley), and [Chris Jasper](/source/Chris_Jasper), and performed by [the Isley Brothers](/source/The_Isley_Brothers)[33]; and "Fayetteville", written by Omar Davis, Jonathan Billingslea, Marcus Shaw, and Steven Curry, and performed by Ground Zero[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Personnel

These credits have been adapted from music streaming services Apple Music[53] and [Tidal](/source/Tidal_(service)).[54] Additionally, Cole, Ibrahim "Ib" Hamad, Tyler "T-Minus" Williams, and record label Dreamville are credited as executive producers.[9]

### Disc 29

- [Jermaine Cole](/source/Jermaine_Cole) – recording (1–3, 5–6, 8, 10, 12)

- [Paris Jones](/source/PJ_(singer)) – additional vocals (3, 6)

- Steve Bilodeau – guitar (4–6, 11)

- Luca Mauti – guitar (6)

- David Linaburg – guitar (12)

- Brayon "Mook Got the Keys" Nelson – keyboards (6)

- Ron Gilmore Jr. – keyboards (7)

- Margaux "Yuli" Whitney – strings (7)

- Kuldeep Chudasama – recording assistance (1, 3), recording (4–12)

- Fareed Salamah – recording (2)

- Eric Manco – recording (4, 7)

- Gosha Usov – recording (11)

- Joel Olivier Vaval – recording assistance (2)

- Jose Trujillo – recording assistance (2)

- Hayden Duncan – recording assistance (4)

- Nico Patino – recording assistance (4), additional engineering (7)

- Lou Carrao – recording assistance (5–6, 11)

- Lauren Marquez – recording assistance (6)

- Michael Deano – recording assistance (6)

- Zach Lamb – recording assistance (6)

- Erik Pederson – recording assistance (9)

- Terence Brandt – recording assistance (9)

- Beatriz Artola – recording assistance (11)

- Mike Leonardo – recording assistance (12)

- Tristan Bott – recording assistance (12)

- Aaron Jahnke – additional engineering (7)

- Jake Jensen – additional engineering (7)

- Matt Lindsey – additional engineering (7)

- Rob Moreno – additional engineering (7)

- Justin Klatzko – additional engineering (8)

- Juro "Mez" Davis – mixing (all)

- [Joe LaPorta](/source/Joe_LaPorta) – mastering (all)

### Disc 39

- Jermaine Cole – recording (1, 4, 8)

- Steve Bilodeau – guitar (1, 5; specified as acoustic guitar on 5)

- Kelvin "Wu10" Wooten – bass (1, 3, 5), guitar (2, 5; specified as electric guitar on 5), piano (2), strings (3)

- Michael "DZL" Holmes – drum programming (3)

- [Tyler "T-Minus" Williams](/source/T-Minus_(producer)) – drum programming (3)

- Margaux "Yuli" Whitney – strings arranger (10)

- Kuldeep Chudasama – recording (1–7, 9–12)

- Mike Chavarria – recording (3)

- Fareed Salamah – recording (5)

- Javier Gonzalez Valverde – recording (9)

- Tate Sablatura – recording (12)

- Greg Truitt – recording assistance (1), additional engineering (6)

- Michael Deano – recording assistance (1), additional engineering (6)

- Stephen Trischitta – recording assistance (1)

- Felipe Trujillo – recording assistance (2)

- Ramses Ascanio – recording assistance (2)

- Timothy "Quik Keys" Kahwa – recording assistance (3, 10)

- Dick Hodgin – recording assistance (4)

- Laura Garcia – recording assistance (5)

- Lucas Gallo – recording assistance (7)

- Dani Perez – recording assistance (8)

- Joel Olivier Vaval – recording assistance (9, 11)

- Jose Trujillo – recording assistance (9, 11)

- Jesse Ray Ernster – mixing assistance (6)

- Harley Arsenault – additional engineering (6)

- Jackson Haile – additional engineering (6)

- Jake Rones – additional engineering (6)

- Jase Keithley – additional engineering (12)

- Juro "Mez" Davis – mixing (all)

- Joe LaPorta – mastering (all)

## Charts

Chart performance for The Fall-Off Chart (2026) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[55] 7 Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)[56] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[57] 17 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[58] 16 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[59] 140 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[60] 2 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[61] 7 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[62] 5 French Albums (SNEP)[63] 70 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[64] 29 German Hip-Hop Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[65] 3 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[66] 15 Irish Albums (OCC)[67] 8 Italian Albums (FIMI)[68] 51 Japanese Download Albums (Billboard Japan)[69] 82 Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[70] 13 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[71] 2 Norwegian Albums (IFPI Norge)[72] 9 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[73] 3 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[74] 23 Swedish Hip-Hop Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[75] 2 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[76] 2 UK Albums (OCC)[77] 3 UK R&B Albums (OCC)[78] 6 US Billboard 200[79] 1 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[80] 1

## See also

- [2026 in hip-hop](/source/2026_in_hip-hop)

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v t e J. Cole Discography Production discography Awards and nominations Studio albums Cole World: The Sideline Story (2011) Born Sinner (2013) 2014 Forest Hills Drive (2014) 4 Your Eyez Only (2016) KOD (2018) The Off-Season (2021) The Fall-Off (2026) Live albums Forest Hills Drive: Live (2016) Compilations Revenge of the Dreamers (2014) Revenge of the Dreamers II (2015) Revenge of the Dreamers III (2019) D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape (2022) Soundtrack albums Creed III: The Soundtrack (2023) EPs Truly Yours (2013) Truly Yours 2 (2013) Lewis Street (2020) Birthday Blizzard '26 (2026) Mixtapes The Come Up (2007) The Warm Up (2009) Friday Night Lights (2010) Might Delete Later (2024) Singles "Lights Please" "Who Dat" "Work Out" "Can't Get Enough" "Nobody's Perfect" "Miss America" "Power Trip" "Crooked Smile" "Forbidden Fruit" "She Knows" "Apparently" "Wet Dreamz" "No Role Modelz" "Love Yourz" "Everybody Dies" "False Prophets" "Deja Vu" "High for Hours" "Neighbors" "KOD" "ATM" "Album of the Year (Freestyle)" "Tribe" "Off Deez" "Middle Child" "Shea Butter Baby" "Snow on tha Bluff" "The Climb Back" "Lion King on Ice" "Interlude" "My Life" "The Jackie" "Your Heart" "London" "Procrastination (Broke)" "On the Street" "The Secret Recipe" "H.Y.B." "Grippy" "Port Antonio" "Clouds" "Who TF Iz U" Featured singles "Just Begun" "All I Want Is You" "A Star Is Born" "Feel Love" "Trouble" "Only Wanna Give It to You" "Party (Remix)" "I'm On 2.0" "This Time" "Planez" "No Sleeep (Remix)" "Pretty Little Fears" "A Lot" "The London" "Down Bad" "Poke It Out" "Johnny P's Caddy" "Scared Money" "90 Proof" "All My Life" "There I Go" "First Person Shooter" "Ruby Rosary" "Blow for Blow" Other songs "In the Morning" "Let Nas Down" "A Tale of 2 Citiez" "Fire Squad" "G.O.M.D." "Immortal" "Change" "Photograph" "Motiv8" "Kevin's Heart" "1985" "Under the Sun" "Sacrifices" "95 South" "Amari" "Pride Is the Devil" "Stick" "Evil Ways" "Pricey" "Crocodile Tearz" "Ready '24" "Huntin' Wabbitz" "7 Minute Drill" "Red Leather" "Two Six" "Safety" "Run a Train" "Poor Thang" "Bunce Road Blues" "Legacy" As an uncredited vocalist "Mafia" Concert tours 4 Your Eyez Only World Tour The Off-Season Tour It's All a Blur Tour The Fall-Off World Tour Films J. Cole: Road to Homecoming Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming Eyez J. Cole: 4 Your Eyez Only Dreamville Presents: Revenge Applying Pressure: The Off-Season Documentary Related articles Dreamville Records Dreamville Ventures Roc Nation Category

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