![]() “Sometimes I brag like Hov,” the original Roc Nation signee goes on to boast. Or, at the very least, we’re not in “Workout” territory any more. ![]() But as ominous orchestral peals rumble in the distance and a clattering beat picks up steam, it appears that we may have the baby-faced underdog mistaken. ![]() Cole warns us listeners that “it’s way darker this time.” The ground trodden thus far by the North Carolina rapper has been muddy, to be sure - rags-to-riches disillusionment, collegiate heartbreak, materialistic malaise - but comparatively spotless, when considered alongside the conscience-crushing narratives offered up by peers like Kendrick Lamar, Big K.R.I.T., and even Yelawolf. In the early seconds of “Villuminati,” Born Sinner’s opening track, J.
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