Truly Yours (EP)

Truly Yours
EP by J. Cole
Released February 12, 2013
Recorded
  • 2009
  • 2012–13
Genre Hip hop
Length 16:41
Label Dreamville
Producer
Truly Yours 2
EP by J. Cole
Released April 30, 2013
Recorded 2012–13
Genre Hip hop
Length 23:05
Label Dreamville
Producer
J. Cole chronology
Cole World: The Sideline Story
(2011)Cole World: The Sideline Story2011		 Truly Yours
(2013)		 Born Sinner
(2013)Born Sinner2013

Truly Yours and Truly Yours 2 are the first and second extended plays by American hip hop artist J. Cole. They were released digitally for free download and stream on February 12 and April 30 of 2013. The series consists of songs that Cole knew would not make the cutlist for his second studio album Born Sinner. Truly Yours 2 features guest appearances from Young Jeezy, 2 Chainz and Bas. The free EP was released as a trilogy, with the third being released as the deluxe edition of Born Sinner.[1] Both projects have over 500,000 downloads on mixtape site DatPiff.[2]

Critical reception

HipHopDX's Omar Burgess praised Truly Yours saying, "Born Sinner will be the ultimate test of Cole’s desire to grow and experiment as he pointed out in the letter that accompanied Truly Yours. This short set indicates he’s taking steps in the right direction, and his next full-length effort will hopefully appease his old and newer fans."[3] Burgess also praised Truly Yours 2 saying, "both casual fans and Cole stans alike can package these six songs with the first Truly Yours and have something that competes with a lot of albums in the marketplace."[4]

Writing for HotNewHipHop, Iva Anthony wrote a mostly positive review for Truly Yours, she said it "achieves exactly what J. Cole set out to do: whet the appetites of his fans and as he preps to feed the masses with Born Sinner, while simultaneously reminding everyone of his position within the rap game."[5]

Track listing

Truly Yours[6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Can I Holla At Ya"Jermaine Cole
4:22
2."Crunch Time"ColeJ. Cole3:34
3."Rise Above"ColeCole2:29
4."Tears for ODB"ColeCole3:53
5."Stay" (2009)ColeNo I.D.3:03
Total length:16:41
Truly Yours 2[7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Cole Summer"Jermaine ColeJ. Cole4:51
2."Kenny Lofton" (featuring Young Jeezy)
  • Cole
  • Jay Jenkins
Canei Finch5:19
3."Chris Tucker" (featuring 2 Chainz)
  • Cole
  • Tauheed Epps
  • Cole
  • Finch
3:03
4."Head Bussa"ColeCole3:22
5."Cousins" (featuring Bas)
  • Cole
  • Abbas Hamad
  • Cole
  • Ron Gilmore Jr.
3:43
6."3 Wishes"ColeJake One3:27
Total length:23:05
Notes
  • "Stay" was recorded in 2009. Cole revealed in an interview with MTV that the song was intended for his debut album, Cole World: The Sideline Story, but he never bought the beat from No I.D.. Rapper Nas eventually used the beat on his 2012 release Life Is Good in a song titled by the same name.[8]
  • "Cousins" was also featured on Bas' mixtape, "Quarter Water Raised Me Vol. II".[9]
Sample credits

References

  1. ↑ J. Cole (June 5, 2013). "Deluxe album includes Truly Yours 3". Twitter. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Celebrated Mixtapes @ DatPiff". DatPiff. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  3. ↑ Burgess, Omar (February 14, 2013). "J. Cole - Truly Yours (Mixtape Review)". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ Burgess, Omar (May 2, 2013). "J. Cole - Truly Yours 2 (Mixtape Review)". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  5. ↑ Anthony, Iva (February 18, 2013). "Review: J. Cole's "Truly Yours" EP". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  6. ↑ Smith, Trevor (February 12, 2013). "J. Cole - Truly Yours EP [New Mixtape]". hotnewhiphop. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  7. ↑ Goddard, Kevin (April 30, 2016). "J. Cole - Truly Yours 2 [New Mixtape]". hotnewhiphop. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  8. ↑ Lilah, Rose (February 22, 2013). "J. Cole Recalls Losing "Stay" To Nas & "Tears Of Joy" To Rick Ross". hotnewhiphop. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  9. ↑ B. Dot (May 22, 2013). "NEW MIXTAPE: BAS QUARTER WATER RAISED ME VOL. II". Rap Radar. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "J. Cole - Can I Holla At Ya Lyrics - Genius". Genius. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  11. ↑ "J. Cole - Crunch Time Lyrics - Genius". Genius. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Rise Above - J. Cole on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Stay - J. Cole on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  14. ↑ "J. Cole - Cole Summer - Genius". Genius. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Kenny Lofton - J. Cole on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  16. ↑ "J. Cole - Chris Tucker Lyrics - Genius". Genius. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  17. ↑ "J. Cole - Head Bussa Lyrics - Genius". Genius. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
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