Fire Squad
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| Song by J. Cole from the album 2014 Forest Hills Drive | ||||
| Released | December 9, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 4:48 | |||
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| 2014 Forest Hills Drive track listing | ||||
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"Fire Squad" is a song by American rapper J. Cole, taken from his third album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive.[1] The song samples "Midnight Theme" performed by Manzel and "Long Red" by Mountain and "Heart Breaker" by Aguaturbia, and was produced by J. Cole and Vinylz.[2]
Critical reception
"Fire Squad" received mixed reviews from music critics. Justin Charity of Complex said ""Fire Squad" offers timely premonition: "This year I’ll probably go to the awards [show] dappered down/Watch Iggy win a Grammy as I try to crack a smile." Such rebellious tidbits are sprinkled throughout Forest Hills, mostly in the spirit of black pride and unprecedented manhood, such as in the song G.O.M.D: "'Why every rich black nigga gotta be famous?' 'Why every broke black nigga gotta be brainless?'/ . . . That's a stereotype, driven by some people up in Ariel Heights." These are lyrical preoccupations that rap critics disregard as earnest, unfortunately; Cole's black power theses aren't backed by threats of absurd violence, so Cole's music is allegedly boring."[3]
References
- ↑ Peters, Mitchell. "J. Cole Unveils '2014 Forest Hills Drive' Track List". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ↑ Trevor Smith (30 November 2014). "J. Cole Reveals "2014 Forest Hills Drive" Tracklist". HotNewHipHop.
- ↑ JUSTIN CHARITY (December 9, 2014). ""'14 Adolescence: J. Cole Grows a Notch Taller on "2014 Forest Hills Drive""". Complex. Retrieved December 9, 2014.