The 25 Best Lyrics on J. Cole's '4 Your Eyez Only' Album

J. Cole had his fans worried he would be taking a hiatus when he declared, "Said all I could say, now I play with thoughts of retirement" on "Jermaine's Interlude" from DJ Khaled's Major Key. But the artist made an unexpected surprise return with his fourth album, 4 Your Eyez Only, on Dec. 9.

He gets introspective about topics like Black Lives Matter, police brutality, the corrupt U.S. prison system and falling in love. It is all tied together with Cole telling the story of James McMillan Jr., a friend who recently passed away, to James' daughter. So get into the 25 best lyrics on J. Cole's 4 Your Eyez Only—listed, not ranked, and all straight from the rapper who may once again go platinum with no features.