A Tale of 2 Citiez

"A Tale of 2 Cities"
Song by J. Cole from the album 2014 Forest Hills Drive
Released	December 9, 2014
Recorded	2014
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:29
Label	Dreamville Records Roc Nation Columbia
Writer	J. Cole Anderson Hernandez
Producer	Vinylz
2014 Forest Hills Drive track listing
"03 Adolescence" (4) "A Tale of 2 Cities" (5) "Fire Squad" (6)

"A Tale of 2 Citiez" is a song by American rapper J. Cole from his third album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive.^[1] The song samples "Blocka" by Pusha T and "Bring Em Out" by T.I.. It was produced by Vinylz.^[2]

Critical Reception

"A Tale of 2 Citiez" has received mixed reviews from music critics. Marshall Gu of PopMatters was quoted as saying, "Thankfully, the album manage to gain a steady footing after its shaky start." “A Tale of 2 Citiez” could gain from just being a tad faster to match the menace, but the menace is there—both in the twisted soul sample punctuating each line and with J. Cole’s own rapping (rhyming “tints” with “rinsed” with “since” with “limits” with “pimps” and finally “glimpse” in the first verse)."^[3]

References

1. Peters, Mitchell. "J. Cole Unveils '2014 Forest Hills Drive' Track List". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
2. Trevor Smith (30 November 2014). "J. Cole Reveals "2014 Forest Hills Drive" Tracklist". HotNewHipHop.
3. Gu, Marshall (December 12, 2014). "J. Cole: 2014 Forest Hills Drive". PopMatters. Retrieved August 25, 2015.