Fire Squad

"Fire Squad"
Song by J. Cole from the album 2014 Forest Hills Drive
Released	December 9, 2014
Recorded	2014
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:48
Label	Dreamville Records Roc Nation Columbia
Writer	J. Cole M. Farner
Producer	J. Cole Vinylz (add.)
2014 Forest Hills Drive track listing
"A Tale of 2 Citiez" (5) "Fire Squad" (6) "St. Tropez" (7)

"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

1. Peters, Mitchell. "J. Cole Unveils '2014 Forest Hills Drive' Track List". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
2. Trevor Smith (30 November 2014). "J. Cole Reveals "2014 Forest Hills Drive" Tracklist". HotNewHipHop.
3. JUSTIN CHARITY (December 9, 2014). ""'14 Adolescence: J. Cole Grows a Notch Taller on "2014 Forest Hills Drive""". Complex. Retrieved December 9, 2014.