No Role Modelz Explained

No Role Modelz
Type:single
Artist:J. Cole
Album:2014 Forest Hills Drive
Released:August 4, 2015[1] [2]
Recorded:2014
Genre:Hip hop
Length:4:53
Label: Vinyl Crown
Producer:Phonix Beats
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Year:2015
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Next Year:2016

"No Role Modelz" is a song by American rapper and record producer J. Cole. It was released through Dreamville Records, Roc Nation, Columbia Records, and Vinyl Crown as the third single from his third studio album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive, on August 4, 2015. The song was produced by Phonix Beats with additional production from Cole, and interpolates "Don't Save Her" by Project Pat.[3] [4] The song has been referred as one of J. Cole's biggest songs.

The song received generally mixed reviews from critics. During the week of December 22, 2015, the song reached number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Cole his fourth top 40 hit as a solo artist and the highest-charting single from 2014 Forest Hills Drive. On May 20, 2016, the single was officially certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), making it the first song to do so without a music video.[5]

Critical reception

"No Role Modelz" received mixed reviews from music critics. Craig Jenkins of Pitchfork wrote that "No Role Modelz" parlays a suspicion about a hook-up being a golddigger into a tirade about reality TV women lacking respectable public figures crudely suggesting that "she's shallow but the pussy deep." Jenkins wrote 2014 Forest Hills Drive often plays at a depth it never delivers."[6] Billboard called the song "one of the decade’s great Rap Internet tropes", adding to their list of the 100 songs that defined the 2010s.[7]

Charts

Weekly charts

2015–2016 weekly chart performance for "No Role Modelz"!Chart (2015–2016)!Peak
position
Chart (2020–2023)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 40
Iceland (Tónlistinn)[9] 32
Latvia (LAIPA)[10] 13
Lithuania (AGATA)[11] 50
Netherlands (Single Tip)[12] 13
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 22
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[14] 85
South Africa (RISA)[15] 67
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 19

Year-end charts

Chart (2021)! scope="col"
Position
Australia (ARIA)[17] 89
Portugal (AFP)[18] 178
Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Position
Australia (ARIA)[19] 41
Global 200 (Billboard)[20] 97
Lithuania (AGATA)[21] 70
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[22] 23
Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
Australia (ARIA)[23] 44
Global 200 (Billboard)[24] 91
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[25] 22

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Going for Adds – Urban. Radio & Records. VNU Media. August 4, 2015. November 21, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151121232245/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/PublishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?pre=1&sDate=08%2F04%2F2015&Format=5. November 21, 2015.
  2. Web site: Going for Adds – Rhythmic. Radio & Records. VNU Media. August 4, 2015. November 21, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151121182459/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/PublishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?pre=1&sDate=08%2F04%2F2015&Format=9. November 21, 2015.
  3. Peters. Mitchell. J. Cole Unveils '2014 Forest Hills Drive' Track List. Billboard. August 24, 2015.
  4. Web site: J. Cole Reveals "2014 Forest Hills Drive" Tracklist. HNHH . 30 November 2014.
  5. Web site: Cutsforth . Ross . 2022-05-05 . J. Cole's 'No Role Modelz' makes history as it goes diamond . 2024-10-19 . Tone Deaf . en-AU.
  6. Web site: Jenkins. Craig. December 11, 2014. J. Cole: 2014 Forest Hills Drive. Pitchfork. December 13, 2014.
  7. Web site: Josephs . Brian . 2019-11-21 . Songs That Defined the Decade: J. Cole’s ‘No Role Modelz’ . 2024-10-19 . Billboard . en-US.
  8. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. June 5, 2023. June 2, 2023.
  9. Web site: Plötutíðindi. Plötutíðindi. is. July 23, 2022. September 24, 2022. July 22, 2022. https://archive.today/20220722071406/https://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/. bot: unknown.
  10. Web site: Mūzikas Patēriņa Tops/ 14. nedēļa. en, lv. LAIPA. June 5, 2023. April 9, 2023.
  11. Web site: 2023 22-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100). AGATA. lt. June 2, 2023. June 2, 2023.
  12. Web site: Dutch Single Tip 16/07/2022. dutchcharts.nl. nl. July 16, 2022.
  13. Web site: NZ Top 40 Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. July 18, 2022. July 16, 2022.
  14. Web site: ČNS IFPI. IFPI ČR. Note: Select SK SINGLES DIGITAL TOP 100 and insert 202220 into search.. May 23, 2022.
  15. Web site: Local & International Streaming Chart Top 100 Week 12-2022. The Official South African Charts. Recording Industry of South Africa. April 1, 2022.
  16. Web site: Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 17. Sverigetopplistan. April 29, 2022.
  17. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2021. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 11, 2022.
  18. Web site: Top 1000 Singles + EPs Digitais: Semanas 01 a 52 de 2021 . pt. Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. May 11, 2022.
  19. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart for 2022. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 4, 2023.
  20. Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2022. Billboard. December 2, 2022.
  21. Web site: 2022 metų klausomiausi (Top 100). AGATA. lt. February 27, 2023.
  22. Web site: Top Selling Singles of 2022. Recorded Music NZ. December 24, 2022. December 22, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221222222353/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=5467. live.
  23. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart for 2023. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 12, 2024.
  24. Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.
  25. Web site: Top Selling Singles of 2023. Recorded Music NZ. December 22, 2023. December 20, 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20231220081641/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/index_chart?chart=5732.

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