Jermaine Cole Immortal Analysis

Many celebrities choose to stay away from speaking on social issues merely because they do not want to offend a group of people. On the other hand, Jermaine Cole, who goes by, J. Cole, does the opposite. His willingness to tell the story of issues that many people are living is evident throughout his music. Regardless of how controversial an issue is, Cole takes it on. He challenges racial issues, mental health, and the media's influence of one's perception of themself.
Cole speaks on the oppression of African Americans in today's society in many songs.
In his song Immortal, J. Cole addresses the everyday struggles and stereotypes of black people.“They tellin’ niggas’ sell dope, rap or go to the NBA (in that order),’” he says. “It's that sort of thinking’ that been keepin’ niggas chained.”
Cole also mentions that having this mentality is actually hindering them from reaching their full potential. He then analogizes the social oppression to the oppression of slavery. The song also explores racial inequality saying, “Have you ever seen a nigga that was black on the moon?” This is referring to the fact that of the few African American astronauts none of them have yet to touch the moon. In Neighbors Cole tells a personal experience about a time when he was racially stereotyped. He relocated from “the hood” to a predominantly white neighborhood, and not long after police raided his house suspecting that he was selling drugs, though there was not any proof. His neighbors racially profiled him to be a drug dealer and the police speculatively acted on the assumptions. “Some things you can't escape: death, taxes, and a racist society that make every nigga feel like a candidate for a Trayvon kinda fate,” he says. “Even when your crib sit on