Released August 4, 2015 Genre Hip hop | Recorded 2014 Length 4:52 | |
Label DreamvilleRoc NationColumbia Writer(s) Jermaine ColeKurtis FigueroaDarius BarnesM. WhitemonPaul BeauregardJordan HoustonTenina StevensEarl StevensD. StevensB. Jones | ||
"No Role Modelz" is a song by American rapper J. Cole, taken from his third studio album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive. The song samples "Don't Save Her" by Project Pat, and was produced by Phonix Beats and J. Cole. 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. As of May 20, 2016, the single has officially been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Critical reception
"No Role Modelz" received mixed reviews from music critics. Craig Jenkins of Pitchfork Media said "No Role Modelz" parlays a suspicion about a hook-up being a golddigger into a tirade about reality T.V women lacking respectable public figures crudely suggesting that "she's shallow but the pussy deep." 2014 Forest Hills Drive often plays at a depth it never delivers."