Born Sinner was J. Cole's debut album.
 But while BS may not exhibit the growth sonically or conceptually that fans may have anticipated after hearing Cole's early work, he remains too gifted lyrically, too keen of a storyteller, and too emotionally open for his sophomore LP to be anything less than impressive, but not overly so
 Also in November 2012, Cole stated that the album is 90% completed including the writing and recording

