KOD

J. Cole

2018

KOD refers to: Kids on Drugs, King OverDosed, Kill Our Demons. The kids on drugs are the majority of young MCs who are currently in the rap game, especially Xanax.

King OverDosed is personified as Edward, the king of the rap game, and trying to convince Cole to join the kids in this drug-infested epidemic. Edward is comfortable with this reality, but J. Cole chooses to fight against it throughout the album. J. Cole’s goal is to kill these demons and kill King Edward because of how he glorifies and endorses the high usage of drugs with these kids