Neighbors

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"Neighbors" is a socially conscious hip-hop track by J. Cole that critiques racial profiling and surveillance in affluent neighborhoods.

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Neighbors canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album 4 Your Eyez Only
albumReleaseYear 2016
artist J. Cole
basedOn real police raid on J. Cole’s North Carolina studio house
chronology J. Cole singles
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReception praised for social commentary
featuredOnTour 4 Your Eyez Only World Tour
followedBy KOD
follows Deja Vu
genre conscious hip hop
hip hop
hasMusicVideo true
isSociallyConscious true
labelImprint Dreamville
linked to: Dreamville Records
language English
length 3:36
lyricalFocus being suspected of drug dealing due to race
lyricist J. Cole
musicVideoDirector Scott Lazer
musicVideoStyle surveillance camera footage
narrativePerspective first person
partOf 4 Your Eyez Only
performer J. Cole
producer Elite
J. Cole
Ron Gilmore
recordLabel Dreamville Records
Interscope Records
Roc Nation
releaseDate 2016-12-09
sampleSource Forbidden Fruit
sampleSourceAlbum Born Sinner
sampleSourceArtist J. Cole
singleReleaseDate 2017-04-25
subject affluent neighborhoods
stereotypes about Black people
theme police raids
racial profiling
suburban racism
surveillance
trackNumber 8
usesSample Forbidden Fruit (reversed)
linked to: Forbidden Fruit
writer J. Cole

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J. Cole notableSong Neighbors
4 Your Eyez Only hasPart Neighbors
Painted Ruins hasTrack Neighbors