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 of America
surface form: 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 Records
surface form: Dreamville
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
surface form: Forbidden Fruit (reversed)
writer J. Cole

Referenced by (4)

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