No Role Modelz

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"No Role Modelz"
Single by J. Cole
from the album 2014 Forest Hills Drive
ReleasedDecember 9, 2014 [1] [2]
Recorded2014
Genre Hip hop
Length4:52
Label Vinyl Crown
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Phonix Beats
J. Cole singles chronology
"No Sleeep"
(2015)
"No Role Modelz"
(2015)
"Love Yourz"
(2016)
Audio video
"No Role Modelz" on YouTube

"No Role Modelz" is a song by American rapper J. Cole, taken from his third studio album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive . [3] The song interpolates "Don't Save Her" by Project Pat, and was produced by Phonix Beats and J. Cole. [4] 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. On May 20, 2016, the single was officially certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Contents

Critical reception

"No Role Modelz" received mixed reviews from music critics. Craig Jenkins of Pitchfork wrote that "No Role Modelz" parlays a suspicion about a hook-up being a golddigger into a tirade about reality TV women lacking respectable public figures crudely suggesting that "she's shallow but the pussy deep." Jenkins wrote 2014 Forest Hills Drive often plays at a depth it never delivers." [5]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "No Role Modelz"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [32] 6× Platinum420,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [33] Platinum90,000
Germany (BVMI) [34] Gold200,000
Italy (FIMI) [35] Platinum100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [36] 9× Platinum270,000
Portugal (AFP) [37] 4× Platinum40,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [38] Gold30,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [39] 3× Platinum1,800,000
United States (RIAA) [40] 6× Platinum6,000,000
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece) [41] Platinum2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

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