"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).
"No Role Modelz" | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
SinglebyJ. Cole | ||||
from the album 2014 Forest Hills Drive | ||||
Released | December 9, 2014[1][2] | |||
Recorded | 2014 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 4:53 | |||
Label |
| |||
Songwriter(s) |
| |||
Producer(s) | Phonix Beats | |||
J. Cole singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
Audio video | ||||
"No Role Modelz"onYouTube | ||||
"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]
Weekly charts
|
Year-end charts
|
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Australia (ARIA)[32] | 6× Platinum | 420,000‡ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[33] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[34] | Platinum | 90,000‡ |
Germany (BVMI)[35] | Gold | 200,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI)[36] | Platinum | 100,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[37] | 9× Platinum | 270,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP)[38] | 4× Platinum | 40,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[39] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[40] | 3× Platinum | 1,800,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[41] | 6× Platinum | 6,000,000‡ |
Streaming | ||
Greece (IFPI Greece)[42] | Platinum | 2,000,000† |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |