"Change" is a song by American rapper J. Cole, released on December 9, 2016 from his fourth studio album, 4 Your Eyez Only.
[2] "Change" was recorded at the Sheltuh in North Carolina and Electric Lady Studios in New York City.
Jon Caramanica from The New York Times said "“Change” is the only ill-fitting inclusion — which is marked by a carefully calibrated arrangement of quiet but tense drums, muted horns, searching strings and piano that strikes quick and deep.
"[4] The National commented on the track saying "he narrates the final moments in the life of James McMillan Jr, killed at the age of 22.
The fragility of life – particularly that of young black men too often felled by violence – shapes the frustration and desperation that permeates the album.