Nearly eight years after J. Cole introduced The Fall-Off‘s intro with KOD‘s “1985” closer in 2018, the Dreamville rapper’s final album has arrived.

The Fall-Off hit streaming services on Friday (Feb. 6), tying a bow on the North Carolina icon’s decorated career. The project is a double album (Disc 29 and Disc 39), which boasts 11 tracks plus a bonus on each, making 24 in total.

“The Fall-Off, a double album made with intentions to be my last, brings the concept of my first project full circle. Disc 29 tells a story of me returning to my hometown at age 29,” he wrote when revealing the album’s tracklist on Instagram Wednesday (Feb. 4).

Cole continued: “A decade after moving to New York, accomplishing what would have seemed impossible to most, I was at a crossroads with the 3 loves of my life; my woman, my craft, and my city. Disc 39 gives insight into my mindset during a similar trip home, this time as a 39-year-old man. Older and a little closer to peace.”

When The Fall-Off was just hours away, the North Carolina native intensified hype surrounding the project with a trailer on Thursday (Feb. 6), which found Cole back in the makeshift studio of his childhood home that ignited his love for rap. The clip was soundtracked by a speech from English mathematician Andrew Wiles, and how he found beauty in the suffering through his labor of love.

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J. Cole announced the album officially in January and released his “Disc 2 Track 2″ single, which saw him cleverly rap about his life’s story in reverse.

Cole rang in his 41st birthday on Jan. 28 with a surprise, as he dropped the Birthday Blizzard ’26 EP, which packaged four hard-hitting freestyles that were hosted by DJ Clue.

There’s been plenty of pump-fake retirements throughout rap history, but Cole is intent on The Fall-Off being his goodbye album. If this is indeed the finish line, what a ride it’s been.

Stream The Fall-Off below.