Early Thursday morning (Dec. 1), a new J. Cole album called 4 Your Eyez Only popped up for pre-order on iTunes. It’s got a release date of Dec. 9 (next week), and fans are appropriately freaking out.

The LP will be his first in two years, ever since dropping 2014 Forest Hills Drive. Cole’s been pretty quiet musically since then, but that’s apparently because he’s been plotting this surprise drop.

The reactions are mostly jubilant, with fans saying it's like Christmas came early. Gambino is also dropping his album tomorrow, and Cudi just announcing Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin' drops Dec. 16. Plus, Drake is expected to drop More Life soon, so it feels like a miracle.

Others are hellbent on pitting Cole against Drake, saying he's come to save us from Views. 

Check out all the fan reactions above, and get ready for cole to drop 4 Your Eyez Only next Friday.

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