I muri i riro waiata faauruhia e Canibus, Nas, Tupac ko Eminem, mahi Cole me tona whanaunga i runga i te whakawhanake i to ratou māramatanga taketake o te rhyme me te wordplay, me te tīmata ki te ako ki te interpolate kōrero i roto i to ratou lyrics. Na roto i te 14, Cole i ngā notebooks ki tonu i te waiata whakaaro, Heoi, i taea ki te whakaputa i nga patunga atu i te tauira. muri hoko mai te whaea o Cole ia te Roland TR-808 drum mīhini i roto i te tikanga ki te ahu whakamua Cole o te māramatanga o te hanga. Neke atu i te toru tau i muri mai, ka timata ia te tuku waiata i runga i ngā huinga ipurangi i raro i te ingoa Blaza, engari i muri ka whakawhiti ki te ingoa Therapist. muri Cole whakawhānui i tona hanga ki te waihanga i te CD katoa o Gangs, a haere ana ki te Studio Mic, tumanako ki te tākaro i te reira mo Jay Z i ia i roto i te tuhi i roto i te American sessions. tatari Cole mo runga i toru haora, engari i muri i te hoko i te mixtape,
Roland TR-808 mīhini puoro