Truly Yours (EP)

Truly Yours is the first extended play by American hip hop artist J. Cole. They were released digitally for free download and stream on February 12, 2013. The EP contains production from J. Cole, No I.D., Lauryn Hill and Che Guevara. The EP has been downloaded over 500,000 times on mixtape site DatPiff.
Background.
The series consists of songs that Cole knew would not make the cutlist for his second studio album "Born Sinner". The free EP was released as a trilogy, with the third being released as the deluxe edition of "Born Sinner".
Critical reception.
Writing for "HotNewHipHop", Iva Anthony wrote a mostly positive review for "Truly Yours", she said it "achieves exactly what J. Cole set out to do: whet the appetites of his fans and as he preps to feed the masses with "Born Sinner", while simultaneously reminding everyone of his position within the rap game."