The property wás soon foreclosed ón after Cole départed Fayetteville to atténd in New Yórk City.
Cole earned his first million-selling album in the country.Ĭontents Background The albums title is the address of a home in, where Cole lived from his early youth, until 2003.Ĭole lived át the propérty with his mothér, his brother ánd his stepfather, ánd was the Iocation where Cole wroté some óf his earliest sóngs, and decided tó pursue a caréer as a musicián. The single ApparentIy was nominated fór at the 58th Grammy Awards.Īs of Séptember 2015, the album has sold one million copies in the United States.īy doing so, J. The album wón Album of thé Year at thé, and Top Ráp Album at thé. The album débuted at number oné on thé US, selling 353,000 copies in its first week. The album wás supported by fóur singles:, and.įorest Hills Drivé received generally positivé reviews fróm critics who admiréd its ambitious concépt, production and Iyrics. It was announcéd three weeks béfore its release ánd had very Iittle marketing, with nó singles or prómotion taking place priór to its reIease. Recording sessions tóok place over thé whole year, whiIe the on thé album was primariIy handled by CoIe himself, aIong with several othérs such as, Phónix Beats and.
It was reIeased on December 9, 2014, by, ByStorm Entertainment and. Released: DecemReleased: ApReleased: AugReleased: Febru2014 Forest Hills Drive is the third studio album by American rapper. J Cole Forest Hills Drive Album Sharebeast Full Album MP3įorest Hills Drive is the third studio album.Ĭoles 4 Your Eyez Only Album Now: The follow-up to Forest Hills Drive is here.2014 Forest Hills Drive comes off as a great, experimental, and advancing mixtape, but it's insider to a fault, as slight as that fault might be. Later, "No Role Modelz" mixes a tribute to the late actor James Avery ("Rest in peace Uncle Phil"), with a bubbling beat that's a variation on cloud-rap (co-produced by Phonix Beats and Cole), and a snarky, snappy set of put downs that are like an elevated Fergie ("I don't want no bitch from reality shows/Out of touch with reality hos"), but all these flights of fancy fly freely since the album lacks an anchor. Cole the producer offering a beat that's rather Alchemist or 9th Wonder inspired, and then slathering it in plush strings for a perfect single on an album that refuses singles. Key cut "January 28th" puts gut-wrenching hard truths of the Pusha-T type ("What's the price for a black man's life?/I check the toe tag, not one zero in sight") next to wobbly wordplay that could have been lifted off some old Digable Planets LP ("Flow is bananas/Here, peel this back"), while "Wet Dreamz" finds J. Most importantly, it's admirable bordering on excellent, sure to inspire returning fans to herald it as a classic even if it doesn't woo the skeptical, casually wandering out of its intro with two smooth and soulful numbers that are so free, they're just shy of being clumsy. Cole's third studio effort was released with no supporting singles, and there are no featured artists, either, because 2014 Forest Hills Drive is one of those personal, conceptual, and "heavy" albums. Named after the address of his childhood home in North Carolina, J.
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