Forest Hill Drive Album
| Forest Hills Drive: Live | ||||
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| Released | January 28, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | August 30, 2015 | |||
| Venue | Crown Coliseum (Fayetteville, North Carolina) | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 1:07:12 | |||
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| J. Cole chronology | ||||
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Forest Hills Drive: Live is the first live album by American hip hop recording artist J. Cole. It was released on January 28, 2016 coinciding with Cole's 31st birthday, and recorded on August 30, 2015 live in Fayetteville, North Carolina.[1]
J. Cole: Road to Homecoming[edit]
On December 15, 2015, Cole announced a mini-documentary series titled, J. Cole: Road to Homecoming and released episode one the same day.[2] Episode two was released on December 23.[3] Episode three was released on December 30, Kendrick Lamar, Wale, ASAP Ferg and Rihanna made appearances.[4] Episode four was released on January 6, 2016.[5] All episodes were available for free on Vimeo until January 9.
Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming[edit]
Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming aired January 9, 2016, on HBO and HBO Now, and includes guest appearances from Jay Z, Drake, and Walenoy big sean as someone posed. The film took place during his Forest Hills Drive Tour at his fall 2015 show at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina.[6][7] On January 28, 2016, Cole released the music video for 'Love Yourz', which first premiered in the live concert film.[8]
Commercial performance[edit]
In his home country of United States, the album debuted at number 71 on the US Billboard 200 and number 11 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[9] On the chart dated May 21, 2016 Forest Hills Drive: Live debuted at number 14 on the US Vinyl Albums chart.[10]
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [11] |
| HipHopDX | [12] |
Track listing[edit]
- 'Intro (Live)' – 2:06
- 'January 28th (Live)' – 6:55
- 'Wet Dreamz (Live)' – 4:25
- '03' Adolescence (Live)' – 4:32
- 'A Tale of 2 Citiez (Live)' – 4:44
- 'Fire Squad (Live)' – 3:39
- 'St. Tropez (Live)' – 7:47
- 'Intermission (Live)' (includes 'Lights Please', 'In the Morning', & 'Nobody's Perfect') – 6:50
- 'G.O.M.D. (Live)' – 5:01
- 'No Role Modelz (Live)' – 5:56
- 'Hello (Live)' – 3:01
- 'Apparently (Live)' – 4:46
- 'Love Yourz (Live)' – 7:44
Personnel[edit]
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Forest Hills Drive: Live[13]
- DJ Dummy – DJ, music director
- Ron Gilmore – keyboard
- Irvin Washington – keyboard
- David Linaburg – guitar
- Carlin White – drums
- T. S. Desandies – background vocals
- Brittany Carter – background vocals
- Cedric Brown – stage manager
- Lashard Davis – props manager
- Jonathan Gilmore – lighting director
- Brandon Henderson – monitor engineer
- Raymond Rodgers – production manager, front of house engineer
- Tygrr Dosremedios – assistant production manager
- Juro 'Mez' Davis – mix engineer
- Chris Athens – master engineer
- Elijah Shaw – head of security
- KC Saney – tour manager
- Adam Rodney for Dreamville – creative manager
- Vlad Sepetov – photography
- Ryan Doubiago – photography
- Ibrahim Hamad for Dreamville – management
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[9] | 71 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14] | 11 |
References[edit]
- ^Kat Boehrer (January 26, 2016). 'J. Cole Plans to Release Live Album on His Birthday'. Complex. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
- ^Augustin, Camille. 'J. Cole Releases Part One Of Mini-Documentary Series Ahead Of HBO Special'. Vibe. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^Schwartz, Danny. 'J. Cole's HBO Documentary 'Road To Homecoming' (Episode 2)'. hotnewhiphop. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^Augustin, Camille. 'Wale, Kendrick Lamar & Rihanna Join J. Cole In Episode 3 Of 'Road To Homecoming' Series'. Vibe. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^Danny Schwartz (January 6, 2016). 'J. Cole's HBO Documentary 'Road To Homecoming' (Episode 4)'. hotnewhiphop. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^Boehrer, Kat (January 28, 2016). 'J. Cole Plans to Release Live Album on His Birthday'. Complex. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^J. Cole (December 15, 2015). 'Read this. Then watch this. New episode every Wednesday leading up to concert film on...'Twitter. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- ^Big Homie (January 29, 2016). 'NEW VIDEO: J.COLE 'LOVE YOURZ (LIVE)''. Rap Radar. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ ab'J. Cole Chart History (Billboard 200)'. Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
- ^'J. Cole Billboard charts'. Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ^Jeffries, David (January 28, 2016). 'J. Cole - Forest Hills Drive: Live from Fayetteville, NC'. AllMusic. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ^McKrell, Aaron (February 22, 2016). 'J. Cole - Forest Hills Drive: Live'. HipHopDX. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ^'J. Cole - Forest Hills Drvie: Live'. jcolemusic. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^'J. Cole Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)'. Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
Homecoming.
J.Cole’s Fayetteville hometown serves as the backdrop for his junior album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive. The project drops December 9 with an unconventional roll out. Says Jermaine:
“What up? My New Album is finished. It’s called 2014 Forest Hills Drive and it’s very special to me. It’s available everywhere on 12/9. This time I’m releasing no singles, just the album. See you in 3 weeks. Thank you for the love and support.”
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