Cole tells the story behind 2014 forest hills drive. In an interview with npr, cole said that the song was recorded around the same time as. Cole 2014 forest hills drive intro, january 28th and more. Speaking to cole is unlike most interviews with most artists who are. 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. Cole lyrics from 2014 forest hills drive will remind. Cole s 2014 forest hills drive tour august 6, 2015 1.
Cole sits down with npr microphone check hosts ali shaheed muhammad and frannie kelly. In other words, 2014 forest hills drive may very well go down as his defining album. Cole dropped 2014 forest hills drive, and today many are buzzing about cole s new project 4 your eyez only. Titled after the north carolina address where he grew up, 2014 forest hills drive presents unflinchingly deep examinations of the rappers comingofage years 03 adolescence, no role modelz. He wore the same hoodie for this interview that he did on tv. Coles 2014 forest hills drive turns five tidal read. The talented rappers newest record 2014 forest hills drive suggests that he might never find his throne in a genre of selfproclaimed. Named after the address of his childhood home in north carolina, j.
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Editors notes 2014 forest hills drive presents unflinchingly deep examinations of j. This studio album is truly a masterpiece, and can now be put up there with the classic projects. Cole on jay z giving him the roc chain and being an. Cole relies on on stimulating emotions by telling instead of evoking emotion by showing. Coles fivepart hbo special, forest hills drive grants visual access to the. Cole 2014 forest hills drive slowed down mixtape by j. Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. The album has gone 3x platinum now but it still says 2x platinum keenkay 10.
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Cole had to stop by the angie martinez show on power 105. Cole finally gift fans his long awaited new album titled 2014 forest hills drive consisting of 18 tracks and its available for easy streaming and free zip download. In a recent interview with rap radar, hamad states that at the time the. With his much anticipated album 2014 forest hills drive in stores this week, j. It was released on december 9, 2014, by dreamville, roc nation and columbia records. Unlike 2014 forest hills drive, i wasnt immediately able to spot.
On 2014 forest hills drive, cole s nervous laughter, woozy hooks, and postpubescent confessionals are all too poignant. With his first interview since the release of his new album, 2014 forest hills drive, j. Cole returns to his hometown of fayetteville, north carolina for an endearing performance of his platinum selling album 2014 forest hills drive. Foresrt hills drive is a album about his past and the curent things that he deals with in his life and how the are three king rappers him kdot and drizzy. The first thing that hits you upon approaching 2014, forest hills drive is the. Cole talks 2014 forest hills drive on the combat jack. Intro an emotional introduction into the album that has a very soothing feel. Cole, born jermaine lamarr cole in 1985, came of age in fayetteville, north carolina, as puffy combs and bad boy records were. Cole earns his first millionselling album in the u. It was released on december 9, 2014, by bystorm entertainment, columbia.