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2014 Forest Hills Drive

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J. Cole is one of the best rappers in the world and this album shows why he is the best.

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J Cole – 2014 Forest Hills Drive album on CD – The third studio album by American hip hop recording artist J. Cole, the title is the address of J.Cole's childhood home where he grew up with his mother.

The Complex cover star said he'd forgo any radio singles, and now we see he's making another bold move by not including any features. He'll be rolling solo for all of the 13 tracks.

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Named after the address of his childhood home in North Carolina, J. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. David Jeffries – Allmusic.com

Track Listing:

Disc 1:
  1. Intro
  2. January 28th
  3. Wet Dreamz
  4. 03 Adolescence
  5. A Tale of 2 Citiez
  6. Fire Squad
  7. St Tropez
  8. GOMD
  9. No Role Modelz
  10. Hello
  11. Apparently
  12. Love Yourz
  13. Note to Self
Release date NZ
December 12th, 2014
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Album Length (Minutes)
64:43
Label
Sony Music
Number of Discs
1
Original Release Year
2014
Box Dimensions (mm)
142x125x10
UPC
0888750441126
Product ID
22995427

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