Forest Hills Drive: Live


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.

Background

''J. Cole: Road to Homecoming''

On December 15, 2015, Cole announced a mini-documentary series titled, J. Cole: Road to Homecoming and released episode one the same day. Episode two was released on December 23. Episode three was released on December 30, Kendrick Lamar, Wale, ASAP Ferg and Rihanna made appearances. Episode four was released on January 6, 2016. All episodes were available for free on Vimeo until January 9.

''Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming''

Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming aired January 9, 2016, on HBO and HBO Now, and includes guest appearances from Jay Z, Drake, and Wale. The film took place during his Forest Hills Drive Tour at his fall 2015 show at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina. On January 28, 2016, Cole released the music video for "Love Yourz", which first premiered in the live concert film.

Commercial performance

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. On the chart dated May 21, 2016 Forest Hills Drive: Live debuted at number 14 on the US Vinyl Albums chart.

Track listing

  1. "Intro " – 2:06
  2. "January 28th " – 6:55
  3. "Wet Dreamz " – 4:25
  4. "03' Adolescence " – 4:32
  5. "A Tale of 2 Citiez " – 4:44
  6. "Fire Squad " – 3:39
  7. "St. Tropez " – 7:47
  8. "Intermission " – 6:50
  9. "G.O.M.D. " – 5:01
  10. "No Role Modelz " – 5:56
  11. "Hello " – 3:01
  12. "Apparently " – 4:46
  13. "Love Yourz " – 7:44

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Forest Hills Drive: Live