2016 live album by J. Cole
Forest Hills Drive: Live is the first live album by Americanhip hop recording artistJ. Cole . It was released on January 28, 2016 coinciding with Cole's 31st birthday, and recorded on August 30, 2015 live inFayetteville, North Carolina .[ 1]
J. Cole: Road to Homecoming [ edit ] On December 15, 2015, Cole announced a mini-documentaryseries 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 andRihanna made appearances.[ 4] Episode four was released on January 6, 2016.[ 5] All episodes were available for free onVimeo until January 9.
Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming [ edit ] Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming aired January 9, 2016, onHBO andHBO Now , and includes guest appearances fromJay Z ,Drake , andWale . The film took place during hisForest Hills Drive Tour at his fall 2015 show at theCrown Coliseum inFayetteville, North Carolina .[ 6] [ 7] [non-primary source needed ] 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 USBillboard 200 and number 11 on theTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums .[ 9] On the chart dated May 21, 2016Forest Hills Drive: Live debuted at number 14 on the USVinyl Albums chart.[ 10]
"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 Credits adapted from the liner notes ofForest Hills Drive: Live [ 13]
Juro "Mez" Davis –mix engineer 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 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 ^ Kat Boehrer (January 26, 2016)."J. Cole Plans to Release Live Album on His Birthday" .Complex . RetrievedFebruary 2, 2016 . ^ Augustin, Camille."J. Cole Releases Part One Of Mini-Documentary Series Ahead Of HBO Special" .Vibe . RetrievedDecember 22, 2015 . ^ Schwartz, Danny."J. Cole's HBO Documentary "Road To Homecoming" (Episode 2)" .hotnewhiphop . RetrievedDecember 23, 2015 . ^ Augustin, Camille."Wale, Kendrick Lamar & Rihanna Join J. Cole in Episode 3 Of 'Road To Homecoming' Series" .Vibe . Archived fromthe original on January 1, 2016. RetrievedDecember 30, 2015 . ^ Danny Schwartz (January 6, 2016)."J. Cole's HBO Documentary "Road To Homecoming" (Episode 4)" .hotnewhiphop . RetrievedJanuary 6, 2016 . ^ Boehrer, Kat (January 28, 2016)."J. Cole Plans to Release Live Album on His Birthday" .Complex . RetrievedJanuary 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 January 5, 2017. RetrievedJanuary 6, 2016 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )^ Big Homie (January 29, 2016)."NEW VIDEO: J.COLE "LOVE YOURZ (LIVE)" " .Rap Radar . RetrievedJanuary 30, 2016 . ^a b "J. Cole Chart History (Billboard 200) ".Billboard . Retrieved February 2, 2016. ^ "J. Cole Billboard charts" .Billboard . RetrievedMay 15, 2016 .^ Jeffries, David (January 28, 2016)."J. Cole – Forest Hills Drive: Live from Fayetteville, NC" . AllMusic. RetrievedSeptember 21, 2017 . ^ McKrell, Aaron (February 22, 2016)."J. Cole – Forest Hills Drive: Live" .HipHopDX . RetrievedSeptember 21, 2017 . ^ "J. Cole – Forest Hills Drvie: Live" .jcolemusic . Archived fromthe original on January 31, 2016. RetrievedFebruary 5, 2016 .^ "J. Cole Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums) ".Billboard . Retrieved February 2, 2016.
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