The record title celebrates this and the album tracks centre around various personal times in his life: growing up, chasing his dreams and fame, and coming full circle to realise none of that matters – and rather family/friends and being able to come home is what counts in life. 2014 Forest Hills Drive is the address of his childhood home in Fayatteville, NC – which he bought back this year – coincidentally also in 2014. Cole is an incredible story teller, and the concept for the album is centred around his childhood. Maybe and jumping on the remix to Maroon 5's 'Animal.'
Since then, Cole has kept fans entertained, dropping the powerful track Be Free – a tribute to Mike Brown/Ferguson and the social unrest in the US, featuring on Jessie Ware's remix of Kind Of. Cole announces his brand new album, '2014 Forest Hills Drive!'Īfter 2013's wildly successful Born Sinner album release, Cole finished out the year with a sold out World Tour, and blew Australian audiences away supporting Eminem on his Rapture Tour earlier this year. Now as a surprise release and a birthday present to his fans, J.Cole releases a special live version of his most recent album. The recording is taken from his concert last year in his. /s/files/1/0024/9803/5810/products/663442-Product-0-I_small.jpg In December of 2014, J.Cole released the critically acclaimed, Grammy nominated, and Platinum certified album 2014 Forest Hills Drive. Forest Hills Drive: Live is actually - well, exactly what it sounds like: A live version of his 2014 album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive.