2014 Forest Hills Drive

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Forest Hills Drive is the third studio album by American Hip Hop recording artist J. Cole, released on December 9th, 2014, under Dreamville, Roc Nation & Columbia Records. The album pays particular attention to Cole's individual pursuit of self contentment and happiness, from his youth in Fayetteville, North Carolina to the bright lights of Hollywood. (With photographic inner sleeves). Augustin, Camille. "J. Cole Releases Part One Of Mini-Documentary Series Ahead Of HBO Special". Vibe. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015 . Retrieved December 22, 2015.J. Cole's Big Week: A #1 Album, Huge Sales And Beating One Direction". MTV News. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014 . Retrieved January 14, 2015. The album's second single, " Wet Dreamz", was released to rhythmic contemporary radio on April 14, 2015. [41] On April 21, the music video was released for "Wet Dreamz". [42] The song has since peaked at number 61 on the US Billboard Hot 100. [37] On June 16, 2016, "Wet Dreamz" was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). [43] Renshaw, David (October 5, 2016). "Here Are All The Winners From The 2016 BET Hip Hop Awards". The Fader. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016 . Retrieved October 7, 2016.

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Fire Squad" contains a sample of "Heart Breaker", written by Mark Farner and performed by Aguaturbia.J. Cole Closes Forest Hills Drive Tour Making History In The Ville". Farrinheit 411. Archived from the original on August 14, 2016 . Retrieved July 21, 2016. Australiancharts.com – J. Cole – 2014 Forest Hills Drive". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 13, 2014.

J. Cole Gives Tour of Childhood Home, Covers Complex". The Boombox. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014 . Retrieved January 14, 2015. The album's third single, " No Role Modelz", was sent to urban and rhythmic radio stations on August 4, 2015. [44] [45] The song has since peaked at number 36 on the US Billboard Hot 100. [37] On May 2, 2016, in an interview with Larry King Now, actress Nia Long was asked about a line from the song where Cole raps, "My only regret was too young for Lisa Bonet, my only regret was too young for Nia Long, now all I'm left with is hoes from reality shows, hand her a script the bitch probably couldn't read along." She responded by saying, "He's really not too young, he just doesn't know it." [46] The song was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on May 18, 2016. [47] MESFIN FEKADU (December 20, 2014). "Year's top album is Sam Smith's 'In The Lonely Hour' ". Associated Press. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015 . Retrieved January 6, 2016.

Watch J. Cole's New Video, "Wet Dreamz" ". The Source. Archived from the original on April 25, 2015 . Retrieved April 29, 2015.