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.[1]

Forest Hills Drive: Live
Live album by
J. Cole
ReleasedJanuary 28, 2016
RecordedAugust 30, 2015
VenueCrown Coliseum
(Fayetteville, North Carolina)
GenreHip hop
Length1:07:12
Label
Producer
J. Cole chronology
2014 Forest Hills Drive
(2014)		 Forest Hills Drive: Live
(2016)		 4 Your Eyez Only
(2016)

Background

J. Cole: Road to Homecoming
Main article: 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.[2] Episode two was released on December 23.[3] Episode three was released on December 30, Kendrick Lamar, Wale, ASAP Ferg and Rihanna made appearances.[4] Episode four was released on January 6, 2016.[5] 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.[6][7] On January 28, 2016, Cole released the music video for "Love Yourz", which first premiered in the live concert film.[8]

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.[9] On the chart dated May 21, 2016 Forest Hills Drive: Live debuted at number 14 on the US Vinyl Albums chart.[10]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[11]
HipHopDX[12]

Track listing
  1. "Intro (Live)" – 2:06
  2. "January 28th (Live)" – 6:55
  3. "Wet Dreamz (Live)" – 4:25
  4. "03' Adolescence (Live)" – 4:32
  5. "A Tale of 2 Citiez (Live)" – 4:44
  6. "Fire Squad (Live)" – 3:39
  7. "St. Tropez (Live)" – 7:47
  8. "Intermission (Live)" (includes "Lights Please", "In the Morning", & "Nobody's Perfect") – 6:50
  9. "G.O.M.D. (Live)" – 5:01
  10. "No Role Modelz (Live)" – 5:56
  11. "Hello (Live)" – 3:01
  12. "Apparently (Live)" – 4:46
  13. "Love Yourz (Live)" – 7:44

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Forest 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

Charts
Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[9] 71
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14] 11

References
  1. Kat Boehrer (January 26, 2016). "J. Cole Plans to Release Live Album on His Birthday". Complex. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  2. Augustin, Camille. "J. Cole Releases Part One Of Mini-Documentary Series Ahead Of HBO Special". Vibe. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  3. Schwartz, Danny. "J. Cole's HBO Documentary "Road To Homecoming" (Episode 2)". hotnewhiphop. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  4. Augustin, Camille. "Wale, Kendrick Lamar & Rihanna Join J. Cole in Episode 3 Of 'Road To Homecoming' Series". Vibe. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  5. Danny Schwartz (January 6, 2016). "J. Cole's HBO Documentary "Road To Homecoming" (Episode 4)". hotnewhiphop. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  6. Boehrer, Kat (January 28, 2016). "J. Cole Plans to Release Live Album on His Birthday". Complex. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  7. 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. Retrieved January 6, 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. Big Homie (January 29, 2016). "NEW VIDEO: J.COLE "LOVE YOURZ (LIVE)"". Rap Radar. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  9. "J. Cole Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  10. "J. Cole Billboard charts". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  11. Jeffries, David (January 28, 2016). "J. Cole – Forest Hills Drive: Live from Fayetteville, NC". AllMusic. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  12. McKrell, Aaron (February 22, 2016). "J. Cole – Forest Hills Drive: Live". HipHopDX. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  13. "J. Cole – Forest Hills Drvie: Live". jcolemusic. Archived from the original on January 31, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  14. "J. Cole Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
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