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2014 Forest Hills Drive

J. Cole  Composer ,  J. Cole  Producer ,  J. Cole  Additional Production ,  J. Cole  Main Performer

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1 Intro Cole 2:09
2 January 28th Cole 4:02
3 Wet Dreamz Cole 4:00
4 03' Adolescence Brown/Burke/Cole/He 4:24
5 A Tale of 2 Citiez Cole/Hernandez 4:29
6 Fire Squad Cole 4:49
7 St. Tropez Cole 4:17
8 G.O.M.D. Cole 5:01
9 No Role Modelz Barnes/Cole 4:52
10 Hello Cole 3:39
11 Apparently Cole 4:53
12 Love Yourz Cole/McCormick/Pric 3:33
13 Note to Self Cole 14:35
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2014 Forest Hills Drive

Audio Compact Disc

Label: Roc Nation

Category: Rap

2014 Forest Hills Drive

UPC: 888750441126

Release Date: 12/09/2014

Original Release Date: 12/09/2014

Number of Discs: 1

Tracks: [Intro, January 28th, Wet Dreamz, 03' Adolescence, A Tale of 2 Citiez, Fire Squad, St. Tropez, G.O.M.D., No Role Modelz, Hello, Apparently, Love Yourz, Note to Self]
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David Jeffries

Named after the address of his childhood home in North Carolina, J. Cole's third studio effort was released with no supporting singles, and there are no featured artists, either, because 2014 Forest Hills Drive is one of those personal, conceptual, and "heavy" albums. Most importantly, it's admirable bordering on excellent, sure to inspire returning fans to herald it as a classic even if it doesn't woo the skeptical, casually wandering out of its intro with two smooth and soulful numbers that are so free, they're just shy of being clumsy. Key cut "January 28th" puts gut-wrenching hard truths of the Pusha-T type ("What's the price for a black man's life?/I check the toe tag, not one zero in sight") next to wobbly wordplay that could have been lifted off some old Digable Planets LP ("Flow is bananas/Here, peel this back"), while "Wet Dreamz" finds J. Cole the producer offering a beat that's rather Alchemist or 9th Wonder inspired, and then slathering it in plush strings for a perfect single on an album that refuses singles. Later, "No Role Modelz" mixes a tribute to the late actor James Avery ("Rest in peace Uncle Phil"), with a bubbling beat that's a variation on cloud-rap (co-produced by Phonix Beats and Cole), and a snarky, snappy set of put downs that are like an elevated Fergie ("I don't want no bitch from reality shows/Out of touch with reality hos"), but all these flights of fancy fly freely since the album lacks an anchor. 2014 Forest Hills Drive comes off as a great, experimental, and advancing mixtape, but it's insider to a fault, as slight as that fault might be. ~ David Jeffries, Rovi