Forest Hills Drive: Live
| Forest Hills Drive: Live | ||||
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| Live album by J. Cole | ||||
| Released | January 28, 2016 | |||
| Recorded |
August 30, 2015; Crown Coliseum (Fayetteville, North Carolina) | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 67:12 | |||
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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]
Background
On December 15, 2015, J. Cole announced a mini-documentary series, titled J. Cole: Road to Homecoming ahead of his HBO special Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming, which was aired January 9, 2016, and released an episode one the same day.[2] The documentary includes five episodes, with guest appearances from Kendrick Lamar, Wale, Rihanna, Pusha T, Big Sean, Jay Z, Drake, and more. All episodes were released weekly and were available for free on Vimeo until January 9.[3]
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.[4] On the chart dated May 21, 2016 Forest Hills Drive: Live debuted at number 14 on the US Vinyl Albums chart.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Total length: |
67:12 | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Forest Hills Drive: Live[6]
- DJ Dummy - DJ/music director
- Ron Gilmore - keyboard 1
- Irvin Washington - keyboard 2
- David Linaburg - guitar
- Carlin White - drums
- T.S. Desandies - background vocals 1
- Brittany Carter - background vocals 2
- Cedric Brown - stage manager
- Lashard Davis - props manager
- Jonathan Gilmore - lighting director
- Brandon Henderson - monitor engineer
- Raymond Rodgers - production manager/foh engineer
- Tygrr Dosremedios - production manager assistant
- Juro "Mez" Davis - mix engineer
- Chris Athens - master engineer
- Elijah Shaw - head of security
- KC Saney - tour manager
- Adam Rodney for Dreamville - creative manager
- Vlad Sepetov & Doubiago - photography
- Ibrahim Hamad for Dreamville - management
Charts
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[4] | 71 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] | 11 |
References
- ↑ Kat Boehrer (January 26, 2016). "J. Cole Plans to Release Live Album on His Birthday". Complex. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
- ↑ Augustin, Camille. "J. Cole Releases Part One Of Mini-Documentary Series Ahead Of HBO Special". Vibe. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ↑ J. Cole (December 15, 2015). "J. Cole (@JColeNC)". Twitter. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- 1 2 "J. Cole – Chart history" Billboard 200 for J. Cole. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
- ↑ "J. Cole Billboard charts". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ↑ "J. Cole - Forest Hills Drvie: Live". jcolemusic. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ↑ "J. Cole – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for J. Cole. Retrieved February 2, 2016.