Forest Hills Drive: Live

Forest Hills Drive: Live
Live album by J. Cole
Released	January 28, 2016
Recorded	August 30, 2015; Crown Coliseum (Fayetteville, North Carolina)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	67:12
Label	Dreamville Roc Nation Columbia
Producer	Various J. Cole (also exec.) Illmind Phonix Beats Vinylz Willie B Pop Wansel Ron Gilmore JProof Nick Paradise Dre Charles Cardiak CritaCal L&X Music
J. Cole chronology
2014 Forest Hills Drive (2014) Forest Hills Drive: Live (2016)

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]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro (Live)"	Jermaine Cole	2:06
2.	"January 28th (Live)"	Cole Timothy Thomas Andre Thomas Yumi Arai Kunihiko Murai	6:55
3.	"Wet Dreamz (Live)"	Cole Charles Simmons Roy Hammond	4:25
4.	"03' Adolescence (Live)"	Cole William Brown Johnny Burke Jimmy Van Heusen	4:32
5.	"A Tale of 2 Citiez (Live)"	Cole Anderson Hernandez	4:44
6.	"Fire Squad (Live)"	Cole M. Farner	3:39
7.	"St. Tropez (Live)"	Cole M. Small A. Fischer W. Giffin III J. Carthorn D. Hollis D. Williams D. Wolinski W. Irvine	7:47
8.	"Intermission (Live)" (includes "Lights Please", "In the Morning", & "Nobody's Perfect")	Cole Aubrey Graham Leslie Merceron Xavier Smith Curtis Mayfield	6:50
9.	"G.O.M.D. (Live)"	Cole Delroy Andrews Deongelo Holmes Eric Jackson Jonathan Smith	5:01
10.	"No Role Modelz (Live)"	Cole Kurtis Figueroa Darius "Phonix Beats" Barnes Marvin Whitemon Paul Beauregard Jordan Houston Tenina Stevens Earl Stevens D. Stevens B. Jones	5:56
11.	"Hello (Live)"	Cole	3:01
12.	"Apparently (Live)"	Cole Filippo Trecca	4:46
13.	"Love Yourz (Live)"	Cole Ramon Ibanga, Jr. Carl McCormick Calvin "CritaCal" Price	7:44
Total length:			67:12

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Forest Hills Drive: Live^[4]

• 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[5]	71
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6]	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 22 December 2015.
3. J. Cole (December 15, 2015). "J. Cole (@JColeNC)". Twitter. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
4. "J. Cole - Forest Hills Drvie: Live". jcolemusic. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
5. "J. Cole – Chart history" Billboard 200 for J. Cole. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
6. "J. Cole – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for J. Cole. Retrieved February 2, 2016.