![]() Cole's 2014 Forest Hills Drive album was released, but the album has stayed in the public consciousness thanks to J. Cole is one of the best lyricists working today. 2014 Forest Hills Drive also proved, without question, that J. Cole himself, a rarity in the world of hip-hop where even perfectionists like Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar bring on a bevy of producers and featuring artists to shape the music. This personal album was almost entirely produced, written, and performed solely by J. Cole decided to tell the story of his journey from his childhood home in North Carolina to superstardom. The majority of the footage- outside of the concert- is captured at night with Cole driving in all black attire.The important thing to understand about 2014 Forest Hills Drive is that it wasn't just "another rap album." Instead of focusing on exuberance and grandstanding for its content, J. At this moment, I begin to realize that the ominous overtones of his sophomore album, Born Sinner, resurface as subtleties throughout the film. The social dichotomy between the two friends seems like it leaves Cole feeling a bit of survivor's guilt. Smith High School, while Cole went to the suburban, predominantly white, Terry Sanford High School. Craig spent most of his adolescence in the inner-city, attending E.E. Jermaine feels like his friend was a prisoner of circumstance. Craig was arrested for drug-trafficking and at 14-years-old took a plea bargain to serve 19 years in prison. Mid-way through the doc', while shooting around in a gymnasium, the viewers are introduced to a friend of Cole's named Craig (who is mentioned on the song "Roll Call" off of Any Given Sunday vol. But, the name has taken up another meaning: a description of Fayetteville's war on drugs and crime. ![]() The moniker is originated from the city being a military-town more specifically during the Vietnam Era a lot of soldiers were being rotated through the Fort Bragg military installation that borders the city. On the other side of the city's monotony is Fayettenam a portmanteau of Fayetteville and Vietnam. Things could've turned out very differently for J. ![]()
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