J. Cole’s third studio effort 2014 Forest Hills Drive brought blessings on blessings to the Dreamville founder’s resume.
After bagging his third No. 1 album and touring across the country (whether charging a dollar for his Dollar and a Dream tour or packing MSG-sized venues), the leader of the Cole World is offering a peak into his life and career with the J. Cole Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming special on HBO.
J. Cole ‘Forest Hills Drive’ Homecoming Special Lands on HBO
“With the album, I looked at it like a story, almost like Lion King,” says Cole. “I made the album like I was writing the soundtrack to a movie that only really existed in my mind.”
Read this. Then watch this. New episode every Wednesday leading up to concert film on @HBO. https://t.co/YxFWfsUlJr pic.twitter.com/n9iu3OYi4t
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) December 16, 2015
In the half-hour clip, the Fayetteville MC visits radio stations and a fan’s home to deliver an exclusive first listen of 2014 Forest Hills Drive before dropping knowledge at Morehouse College. He also makes stops at New York, London (he spits a freestyle to a Brit on the sidewalk) and North Carolina (he hosts a listening session at his old home) with his right-hand man, Dreamville President, Ibrahim “Ib” Hamad.
Watch the inaugural episode “F#$K Money, Spread Love” from the J. Cole: Road to Homecoming miniseries below. The HBO special airs on Saturday, Jan. 9 at 10 p.m.