It was quiet for J. Cole for much of the second half of the year, but that was until he dropped the bomb on the Hip-Hop community by announcing 2014 Forest Hills Drive album from out of the blue, saying it was going to drop on December 9. In an unconventional way, he revealed that no singles would be dropping from the upcoming album, because he wanted fans to listen to the project in full like he has, before unleashing it to the world.
Now he’s giving fans a chance to listen before it released next month with a contest, that will bring them into his old childhood home. All you have to do is enter your name, address and phone number and you could be one of the few to get to kick it with Cole.
“What’s good? This is Cole. I just bought my old crib back. This is the house I started rapping in at 13 years old. 2014 Forest Hills Drive. As a kid, moving into this place changed my life in so many ways. Too many to type. Unfortunately, the house was foreclosed from my mother when I was 18 and I always dreamed of buying it back one day for closure. It’s the first house I have ever owned.
My new album is called 2014 Forest Hills Drive. I’m not dropping any singles. I want you to hear the album straight through, front to back. The only way to hear the album before it’s release is to enter for your chance to be invited to my house,2014 Forest Hills Drive Fayetteville, North Carolina 28303. There are very limited spots. Good luck.
And please take your shoes off before you walk in my crib!!!” – Cole
Good luck to everyone who enters!
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