#J.COLE FOREST HILLS DRIVE SERIES#

His use of lame tropes about hos and bitches also fall short, an accessory to a point about nothing at all, much like his infrequent references to racial tensions in the music industry (yes, thereвЂ™s a dig Iggy AzealeaвЂ™s, albeit one so mild as to barely register), which feel, in comparison to the forceful entreaty for change presented by the likes of Run The Jewels and Kendrick Lamar, like a beginnerвЂ™s guide to hopping on an idealistic bandwagon: the easy way to feign depth. The problem with all of this is it renders ColeвЂ™s claims to greatness hollow, his confidence ringing untrue, echoing throughout the album as though he himself knows he isnвЂ™t really fooling anyone. Unfortunately for them, 2014 Forest Hills Drive doesnвЂ™t suggest an artist whoвЂ™s continued on his predicted trajectory, but rather one who has allowed himself to become overwhelmed by the feast of creatively diverse emergent rap the last two years have endowed us with, and consequently no longer really knows where heвЂ™s headed.ДЄs an album it feels listless, slapdash and even at times lazy, as though the hunger and frustration that seemed to creep out of the corners of Born Sinner has dissipated, with too many of the songs appearing like the embittered ghosts of other (not always better) rappersвЂ™ oeuvres: the preposterously titled вЂњA Tale of 2 CitiezвЂќ could be a Drake off-cut, the sample from вЂњFire SquadвЂќ languishes like something out of a second-class Eminem track and the beat on вЂњHelloвЂќ might as well have been a Flying Lotus rip-off, while вЂњSt TropezвЂќ sees Cole attempting to sing in a manner previously only heard in the more excruciatingly awkward works of Childish Gambino. New episode every Wednesday leading up to concert film on was a time when it felt definition was indeed ColeвЂ™s ambition: his previous LP, 2013вЂ™s bold Born Sinner was riddled with tracks that suggested an untapped reserve of lyrical deftness and a canny ear for a great beat: it was one of the strongest rap albums of the year (and lest we forget, 2013 was the year that brought us game-changers like Yeezus and Nothing Was the Same) and spoke of growth and promise that left his fans awaiting new work with baited breath. the level of documentary-storytelling-artistry that Scott was able to achieve on these five pieces is groundbreaking.' 'These pieces all document some important moments from the last year of my life. 'To keep it real, I'm just as excited about the first four episodes as I am the Homecoming film,' writes Cole.

#J.COLE FOREST HILLS DRIVE SERIES#

Cole's life story through a series of interviews with Cole, his friends, and his family. The series will detail the surprise rollout of 2014 Forest Hills Drive and the tours that supported the album, and it'll also tell J. HBO is going to air a new episode on HBO Now and Vimeo every Wednesday until Homecoming premieres, after which every episode will be yanked as Cole put it in a letter detailing the partnership, 'after that you gotta wait for the DVD.' The Vimeo versions of each installment will be free, but you'll still need an HBO subscription to watch the Homecoming finaleВ on the 9th. The miniseries is benefiting from a rather unorthodox release strategy. (It features performances of every song from Cole's recent LP 2014 Forest Hills Drive in Fayetteville, NC, his hometown.) It turns out Homecoming is actually the final piece of a larger five-part documentary miniseries, the first episode of whichВ premiered this afternoon on HBO Now and Vimeo. Cole and HBO were coming together for a concert film called Homecoming, one directed by Scott Lazer and set to premiere January 9th.

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