Cole: Road to Homecoming is a 2015 mini-documentary series about American rapper J. The documentary series provides insight into the 2014 Forest Hills Drive album rollout, documents each act of the Forest Hills Drive Tour, and highlights of the 2015 Dollar & A Dream Tour. “2014 Forest Hills Drive,” his third major-label disc, is thick with the residue of these immersions. Even when he’s drawing on his own experiences — the album’s title refers to the address of his.
Since releasing his platinum-selling and universally acclaimed album 2014 Forest Hills Drive last year, J. Cole has continued to claim his rightful place as one of this generation’s brightest stars. Not only applauded for his lyrical abilities and his production work – he recently flipped an A Tribe Called Quest classic – his involvement in social and political activism and his humanitarian efforts have not gone unnoticed, either. The album’s success was historic: J. Cole became the first artist in recorded music history to go platinum without having any features on the album in question, and the corresponding tour sold out venues across the country. However, the tour’ most poignant moment came when Cole returned to his hometown of Fayetteville, North Carolina, where cameras captured an exhilarating moment in the young star’s biggest year yet.
HBO will be airing a special 90-minute documentary and concert film on January 9 that will showcase not only the celebratory homecoming show, but also some backstory and history into how J. Cole got to where he is now. Featuring the perspective of Cole’s own words, it will no doubt be an inspiring and moving homage to the hard work that culminated into an unforgettable performance for his local fanbase. Also included are the surprise guest appearances from Drake, Jay Z, and others who helped put on what is arguably one of the best live shows in contemporary Hip-Hop. Check out the trailer below, and set your calendars to remind you to turn on HBO or log into HBO GO on January 9.
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Last month, J. Cole premiered his documentary 4 Your Eyez Only on HBO, a visual companion to his 2016 album of the same title. Now, Cole has made the video available YouTube to stream. The hour-long film sees Dreamville’s MVP traveling through cities — like Ferguson and Baton Rouge — that have been subject to mass media coverage over police brutality and racial tensions.
Prior to the documentary’s release, J. Cole spoke toThe New York Times, saying, “I felt like it would be mad powerful for black people to see black people talking to each other. And you see a rapper who’s considered one of the biggest in the game, just listening.” Directed by Scot Lazer and Cole himself, the film “illustrate[s] how their struggles over viable housing, voting laws for felons, integration, and more mirror the frustrations felt across the nation.” In addition, J. Cole’s recording studio was raided by a SWAT team after it was reported as a possible drug house. The incident is featured in the film, which was the inspiration behind album cut “Neighbors”.
This is also J. Cole’s second documentary. His previous album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive, came with a similar visual follow-up. Before the release of 4 Your Eyez Only, a documentary-style film entitled Eyez was released with music videos for the songs “Everybody Dies” and “False Prophets”.
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4 Your Eyez Only was the third-largest debut of 2016 — right behind Drake’s Views and Beyoncé’s Lemonade — and recently became certified platinum. J. Cole has become particularly famous for going platinum with no features, as he also did on 2014 Forest Hills Drive. Cole is now taking a victory lap with his fourth consecutive number one album and a world tour starting in June 2017, where he will headline Jay Z’s Made In America festival. Catch J. Cole on tour this summer and check out the 4 Your Eyes Only documentary on YouTube now.