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J. Cole released his second mixtape, The Warm Up, on June 15, 2009, to positive reviews. Cole appeared on Jay Z's album The Blueprint 3 (2009), on the track "A Star Is Born." [39] He is featured on both Wale's debut album, Attention Deficit (2009) and mixtape Back to the Feature (2009), respectively. [40]
Cole reflected on advice he received from Pharrell Williams in 2011, talking about balancing studio recording sessions to a routine that allows him to spend time with his family. Rose also wrote about Cole returning to his roots after Cole returned to his college home in Queens, New York in 2016, where he lived while attending St. John's ...
On March 24, 2017 HBO announced their second documentary with Cole titled, J. Cole: 4 Your Eyez Only, following Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming in 2016. he documentary aired April 15, 2017 on HBO and HBO Now. [6] The documentary was exclusively screened at the Troxy in London on April 19, 2017. [7]
On December 15, 2015, Cole announced the mini-series which gives an intimate look at his creative process and the inner workings of his career. Upon the premiere date, J. Cole wrote: This hour and a half special is actually the final piece of a 5 part mini-documentary series that we shot and edited at Dreamville Films this year. To keep it real ...
The studio was built by Jimi Hendrix before his death in 1970. Throughout the documentary, J. Cole and his team are captured engaging, brainstorming and recording. [4] Sessions in the studio included musicians playing and recording the Hammond organ, trumpet, bass, and background vocals, while Cole lays down main vocal tracks.
Cole sought for an avenue to release his own music, while Hamad yearned to start a record label, prompting the two to team up to form Dreamville Records. [2] Rapper Omen has been affiliated with Dreamville since the beginning, Omen and Cole met on rapper Canibus chat forum at age 17, where they shared music. [ 3 ]
On June 26, 2013, J. Cole announced that he would be re-releasing The Warm Up and Friday Night Lights for retail sale, in order to give them the push they deserved. [ 10 ] In his review for MSN Music , music critic Robert Christgau gave the mixtape a two-star honorable mention, [ 1 ] indicating a "likable effort consumers attuned to its ...
Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming is a concert film about American rapper J. Cole covering his 2015 show at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It aired on January 9, 2016, on HBO and HBO Now , and includes guest appearances from Jay Z , Drake , and Big Sean .