2014 Forrest Hills Drive

2014 Forrest Hills Drive is an album by the rapper Jcole and it was released December 9, 2014. This was his third album and it is considered by many to be in the middle of his prime. Forrest Hills was admired for its lyrics, ideas, and stories. This album debuted as Billboard number one it's first week out and later went on to become double platinum without any features from other artists. Many labels helped produced this album but the main being Dreamville, A label in which Jcole and his manager own. 
== Background ==
The name of the album comes from the address that Jcole grew up in Fayetteville, North Carolina all the way until he decided to pursue his career in music. In 2014 Jcole decided to buy the house back. He now rents the house out to people struggling financially for very cheap. He does this because that is how he grew up and he wants to help people going through the same thing. The title of this album is well suited because it is some of his best music and it is dedicated to where he came from. 
== Hit Songs ==
There were thirteen songs on Forrest Hills, many of which became popular hits. Jcole released four songs as singles before the album came out and those songs were; "No Role Modelz", "Wet Dreamz", "Apparently", and "Love Yourz". In "No Role Modelz" Jcole talks about he grew up looking up to no one and he was self made. This song can be seen as inspirational to many because it is easy to relate to like many of Cole's songs. The song "Wet Dreamz" lives up to it funny name as it is a story about the first time he had sex and the lead up to the big event. This is what makes Jcole so great, his ability to turn lyrics into a story. 
== Performance and Accolades ==
As Stated before 2014 Forrest Hills Drive debuted at number one on the billboard it's first week selling 353,000 copies. Through 2016 in the United States there were 1,240,000 copies sold. This makes the album double platinum without any features . Jcole also won two awards for this album which were the Bet hip-hop album of the year and the Billboard Music top rap album. 2014 Forrest Hills Drive also got a grammy nomination.
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