2014 Forest Hills Drive

## **Singles from *2014 Forest Hills Drive***

1. "Apparently"
Released: December 9, 2014
2. "Wet Dreamz"
Released: April 14, 2015
3. "No Role Modelz"
Released: August 4, 2015
4. "Love Yourz"
Released: February 27, 2016

***2014 Forest Hills Drive*** is the third studio album by American rapper J. Cole. It was released through ByStorm Entertainment, Columbia Records, Dreamville Records and Roc Nation on December 9, 2014.

The album debuted at number one on the US *Billboard* 200, selling 353,000 copies in its first week. It became certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in May 2019. It was nominated for Best Rap Album, with its lead single "Apparently" nominated for Best Rap Performance at the 2016 Grammy Awards.

## Track listing

**Notes**

* "January 28th" contains additional vocals by Kaye Fox
* "A Tale of 2 Citiez" contains additional background vocals by Kaye Fox, T.S. Rose Desandies, and Yolanda Renee
* "St. Tropez" contains additional background vocals by T.S. Rose Desandies
* "No Role Modelz" contains additional background vocals by Kaye Fox
* "Hello" contains additional background vocals by Kaye Fox
* "Note To Self" contains additional vocals by T.S. Rose Desandies and Yolanda Renee

**Sample credits**

* "January 28th" contains a sample of "Sky Restaurant," written by Yumi Arai and Kunihiko Murai, and performed by Hi-Fi Set.
* "Wet Dreamz" contains a sample of "Mariya," written by Charles Simmons and performed by Family Circle; and a sample of "Impeach the President," written by Roy Hammond and performed by The Honey Drippers.
* "03' Adolescence" contains a sample of "Here's That Rainy Day," written by Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heuse, and performed by Sonia Rosa and Yuji Ono.
* "Fire Squad" contains a sample of "Heart Breaker," written by Mark Farner and performed by Aguaturbia.
* "St. Tropez" contains a sample of "That's All Right With Me," written by Mayfield Small and performed by Esther Phillips; and a sample of "Sister Sanctified," performed by Stanley Turrentine and Milt Jackson; and contains an interpolation of "Hollywood," written by Andre Fischer and Dave Wolinski, and performed by Rufus and Chaka Khan.
* "G.O.M.D." embodies a portion of "Get Low," written by Deongelo Holmes, Eric Jackson and Jonathan Smith, and performed by Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz featuring Ying Yang Twins; and a sample of "Berta, Berta," written by Delroy Andrews and performed by Branford Marsalis.
* "No Role Modelz" contains a sample of "Don't Save Her," written by Marvin Whitemon, Paul Beauregard, Jordan Houston, Tenina Stevens, Earl Stevens, Dannell Stevens and Brandt Jones, and performed by Project Pat.
* "Apparently" contains a sample of "La Morte Dell'ermina." written and performed by Filippo Trecca; and a sample of "CB#5," written and performed by Carlos Bess.

## Personnel

* Jermaine "J. Cole" Cole – lead artist, producer
* Mark Pitts – executive producer
* Ramon Ibanga, Jr. – producer
* Anderson Hernandez – producer
* William "Willie B" Brown – producer
* Pop Wansel – producer
* Darius Barnes – producer
* Ronald Gilmore – additional production, bass, keyboards, producer
* J Proof – producer
* Juro "Mez" Davis – engineer, mixing
* Nate Jones – bass
* David Linaburg – guitar
* Nate Alford – engineer
* Travis Antoine – trumpet
* Anthony Blasko – photography
* Felton Brown – art direction, graphic design
* James Casey – saxophone
* Chargaux – strings
* Jeremy Cimino – assistant engineer
* Damone "Omen" Coleman – sampling
* T.S. Rose Desandies – background vocals
* DJ Dahi – beats
* Dreamville Records – executive producer
* Kaye Fox – background vocals
* Jeff Gitelman – guitar
* Justin Thomas Kay – art direction, graphic design
* Sean Kellett – assistant engineer
* Raphael Lee – string engineer
* Nuno Malo – strings
* Jack Mason – horn engineer
* Carl McCormick – instrumentation
* Nervous Reck – sampling
* Calvin Price – instrumentation
* Yolanda Renee – background vocals
* Roc Nation – executive producer
* James Rodgers – trombone (bass)
* Adam Rodney – creative director
* Team Titans – additional production
* Andre "Dré Charles" Thomas – additional production
* Timothy "Nick Paradise" Thomas – additional production

## References

1. ↑ Lane, Lexi (March 22, 2023). "J. Cole Views '2014 Forest Hills Drive' Like a 'Championship Run,' with or Without a Grammy Win". *Uproxx*.

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