Though it spawned commercial singles like 'Apparently,' 'Wet Dreamz,' and 'No Role Modelz,' fans and critics commended Cole for his production and crazy lyricism on even the deep cuts. The album was met with rave reviews from critics. Cole's overwhelming success with his bare-bones approach to releasing the album is what inspired other artists to switch up their marketing and album promo in subsequent years. 1 on the Billboard 200, moving 353,000 copies in the first week. With only three weeks of prior notice, no marketing, no features and no singles to hype the release, Forest Hills debuted at No. Though Jermaine controlled much of the production himself, the Dreamville boss employed the likes of Illmind, Vinylz, Phonix Beats and Willie B to help. Much of the album's subject matter recounts Cole's adolescence, him moving from a small town to a big city to pursue his dreams and him dealing with the perks and pitfalls of the music industry. The name of the album comes from Cole's childhood home in Fayetteville, N.C., that was foreclosed on while the rapper was away in New York for college. Cole surprised everyone by dropping one the best albums of his career thus far, his third studio LP 2014 Forest Hills Drive. 9, in hip-hop history.Ģ014: Just as a lackluster year in hip-hop was coming to an end, North Carolina rapper J.
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