Cole (“I know he’s probably gonna cry on stage,” predicts one of his fans before the show), it’s impossible not to get caught up in this. We rip through nostalgia cycles so quickly that we “Throwback Thursday” to last week, and the unwritten 20-year rule of decade fetishism is rapidly eroding (Doesn’t ’90s nostalgia already feel ancient?) For someone who cares as much as J.
Much of this is tied in to contemporary American culture: Obsessed with self-documentation, we don’t just live our lives, we chronicle them on social media, “checking in” to places, “tagging” people, snapping selfies to prove we were there. And yet he’s so obsessed with his legacy that he’s trying to write his own history as it happens. 2014 Forest Hills Drive is an achievement, but it just came out last year, and it’s only his third proper LP. He’s not old, or retired, or even that accomplished. It all feels familiar, the nostalgia tour of the gifted artist, looking back to see the people, places, and things he grew up with.īut here’s the rub: J.
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The film is full of testimonials from fans, taking selfies in front of his old house, holding back tears in the parking lot of his show, or just hanging out in Fayetteville, beaming with pride that someone has put their town on the map.
The album 2014 Forest Hills Drive is named after the address of the home he grew up in, and the record tells tales of his youth in chronological order, inviting the listener to follow along in the origin story of a mixed-race rapper trying to escape his backwater military town.Īnd his fans love it in a climate that sees most ascendant rappers packing their albums full of guest appearances from the hottest names in the business, looking to anchor sales with a hit single featuring the rapper du jour, Cole’s fans took 2014 Forest Hills Drive platinum (1 million copies sold) without a single feature. Based around a hometown concert at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina, the film celebrates the town and people he grew up with, but mostly, Cole himself. This has never been more evident than in Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming, a documentary concert film that premiered on HBO this past Saturday, January 9.
But more than anything else, he cares what you think. He cares intensely about the quality and message of his art. He’s also a talented producer he produced much of his latest LP, 2014 Forest Hills Drive, and has produced for other artists. Of all the MCs littering the mainstream pop charts, he’s one of the most concerned with the quality of his lyrics, often weaving long narratives over entire verses, songs, and albums. Let's get a feel for the setting and the possibilities.J.
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