With his HBO special “Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming” premiering on Jan. 9, J. Cole is building anticipation with a string of four episodes in the preceding weeks.
The rapper posted an open letter detailing what he’s referring to as a five-part mini-documentary.
“These pieces all document some important moments from the last year of my life and give you a lot of insight into the album rollout process, each act of the ‘Forest Hills Drive’ tour, the ‘Dollar and a Dream’ tour (Friday Night Lights Edition), and some ill perspective on the inner-workings of my career and the important people that help make all this shit happen,” he wrote.
The special is the latest achievement for Cole, who was recently nominated for three Grammys and dropped Dreamville’s Revenge of the Dreamers II compilation on Dec. 7.
In anticipation of his upcoming HBO special “Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming,” J. Cole has debuted the second episode of his five-part mini-documentary series. In the 40-minute clip entitled “Ain’t Nothin’ Like That,” Cole gives us a peek at the inner workings of Team Cole and what life is like on the road.
He also shares some insight into his recording process.
“If I wrote a rap, 90 percent of the time I’m gonna use it,” explains Cole, adding, “I got thousands of beats that will never ever be heard or used.”
“I never even knew about nobody in Shanghai knowing my shit,” says a humbled Cole.
We also get introduced to members of his close-knit team, some of whom he grew up with. Plus, look for cameos from Pusha T and Jhené Aiko, who joined him on the European leg.
Cole will roll out more episodes leading up to the Jan. 9 premiere of “Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming” on HBO. Each episode will be viewable up until Jan. 9., after which he will release the documentary on DVD.