2014 Forest Hills Drive | ||||
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Released | December 9, 2014 | |||
Recorded | 2014 | |||
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Length | 64:39 | |||
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J. Cole chronology | ||||
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Singles from 2014 Forest Hills Drive | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.5/10[63] |
Metacritic | 67/100[64] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [65] |
Cuepoint (Expert Witness) | [66] |
Exclaim! | 8/10[67] |
Los Angeles Times | [68] |
The Observer | [69] |
Pitchfork | 6.9/10[70] |
Rolling Stone | [71] |
Spin | 6/10[72] |
USA Today | [73] |
XXL | 4/5[74] |
Publication | Accolade | Rank |
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Associated Press | Associated Press' top albums of 2014 | 2[78] |
Billboard | The 10 Best Rap Albums of 2014 | 3[79] |
The Boombox | 10 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2014 | 4[80] |
Complex | The 50 Best Albums of 2014 | 4[81] |
Cuepoint | My Favorite Hip-Hop Albums of 2014 | 9[82] |
HipHopDX | HipHopDX's Top 25 Albums of 2014 | N/A[83] |
HotNewHipHop | Hottest Albums of 2014 | 2[84] |
HuffPost | The 23 Best Albums of 2014 | N/A[85] |
XXL | The 14 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2014 | N/A[86] |
50 Great Albums From Rappers With Poetic Flows | N/A[87] |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Result |
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2015 | BET Hip Hop Awards | Album of the Year | Won[88] |
Billboard Music Awards | Top Rap Album | Won[89] | |
American Music Awards | Best Rap/Hip Hop Album | Nominated[90] | |
2016 | 58th Grammy Awards | Best Rap Album | Nominated[91] |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | 'Intro' | Jermaine Cole |
| 2:09 |
2. | 'January 28th' |
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| 4:02 |
3. | 'Wet Dreamz' | Cole | 3:59 | |
4. | '03' Adolescence' |
| Willie B | 4:24 |
5. | 'A Tale of 2 Citiez' | Vinylz | 4:29 | |
6. | 'Fire Squad' |
| 4:48 | |
7. | 'St. Tropez' |
| Cole | 4:17 |
8. | 'G.O.M.D.' |
| Cole | 5:01 |
9. | 'No Role Modelz' |
| 4:52 | |
10. | 'Hello' |
| 3:39 | |
11. | 'Apparently' |
| Cole | 4:53 |
12. | 'Love Yourz' |
| 3:31 | |
13. | 'Note to Self' |
| 14:35 | |
Total length: | 64:39 |
Weekly charts[edit]
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Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[128] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[129] | Gold | 40,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[130] | Silver | 60,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[98] | 2× Platinum | 1,240,000[99] |
*sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Australia | December 9, 2014 | [131] | ||
Canada | [132] | |||
Germany | [133] | |||
Ireland | [134] | |||
United Kingdom | [135] | |||
United States | [136] | |||
New Zealand | [137] | |||
Japan | [138] |