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title: J. Cole Surprises Fans With ‘Forest Hills Drive Live’
author: Chris Z
published: 2016-02-07
modified: 2016-02-07
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# J. Cole Surprises Fans With ‘Forest Hills Drive Live’

J. Cole celebrated his 31st birthday last week, with the surprise release of a new album, titled *Forest Hills Drive: Live.*

The 13-track album boasts live recordings from the rapper’s sold-out show at Crown Coliseum in his hometown of Fayetteville, North Carolina. It was also featured in his HBO documentary, *Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming*. Cole was born in Frankfurt, West Germany but relocated to Fayetteville, where he was raised by his mother.

[![j Cole live](https://www.stasheverything.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/J-Cole-LIVE-300x200.jpg)](https://www.stasheverything.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/J-Cole-LIVE.jpg)

In addition to songs from 2014 [*Forest Hills Drive*](https://www.stasheverything.com/news/j-cole-announces-2014-forest-hills-drive/), the live set also includes a medley of *Lights Please, In the Morning,*and *Nobody’s Perfect.*

   [![J. Cole photograph by Aaron Stern](https://www.stasheverything.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/j-cole-300x300.jpg)](https://www.stasheverything.com/video-j-cole-crooked-smile-feat-tlc/j-cole-photograph-by-aaron-stern/)   [![j cole 2](https://www.stasheverything.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/j-cole-2-300x300.jpg)](https://www.stasheverything.com/video-j-cole-ft-miguel-power-trip/j-cole-2-2/)   j cole 2