He has close to 11 million monthly listeners on Spotify and his projects are critically acclaimed (four received scores of eight or higher on Pitchfork). Young Thug is a rapper and fashion icon who defies borders. Cole’s first four albums, it’s certified platinum. Cole’s first release for Dreamville, the label he launched in 2007.
Cole was in his hotel room, he texted me like, 'I need a beat.' He was writing to some instrumental, I forgot what it was but it was a song that was already out. Me and Cam O'bihe's amazing, he's done a lot of stuff for Chance The Rapper and Nonamewere on the tour bus making beats. Arriving in December 2016, 4 Your Eyez Only debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and gained acclaim from outlets like the New York Times (who praised it as “spartan but sumptuous, emotionally acute but plain-spoken…one of the year’s most finely drawn ”). That one, we were on the Forest Hills Drive tour. To date, he’s received five Grammy® Award nominations, including Best New Artist and Best Rap Album (for 2014’s 2014 Forest Hills Drive). Cole was the first artist signed to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation label, which released his official debut Cole World: The Sideline Story in 2011. The live LP, which is the audio form of the homecoming Fayetteville, North Carolina stop of his 2014 Forest Hills Drive tour, features a live rendition of every song from his 2014 Forest Hills. Cole only the third artist in history to surpass 300 million audio streams in its debut week-an achievement that’s especially remarkable considering that KOD only contains 12 songs.Ī North Carolina native, J. In the week ending April 26, KOD sold 397k equivalent album units, while its songs amassed 322 million audio streams. Cole, KOD follows his critically acclaimed, platinum-selling 2016 album 4 Your Eyez Only. The tour will be a can’t miss outing for fans of the highly praised and much discussed album. Along with scoring the biggest streaming week for an album so far in 2018, KOD has earned the third-biggest streaming week for an album in all of chart history. Cole’s fifth consecutive #1 on the chart. Today, icons such as Paul Simon, Alabama Shakes, and Mumford & Sons are back on stage.
During its first heydey in the 1960s and 70s, the stadium hosted The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Barbra Streisand, and Simon and Garfunkel. Released via Dreamville with distribution through Roc Nation/Interscope Records, KOD arrived on April 20 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, marking J. Forest Hills Stadium in Queens is a New York gem in the middle of a renaissance. Additional support includes actor, rapper, singer and songwriter Jaden Smith, as well as Dreamville artist Earthgang and rapper Kill Edward. Produced by Live Nation, the tour will perform at Little Caesars Arena on Friday, September 21 at 7:30 p.m. Cole has announced a 34-date tour in support of his chart-topping new album KOD, with special guest Young Thug. Check out the trailer below, and set your calendars to remind you to turn on HBO or log into HBO GO on January 9.J. Also included are the surprise guest appearances from Drake, Jay Z, and others who helped put on what is arguably one of the best live shows in contemporary Hip-Hop. Featuring the perspective of Cole’s own words, it will no doubt be an inspiring and moving homage to the hard work that culminated into an unforgettable performance for his local fanbase. HBO will be airing a special 90-minute documentary and concert film on January 9 that will showcase not only the celebratory homecoming show, but also some backstory and history into how J.
However, the tour’ most poignant moment came when Cole returned to his hometown of Fayetteville, North Carolina, where cameras captured an exhilarating moment in the young star’s biggest year yet. Cole became the first artist in recorded music history to go platinum without having any features on the album in question, and the corresponding tour sold out venues across the country. Not only applauded for his lyrical abilities and his production work – he recently flipped an A Tribe Called Quest classic – his involvement in social and political activism and his humanitarian efforts have not gone unnoticed, either. Cole has continued to claim his rightful place as one of this generation’s brightest stars. Since releasing his platinum-selling and universally acclaimed album 2014 Forest Hills Drive last year, J.
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