J. Cole‘s trend of breathing new life into his old work is set to continue with an upcoming reissue of 2014 Forest Hills Drive containing a few rarities for fans.
The Dreamville rapper announced on Friday (November 29) that to commemorate the 10th anniversary of his blockbuster third album, he’s rereleasing it on physical formats, complete with a slew of previously unreleased bonus songs from that era.
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“2014 Forest Hills Drive 10 year anniversary approaching. Vinyl/cd’s available with unreleased songs that nearly made the album,” he wrote on X (formerly Twitter) along with a link to his online store Inevitable.
The reissue is available in two variants. A “10 Year Anniversary Edition” includes a blue-hued version of the original cover and four additional songs: “Home Soon,” “Die Together,” “Judgement Day” and “Winter Wonderland.”
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An “Alternate Cover” edition features brand new artwork as well as a different batch of bonus tracks: “Keep Heaven Dancing,” “Miles,” “Black Man In Hollywood” and “Obviously.”
Only 2,014 copies of the “Alternate Cover” vinyl are available.
The reissue drops on December 6, just three days before the 10th anniversary of 2014 Forest Hills Drive.
The news comes shortly after J. Cole released three fan-favorite mixtapes on streaming services for the first time: The Come Up, The Warm Up and Friday Night Lights.
The latter is particularly near and dear to the North Carolina native’s heart, as he explained on social media: “This is a very special moment for me. Been waiting patiently for this day, like a lot of yall have.
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“I wanna say Thank you to everybody out there that kept these projects alive, even during all the years they were not on streaming services, especially this project right here. Friday Nights Lights finally available now on all platforms.”
He added: “To have a full idea of what this means for me personally, you would have to know the whooole journey. This Inevitable series we doing, is that.”
The rereleases coincide with the launch of Cole’s new audio series Inevitable, which finds him looking back on his decorated career, project by project, alongside longtime manager Ibrahim “Ib” Hamad and frequent collaborator Scott Lazer.
The 10-part series, which is still being trickled out, has produced a multitude of highlights so far, including Cole playing unreleased music with both Kendrick Lamar and Pharrell.
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In one of the most recent episodes, he also admitted that he was taking shots at Kanye West in his “Looking For Trouble” verse after the G.O.O.D. Music founder made a “dismissive” comment about him online.
