The rapper who released the 2014 album *2014 Forest Hills Drive* is J. Cole.
*2014 Forest Hills Drive* is J. Cole's third studio album, released on December 9, 2014. Its title refers to the Fayetteville, North Carolina, address of the home where Cole lived during his youth. The house became a symbol of his upbringing, early songwriting and eventual rise from North Carolina to a national rap career.
Cole took an unusually low-key approach to the release: the album was announced only weeks before launch and arrived without a traditional lead single or extensive advance promotion. It nevertheless debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and produced songs such as “No Role Modelz,” “Wet Dreamz,” “Apparently” and “Love Yourz.”
Logic, Wale and Big Sean are all rappers associated with 2010s hip-hop, but none released this album. The title's year-and-address format is the key clue identifying Cole's deeply autobiographical project.