As of September 2015, the album has sold one million copies in the United States. By doing so, J. Cole earned his first million-selling album in the country. The album was certified by the (RIAA) in October 2016. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Background [ ] The album's title is the address of a home in, where Cole lived from his early youth, until 2003. Cole lived at the property with his mother, his brother and his stepfather, and was the location where Cole wrote some of his earliest songs, and decided to pursue a career as a musician. The property was soon foreclosed on after Cole departed Fayetteville to attend in New York City.
In 2014, Cole bought the house, and was the first home he had purchased. The album's title is used to recount Cole's upbringing, and the transition from leaving North Carolina to New York; it battles with the transitions that were taken in order to find his success and fame within the music industry. Cole soon put the home up for an 'extremely cheap' renting price, in the hope that any struggling residents could use it to progress their lives, without having to worry about frequent moving, an experience Cole underwent due to frequent financial struggles. Recording and production [ ] On August 15, 2014, Cole released the song 'Be Free', as a response to the in. In an interview with 's Microphone Check, Cole revealed that the song was recorded the same week he recorded the song 'Intro' from 2014 Forest Hills Drive, but was never intended for the album. In September 2014, during an interview with, 's manager Steve Lobel revealed and recorded a track with Cole for the album, though the song never made the album's final cut. The production on the album was primarily handled by J.
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