Cyrus Langhorne
Roc Nation artist J. Cole has reacted to his seemingly overnight 2014 Forest Hills Drive album toppling its competition atop the sales chart this week.
Cole acknowledged the project’s chart-topping success and suggested it proved quality music can beat industry politics.
The #'s are humbling. It's a win for all artists and fans and a clear message to the industry. No singles no features. Stop serving trash
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) December 17, 2014
Check out J. Cole’s album sales right here…
After a week in stores, the LP sold over 350,000 copies.
2014 Forest Hills Drive moved 375,000 equivalent units in the week ending Dec. 14, according to Nielsen Music. (The Billboard 200 chart measures multi-metric consumption, including pure album sales. The ranking includes on-demand streaming and digital track sales, in addition to traditional album sales, all measured by Nielsen.) (Billboard)
Based on last weekend estimates, Cole’s latest solo offering was expected to sell at least 335,000 units in its first seven days.
YOUR TOP 15: J. Cole will top next week’s album chart as everything starts to ramp up for the final holiday rush. Here’s how it looks headed into the weekend: *J. Cole (Roc Nation/Dreamville/Columbia) 335-355k sales Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 260-275k sales Pentatonix (RCA) 190-200k sales / 205-215k SPS (HITS Daily Double)
Cole gave his take on the initial sales projections on social media last week.
I dont believe in their projections. And I dont believe in their reviews. Good or bad. I believe in God, in myself, in the music and in you.
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) December 10, 2014
Early estimates had the album possibly selling up to 270,000 copies.
COLE IN YOUR STOCKING: Early, early reads suggest that Roc Nation/Dreamville/Columbia’s J. Cole is on track to move a whopping 240-270k in his opening week with album 2014 Forest Hills Drive. The set is currently #1 at iTunes on its first day of release; single “Apparently” is just impacting radio now. Again, these are very early assessments; stand by for updates. (HITS Daily Double)
First he said he don’t believe in their projections, but now he saying they are proof of something! lol Anyway, those are really strong first week numbers, especially in this day and age. I remember when Nas’ Stillmatic did these numbers back in the day. Great work for J.Cole and let’s hope more quality music can receive the same type of attention!
Projections vs. ACTUAL sales
True. But in interviews he said he didn’t care if his record sold 2 copies or 5 copies.
I object. This interview you mention has not been presented to the court and is therefore inadmissable lol….
But even if it wasnt…. i dont think it mattered to him, but the fact that it did, speaks volumes to the things he mentioned i suppose.
He definitely did well
Real Hip Hop seems to be getting some traction among the masses…Whether it’s a Boom Bap resurgence or the influx of the trendy Drill movement when it’s all said and done it’s been a solid 4th quarter of good music.
My list of real Hip hop albums in 2014.
Piñata- Freddie Gibbs And Madlib
36 Seasons-Ghostface Killah
PRhyme
Blasphemy-Ras Kass & Apollo Brown
2014 Forest Hills Dr.-J. Cole
If you haven’t heard Run the Jewels I recommend it.
Gladi8torz is pretty dope.
Mackinest and Marcus Da Illest got major flow and been killin it in the Milwaukee area since 2011.
And add in the always slept on Pharoahe Monch – PTSD.
Same guy who said he didn’t care about knowing the #’s just take your W in stride
But… lol
The BOTTOM LINE. they are still buying at a highrate, but I don’t know how he did that without a single kind of incredible.
good album…
jcole says something about seliing quality music and u paint him as a hypocrite?..50 (for example) talks shi$ about everything and anybody and dudes dickride?..I don’t get it