J. Cole’s Having One Of The Best Weeks Of His Career

Written By Cyrus Langhorne

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Roc Nation star J. Cole has plenty to remain happy about after bringing out rap mogul Jay Z out at a recent concert and now having his 2014 Forest Hills Drive album reach platinum status.

According to reports, Cole’s surprise album has officially moved over one million units since its December release.

Last week the album sold 2,583 copies without streams which means that it is now platinum without SPS. Congrats! Streaming is definitely going to become a huge part of music, especially with the new artist-owned TIDAL service which J. Cole is a part of amongst others. Congratulations to J. Cole and the entire Dreamville team! (HHNM)

A few months ago, Cole talked about the risk factor of releasing the album with little promotion.

“To put the album out the way I did, I had to come to grips with myself that it might flop. I knew it was my best but I didn’t know if no singles or no promotion would be a risk. I had to tell myself, ‘This album could potentially come out and sell terribly — are you gonna be okay with that? Is that worth people hearing it at one time and doing no singles?’” (“The Combat Jack Show”)

Cole previously reacted to his 2014 Forest Hills Drive album topping the sales chart in December.

J. Cole has kept busy this summer with his star-studded 2014 Forest Hills Drive nationwide tour.

July 12 – Seattle, WA – White River Amphitheatre
July 14 – San Francisco, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 17 – San Diego, CA – Sleep Train Amphitheatre
July 19 – Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center
July 21 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
July 24 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 25 – Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre**
July 26 – Indianapolis, IN – Klipsch Music Center
July 28 – Chicago, IL – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
July 30 – Pittsburgh, PA – First Niagara Pavilion
July 31 – Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center
Aug. 3 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug. 4 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Aug. 6 – Boston, MA – Xfinity Center
Aug. 7 – Montreal, BC – Bell Center
Aug. 8 – Hartford, CT – Xfinity Theatre
Aug. 9 – Washington, DC – Jiffy Lube Live
Aug. 11 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend
Aug. 12 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
Aug. 13 – Virginia Beach, VA – Farm Bureau Live
Aug. 15 – Atlanta, GA – Aaron’s Amphitheatre
Aug. 16 – Tampa, FL – MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
Aug. 18 – West Palm Beach, FL – Coral Sky Amphitheatre
Aug. 21 – Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Aug. 22 – Austin, TX – Austin360 Amphitheater
Aug. 23 – Dallas, TX – Gexa Energy Pavilion
Aug. 25 – Denver, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Aug. 29 – Fayetteville, NC – Crown Colliseum

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Written by Cyrus Langhorne

SOHH.com Writer. You're likely to find me covering hip-hop news and music releases. Netflix is still my go-to before Disney Plus.

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  1. AWESOME news especially since he wasnt mentioned at the MTV awards i know I shouldnt be surprised but still!!!!

  2. AWESOME news especially since he wasnt mentioned at the MTV awards i know I shouldnt be surprised but still!!!!

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