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Will show some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. Ryan Middleton (December 24, 2014). "J. Cole '2014 Forest Hills Drive' Goes Gold in Second Week". Music Times. Archived from the original on January 3, 2016 . Retrieved January 16, 2016. Forest Hills Drive – Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on January 25, 2015 . Retrieved December 25, 2014. Harris, Christopher. "J. Cole Reflects On Slave-Centered "G.O.M.D." Music Video". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016 . Retrieved March 26, 2015.No Role Modelz" contains a sample of "Don't Save Her", written by Marvin Whitemon, Paul Beauregard, Jordan Houston, Tenina Stevens, Earl Stevens, Dannell Stevens and Brandt Jones, and performed by Project Pat. Philip Lewis (January 28, 2016). "J. Cole Releases 'Forest Hills Drive: Live' – Here's What You Need to Know". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016 . Retrieved January 28, 2016. J. Cole's Big Week: A #1 Album, Huge Sales And Beating One Direction". MTV News. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014 . Retrieved January 14, 2015.

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Going for Adds – Urban". Radio & Records. VNU Media. August 4, 2015. Archived from the original on November 21, 2015 . Retrieved November 21, 2015. Hernandez, Victoria (June 15, 2016). "Sprite Revamps 'Obey Your Verse' With Tupac, Missy Elliott & J. Cole". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on July 8, 2016 . Retrieved July 10, 2016. iTunes – Music – 2014 Forest Hills Drive by J Cole". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on February 9, 2016 . Retrieved February 11, 2016. J. Cole Announces 'Forest Hills Drive Tour' ". Rap-Up. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015 . Retrieved February 16, 2015. Side C has a couple of faint hairlines - more like Ex only on this disc. Actual 2015 issue, not a 2023 repress.