Forest Hill Drive doesn't get enough respect in the Rap world. I think most people treat this album as "Just a Good Album." But I honestly think it's one of the best Albums that come off last decade.
Forest Hills made me a Cole fan. His previous work was just not at this level yet. He had shown glimpses but not yet. This is a top tier album. Production , Lyrical content, Progression, Variety and overall theme. This album was a real turning point I remember Big Sean dropping I Decided couple years after this and seeing his music mature in a similar manner.
I'm probably a bigger Cole than any of yall and I disagree. Fhd went triple platinum with no features and limited press( *edit* AND He produced 90% of the album on his own). It's definitely regarded as a certified classic
Nahh the way dad was enjoying this album made me so happy! It is actually very thought-provoking to see how much he was enjoying the production considering how people call Cole boring. St. Tropez is my favourite song off this album!!
the best thing about the Album is all the production is soo clean. i remember seeing in the doc that like 1 hr before the album had to be submitted he was cycling (exaclty the moment in the intro music video) he stops the whole shoot and calls up his engineer to sort a certain placement of adlibs and clean up some sound. just shows how much detail he put into this project.
I think the story was that the explicit version of wet dreamz or one of the songs had the inexplicit adlibs and so that's what made him stop to call and say to add the explicit adlibs (maybe vice versa.) and fix it. But yes for the most part you are correct
I only found this channel last week and I’ve been going down the rabbit hole ever since. From your research and well thought-out explanations of the songs to your dads obvious knowledge and love of music in general and willingness to learn and listen to stuff he probably wouldn’t usually. Hands down the best music reaction channel on here, you really are Bridging the Gap. You deserve SO many more subscribers, I’m here for the milly! God bless guys and keep up the good work.
Living in Germany, borderline France & Luxemburg. Watching you guys from the beginning. I love the journey. This my favorite album y’all. Much Love and Peace !!!
Seeing your dad vibe to Cole's music made me happier than ever. I can't wait for you guys to explore the off season at some point, so many bars there it's crazy
@@yeahaight5915 when the rapping is great theres no need to have crazy beats on it. You got it the other way around mfs need banging beats to overshadow the mid ass bars 😂
People's first introduction to J. Cole is the most mesmerizing thing ever. It always reminds me of how I was so hooked on when I first listened. I definitely recommend 4yeo next and maybe 4:44 in the future. Much respect to you and your dad ❤
This is officially my favorite 2014 Forest Hills Drive reaction on the internet. Props go to pops man, and you too made it way more fun with how much you were grooving with the joint man. Bless yall! Now we want more Cole joints...
39:50 French here my boys ! been listening to you both since last march. You're the best and damn your dad is so funny ! Can't wait for your MTDBF react
This concert was even more lit… I still remember till this day. Was hands down the best concert of my life. I grew up with j Cole. He’s my GOAT. Bro saved my life with his word.. subscribed!!
"That's GOOD shit...'apparently' is apparently the SHIT!" Your pops cracks me up 🤣 It's so cool to see you and your dad enjoying and loving music as a father son duo 🤙
I asked for this a while back and seeing it popped up on TH-cam made me so happy. Cole is my favorite artist, his music is therapeutic and inspirational. Appreciate this, definitely do “sideline story” and “Friday night lights” album
St Tropez was also sampled By mob Deep- Got to Give up the goods. there’s also the Esther Phillips sample too. I love that your father picked up on the Chaka Khan - Hollywood sample as well. This is my fav song on the albums. Great reaction !!
Honestly, you guys reviewing this gem of an album made my day. Forest Hills is a special album to me as it was the first one I ever bought on vinyl. Watching you guys bond over it brought back precious memories of my first ever listen. Thank you for your amazing content. Keep it up! 😃
Can’t wait for the j Cole run from you guys. Dudes music meant a lot to me. Javari from Cole would be so dope to see you guys react to! Impeccable story telling from Cole. Much love from Los Angeles!
suggestions that you of course will react to but idk when: 1. take care - drake 2. doggystyle - snoop 3. IGOR - tyler 4. astroworld - travis AND MOST IMPORTANTLY - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
I listened to this album for the first time when it came out and liked, but I was so young that I could not enjoy some of the deeper cuts of this album. A true masterpiece from a musical genius. It was great listening to this with you guys, I love your content !
Man , shout out to you and your dad , I really enjoyed your reaction on this album. Keep doing what you do , I have nothing but great time watching y'all.
It's really cool that your dad brought up the instruments in the beats because this album had live instrumentation when creating it. Cole can play the piano so I wonder if he did that part himself.
the thing i love about this channel is how u guys discuss the meaning and how you interpret the songs, makes this channel amazing to watch and you guys definitely gonna blow up into the 100s of thousands if not millions
You may have caught my previous comments, but ever since discovering you guys, I've been loving it! Watching through all your videos and listening to new albums I've never heard before. My life has been so enriched lately thanks to you guys!
Love this album! Also when your dad was referencing that song @41:00, I knew it sounded familiar and I actually know it from Cole using it in one of his old mixtape songs Rags to Riches
When you mentioned “The Wood” I was hell yeah because I’ve watched a week ago and was thinking about it the whole song😂😂 The video to this song is also funny with these dogs😂
Pops so authentic with his takes and has so much character! 😂 I love it 1000% he a real 1 and brings a lot of life yo the show and makes the experience of amazing music a lot more enjoyable. God bless him
Love Yourz and Apparently is really what made me love his music and his messages. It touched my heart and I felt and saw his message. He has inspired me to make my own music and to speak on what I truly feel.
I love the interaction between you and your dad. He recognizes good music when he hears it. I've seen all your videos, and I love how he's able to pick up on all tge details, nuances, and double entrendras.
You guys should do a cross over episode with "turning the tables" where you react to something the dads mutually like and you guys both play the dads something..on some multiverse of reaction videos stuff..
The sample used in the song St.Tropez is also the same in Mobb Deep - Give up the Goods prod by QTip and also LL Cool J “Pink Cookies in a plastic bag getting crushed by Buildings”
Yo this definitely 1 of my favorite albums of all time top 5 ...Thanks for giving the big hommie his flowers ..Thanks for the reactions all the way from South Africa
Grew up without a dad, been watching a bunch of your videos lately to relax at night. Watching you guys do what you do inspires me to one day create that bond. Keep up the good work 🤟🏼
Tail Of 2 Citiez probably one of the best rap songs live, especially when he went on tour for this. Cole controls the crowd so well. I sat back lawn at an amphitheater and watched the crowd bounce their hands in unison to the hook and that’s one my favorite concert experiences ever. Amazing moment
I enjoyed the video, big time J COLE fan here and I appreciate the reaction that y'all gave. Much love to everyone and hope to keep seeing great content to come.
Love the vibe between you and your father! Would you ever consider collaborating with Conor and Kevin of Turning the Tables? Your two channels are my absolute favorite in the lane you both occupy!
i remember goin to this concert in Charlotte Nc shortly after album dropped., he had YG, jerimiah and Big sean along with the “dreamville” guys. Cole gave it his all, sweated his ass off performing on stage. great album
It’s been 10 years since this album dropped and Hello is still one of my favorite songs on the album. Seeing pops enjoy it so much hade me happy as hell
Loved reliving my first listen to this through you and your pops man, this album means so much to so many - thanks for giving us this. Mac Miller for sure!! Swimming or Divine Feminine !!
From France 🇫🇷 and Senegal 🇸🇳 And I love your channel Thank you for all thèses reaction y’all guys dope🙏🏾 I lost my father when I was 4 So it’s beautiful to see you do this together God bless you all
Pop’s is for ever converted!!! You are the Goat for this one. Make sure you insert The Offseason and 4yeo in the schedule please. And my favorite song is St tropez. One of the best produced hip hop song IMO
Nat King Cole is definitely the first thing I thought of too when I heard 03 adolescence for the first time… wonder if that was a sample of his … such a dope sound and instrumentation to use to start the track off
It’s honestly so dope how you and your pops be vibin together and shit like damn bro I wish my me and my dad could Vibe like that it’s more serious most of the time . Dope reaction 🔥
absolutely fire, this album isn't one I listen to often just so that when I come back to it it's almost brand new even tho I got the whole record memorized 😂 Def knew pops was gonna love this one and I think he would love the messages cole has in 4 your eyez. Even tho it's super overlooked by his other records that album gives me the same vibe as Mr. Morale being a more personal album. Keep up the fire work 🔥
Definitely lookin forward to seeing JID on the channel after that talk about Dreamville. The Never Story is one of the best debuts of the decade imo. JID got one of the best flows in the game without a doubt.
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love yourz
love yourz, easily
Love Yourz without a question.
No Role Modelz
No role modelz
Forest Hill Drive doesn't get enough respect in the Rap world. I think most people treat this album as "Just a Good Album." But I honestly think it's one of the best Albums that come off last decade.
Forest Hills made me a Cole fan. His previous work was just not at this level yet. He had shown glimpses but not yet.
This is a top tier album.
Production , Lyrical content, Progression, Variety and overall theme. This album was a real turning point
I remember Big Sean dropping I Decided couple years after this and seeing his music mature in a similar manner.
This album is 🔥,but it don't fuck with kotd
one of the best albums of all time no cap
I'm probably a bigger Cole than any of yall and I disagree. Fhd went triple platinum with no features and limited press( *edit* AND He produced 90% of the album on his own). It's definitely regarded as a certified
classic
10th best off 2010s approx
I forget how good this album really is. The production, Cole’s confidence, and the story telling is just amazing. Good lord it’s so good
Sooo good
Nahh the way dad was enjoying this album made me so happy! It is actually very thought-provoking to see how much he was enjoying the production considering how people call Cole boring.
St. Tropez is my favourite song off this album!!
❤️
Definitely best album, but he’s not boring. His fans hype him to be this christ like figure when he’s ok lol
@@Josh-dy4lq This is not Cole's best album in my opinion. Not even top 3
yeah what’s up with people calling him boring? his verses are thought provoking & the beats are 🔥
@@valyncia3961 wait. What’s ur top 3 ?
the best thing about the Album is all the production is soo clean. i remember seeing in the doc that like 1 hr before the album had to be submitted he was cycling (exaclty the moment in the intro music video) he stops the whole shoot and calls up his engineer to sort a certain placement of adlibs and clean up some sound. just shows how much detail he put into this project.
I think the story was that the explicit version of wet dreamz or one of the songs had the inexplicit adlibs and so that's what made him stop to call and say to add the explicit adlibs (maybe vice versa.) and fix it. But yes for the most part you are correct
Yeah that is the best thing. It's definitely not this basic ass rapping
@@ChildishGambeaner -hater for no reason
@@user-ds5lf3he3x Nah. Gave it a chance and wasn't feeling it. Bet you like the song about him losing his virginity though. So cringe
@@ChildishGambeaner he literally has a billion streams on multiple songs on that album 🤷 but act like I'm the odd one out
If your father enjoyed Cole’s music Y’all be my goats of reactions 🤣
J Cole is average af
@@ChildishGambeaner You have no taste
@@Gonnie6969 My dislike for Cole says otherwise
@@ChildishGambeaner You sound like a maddd hater dawg.
@@ChildishGambeaner Cole would use Em’s lyrics for once to tell you
“She says I’m trash, but she listens to Tekashi!!
Bitch you lost me” 🤣🤣
Classic album by Cole. Holds a special place in my heart for sure
I only found this channel last week and I’ve been going down the rabbit hole ever since. From your research and well thought-out explanations of the songs to your dads obvious knowledge and love of music in general and willingness to learn and listen to stuff he probably wouldn’t usually. Hands down the best music reaction channel on here, you really are Bridging the Gap. You deserve SO many more subscribers, I’m here for the milly! God bless guys and keep up the good work.
Luv fam
This Album deserved a Grammy
Living in Germany, borderline France & Luxemburg. Watching you guys from the beginning. I love the journey. This my favorite album y’all. Much Love and Peace !!!
Wrote a paper on this album in college, made that professor a cole fan.
Can we see the paper?
Seeing your dad vibe to Cole's music made me happier than ever. I can't wait for you guys to explore the off season at some point, so many bars there it's crazy
Yes, please do The Off-Season
Doesn’t matter if there’s bars the dad would jus be noticing the simple ahh beats 😂
@@yeahaight5915 oh you were trying to be different?
@@yeahaight5915 when the rapping is great theres no need to have crazy beats on it. You got it the other way around mfs need banging beats to overshadow the mid ass bars 😂
People's first introduction to J. Cole is the most mesmerizing thing ever. It always reminds me of how I was so hooked on when I first listened. I definitely recommend 4yeo next and maybe 4:44 in the future. Much respect to you and your dad ❤
This is officially my favorite 2014 Forest Hills Drive reaction on the internet. Props go to pops man, and you too made it way more fun with how much you were grooving with the joint man. Bless yall! Now we want more Cole joints...
39:50 French here my boys ! been listening to you both since last march. You're the best and damn your dad is so funny ! Can't wait for your MTDBF react
I’ve been waiting for you guys to get to Cole ! Can’t wait for more!
Also Mac Miller is a must listen please 🙏🏾🕊
Sitting patiently for KOD lol
Mac Miller is wack
@@ChildishGambeaner ok buddy
Mac has one of the best discographies in hip hop period
@@ChildishGambeaner do u come into these comments just to hate lmao
This concert was even more lit… I still remember till this day. Was hands down the best concert of my life. I grew up with j Cole. He’s my GOAT. Bro saved my life with his word.. subscribed!!
"That's GOOD shit...'apparently' is apparently the SHIT!"
Your pops cracks me up 🤣
It's so cool to see you and your dad enjoying and loving music as a father son duo 🤙
Love your pops appreciation for his lyricism and the musical aspect of the tracks.
Something tell me he would love 4 Your Eyez Only!
Word !
I asked for this a while back and seeing it popped up on TH-cam made me so happy. Cole is my favorite artist, his music is therapeutic and inspirational. Appreciate this, definitely do “sideline story” and “Friday night lights” album
St Tropez was also sampled By mob Deep- Got to Give up the goods. there’s also the Esther Phillips sample too. I love that your father picked up on the Chaka Khan - Hollywood sample as well. This is my fav song on the albums. Great reaction !!
Honestly, you guys reviewing this gem of an album made my day. Forest Hills is a special album to me as it was the first one I ever bought on vinyl. Watching you guys bond over it brought back precious memories of my first ever listen. Thank you for your amazing content. Keep it up! 😃
Can’t wait for the j Cole run from you guys. Dudes music meant a lot to me. Javari from Cole would be so dope to see you guys react to! Impeccable story telling from Cole. Much love from Los Angeles!
J Cole is basic af
@@ChildishGambeaner ☠️☠️☠️
@@ChildishGambeaner why you all over these comment being negative fam?
@@BridgingTheGapYT I made three comments bruh calm down. It's not my fault J Cole has the most sensitive male fan base in rap
@@ChildishGambeaner jcole basic AF☝️🤓
suggestions that you of course will react to but idk when:
1. take care - drake
2. doggystyle - snoop
3. IGOR - tyler
4. astroworld - travis
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Please never stop these videos. I absolutely love watching you and your dad listen to these albums.
Cole and Kendrick are keeping meaningful hip hop alive 🙌
This reaction really give me the biggest smile in a long time. Thank y’all
I been waiting on this reaction forever and it still exceeded expectations. Great video 😮💨🤩
I listened to this album for the first time when it came out and liked, but I was so young that I could not enjoy some of the deeper cuts of this album. A true masterpiece from a musical genius. It was great listening to this with you guys, I love your content !
For me it's definitely Love Yourz cuz of the message, gets me goosebumps every time and GOMD for the high energy
I really love how you and pops just be vibing and point out all the samples and different instruments you guys are so dope much love
Man , shout out to you and your dad , I really enjoyed your reaction on this album.
Keep doing what you do , I have nothing but great time watching y'all.
It's really cool that your dad brought up the instruments in the beats because this album had live instrumentation when creating it. Cole can play the piano so I wonder if he did that part himself.
the thing i love about this channel is how u guys discuss the meaning and how you interpret the songs, makes this channel amazing to watch and you guys definitely gonna blow up into the 100s of thousands if not millions
Yall made me wanna go back and listen to this, this is easily one of my favorite albums
1:08:45 put a smile on my face! I love the bonding you guys got going on. Love the vid man keep going🤟🏽
Man I thoroughly enjoyed this! Your dad's energy is just contagious. Loved watching him enjoy this album as much as I always do. Love.
You may have caught my previous comments, but ever since discovering you guys, I've been loving it! Watching through all your videos and listening to new albums I've never heard before. My life has been so enriched lately thanks to you guys!
03 Adolescence is the most under appreciated song in recent history, song is as real as it gets
Saw j Cole perform last June in uk, amazing performance n experience.
Love this album! Also when your dad was referencing that song @41:00, I knew it sounded familiar and I actually know it from Cole using it in one of his old mixtape songs Rags to Riches
When you mentioned “The Wood” I was hell yeah because I’ve watched a week ago and was thinking about it the whole song😂😂
The video to this song is also funny with these dogs😂
Pops so authentic with his takes and has so much character! 😂 I love it 1000% he a real 1 and brings a lot of life yo the show and makes the experience of amazing music a lot more enjoyable. God bless him
Love Yourz and Apparently is really what made me love his music and his messages. It touched my heart and I felt and saw his message. He has inspired me to make my own music and to speak on what I truly feel.
I love the interaction between you and your dad. He recognizes good music when he hears it. I've seen all your videos, and I love how he's able to pick up on all tge details, nuances, and double entrendras.
❤️
You guys should do a cross over episode with "turning the tables" where you react to something the dads mutually like and you guys both play the dads something..on some multiverse of reaction videos stuff..
U said exactly what I was thinking this always reminded me of the wood and definitely one of my favorite movies of all time great reaction
Man, I couldn't love your pops more. Love from NYC
The sample used in the song St.Tropez is also the same in Mobb Deep - Give up the Goods prod by QTip and also LL Cool J “Pink Cookies in a plastic bag getting crushed by Buildings”
Yo this definitely 1 of my favorite albums of all time top 5 ...Thanks for giving the big hommie his flowers ..Thanks for the reactions all the way from South Africa
Grew up without a dad, been watching a bunch of your videos lately to relax at night. Watching you guys do what you do inspires me to one day create that bond. Keep up the good work 🤟🏼
Man your dads reaction made me smile through out the video😂, so glad he liked the album so much
i fucking love you guys honestly blessed to have been one of the people to stumble across this channel
Luv you too!
Tail Of 2 Citiez probably one of the best rap songs live, especially when he went on tour for this. Cole controls the crowd so well. I sat back lawn at an amphitheater and watched the crowd bounce their hands in unison to the hook and that’s one my favorite concert experiences ever. Amazing moment
I went to his concert in Paris and the way we jumped when that song dropped! Amazing 😍😍😍
Graduate of Talladega myself and seeing you guys bridging the gap is a beautiful thing
Got me thru the morning so thank y’all and Rip Mac 🕊
Dude this album is truly a gem. It’s so cool to see your pops get to experience this. Great video!
I enjoyed the video, big time J COLE fan here and I appreciate the reaction that y'all gave. Much love to everyone and hope to keep seeing great content to come.
Love the vibe between you and your father! Would you ever consider collaborating with Conor and Kevin of Turning the Tables? Your two channels are my absolute favorite in the lane you both occupy!
We would love to collab with TTT
I shot them a message🙏🏻
Mannn love these reactions, this video reminded me how perfect this album is, I wouldn't change a thing. 10/10 masterpiece.
I’ve really enjoyed your videos. This is the first one where the album is new to me too. J Cole is great.
i remember goin to this concert in Charlotte Nc shortly after album dropped., he had YG, jerimiah and Big sean along with the “dreamville” guys. Cole gave it his all, sweated his ass off performing on stage. great album
It’s been 10 years since this album dropped and Hello is still one of my favorite songs on the album. Seeing pops enjoy it so much hade me happy as hell
This album gives me a nostalgia feeling that no other album can do. One of my all time favorites for sure
Once in like, every score, an artist comes through and you just thank the music gods for that gift.
J. Cole
Ooooh I knew y’all did a reaction on this classic! Thank you and love from Paris,France 🇫🇷 😍🙏🏾
Loved reliving my first listen to this through you and your pops man, this album means so much to so many - thanks for giving us this. Mac Miller for sure!! Swimming or Divine Feminine !!
Yessss!!! Finally some J Cole!!!! 🐐, keep up the good work!!!! Keep the journey going!
FHD was one of the first albums to get me into hip hop, such a great experience.
From France 🇫🇷 and Senegal 🇸🇳
And I love your channel
Thank you for all thèses reaction y’all guys dope🙏🏾
I lost my father when I was 4
So it’s beautiful to see you do this together
God bless you all
Bless 🙏🏾
Pop’s is for ever converted!!! You are the Goat for this one. Make sure you insert The Offseason and 4yeo in the schedule please. And my favorite song is St tropez. One of the best produced hip hop song IMO
Nat King Cole is definitely the first thing I thought of too when I heard 03 adolescence for the first time… wonder if that was a sample of his … such a dope sound and instrumentation to use to start the track off
Yes‼️Been waiting on this since the beginning of this channel. Let’s gooooo🤩
Trueeeee
13:48 when they said DAMN at the same time HAHAH
Such a good reaction to one of the most iconic albums ever. Props to yall
THANK YOU!!! THIS IS WHAT WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR
It’s honestly so dope how you and your pops be vibin together and shit like damn bro I wish my me and my dad could Vibe like that it’s more serious most of the time . Dope reaction 🔥
I loved this video sm, pops had me lit the whole vid 🥰😭💓
Man yall have to do Mac Miller! You should definitely start with KIDS and go from there so dad can really see the progress of Mac.
Missed this type of music crazy this is nostalgic music remember when it first came out
First album I've ever heard and listened to ts 100+ times until the songs got old but ts still in my top 5 till this day.
You and TTT are the only father-son duo I watch, love the albums you guys choose
Man seeing these reactions make me miss my dad
absolutely fire, this album isn't one I listen to often just so that when I come back to it it's almost brand new even tho I got the whole record memorized 😂 Def knew pops was gonna love this one and I think he would love the messages cole has in 4 your eyez. Even tho it's super overlooked by his other records that album gives me the same vibe as Mr. Morale being a more personal album. Keep up the fire work 🔥
Found this video on tiktok today and had to come and watch it. Its amazing to see your dad enjoying this album that i love.
Love from brazil😊
Love this album this when I found out rakim cole and i got the same bday 😭😭😭 certified classic one of the most relatable albums I’ve bumped period
7:45 Cole did move to NY so that East Coast his pop heard in the intro is on point lol
The apparently reaction made me so happy, keep smashing it guys🙌🙌
Been waiting for this
Fuck yes can’t wait for this to be released. Goated album
been waiting for this one
Hope you guys are enjoying doing this together as much as we are watching it!
Such a great reaction and I just love that fact that your dad was scrolling and was trying to add him to his playlist. So dope and cute
Your videos are fire dude. Such a cool dad you have.
I love watching these videos man, I wish I showed my music to my Dad but never got the chance. This is LEGENDARY!!!
this is by far one of my favorites album of all time, the storytelling in wet dreamz is fantastic, in my opinion the best album of j cole
Best cole album hands down!! Loved the reaction keep it up!
Not sure the offseason is right there with it that was a fusion of old to new cole with his cold lyricism but I respect it fhd is amazing as well
Born Sinner will be a joy. Great channel you guys.
Definitely lookin forward to seeing JID on the channel after that talk about Dreamville. The Never Story is one of the best debuts of the decade imo. JID got one of the best flows in the game without a doubt.
Facts, can't wait for the new album, Dance Now and Surround Sound are crazyyy!!!
Now this is what I’ve been anticipating for and I’ve been here from the beginning