Famous Albums
Release Date: December 9, 2014
Copies Sold : Sold 353,000 in the first week, around 3 million (2019)
Album Information: 2014 Forest Hills Drive was the first album to go platinum with no features in 25 years, the album is now tripple platinum. It was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 58th Grammy Awards. The album won Album of the Year at the 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards, and Top Rap Album at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards. The single "Apparently" was nominated for Best Rap Performance at the 58th Grammy Awards. Cole launched a world tour for the album, the tour sold over 570,000 tickets worldwide and grossed $20.4 million.
Release Date: December 9, 2016
Copies Sold : Sold 363,000 in the first week, 624,575 (July 2018)
Album Information: 4 Your Eyez Only was J. Coles second album to go platinum with no features. To further promote the album, Cole announced 4 Your Eyez Only World Tour on February 21, 2017. The tour included 62 dates across North America, Europe and Australia. The first 13 dates took place in smaller, intimate venues, while the next set of dates took place in arenas. The tour grossed $40 million. 4 Your Eyez Only received nominations for Top Rap Album at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards, and Album of the Year at the 2017 BET Awards. The album was also nominated for Album of the Year at the 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards. 4 Your Eyez Only World Tour was nominated for Top Rap Tour at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards.
Release Date: April 20, 2018
Copies Sold : Sold 397,000 in the first week, 1 million + (July 2018)
Album Information: KOD was J. Coles third album to go platinum with no features. The majority of the production on the album was handled by Cole himself, along with others such as T-Minus, Mark Pelli, BLVK and Ron Gilmore. To promote the album, Cole announced the KOD Tour on May 8, 2018. The tour grossed around $50 million. "ATM" music video received nominations in two categories at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Hip Hop Video and Best Art Direction. KOD was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2018 BET Hip Hop Awards. The album was nominated for Favorite Album at the 44th People's Choice Awards.