J. Cole has gifted fans an early Thanksgiving present, releasing his critically-acclaimed mixtape, Friday Night Lights, on all streaming platforms.
The Dreamville rapper announced the project's re-release in tandem with episode five of his Inevitable podcast, which dives into the making of the mixtape.
In an Instagram post, J. Cole excitedly announced the project's renascence.
"This is a very special moment for me. Been waiting patiently for this day, like a lot of y'all have. I wanna say thank you to everybody out there that kept these projects alive, even during all the years they were not on streaming services, especially this project right here. “Friday Nights Lights” finally available now on all platforms.
J. Cole expanded on his efforts to revive his older mixtape projects, thanking fans for their patience and urging them to tune in to Inevitable for an intimate behind-the-scenes look.
To have a full idea of what this means for me personally, you would have to know the whooole journey. This Inevitable series we doing, is that.
www.inevitable.live episode 5 is up now. Fiv e more to go in season 1. Love to everybody tuning in, it’s really something special. The Come Up, The Warm up, and Friday Night Lights all up finally. Thank you.
Friday Night Lights, J. Cole's third official mixtape, was originally released in November 2010. The tracks were initially planned to appear on the rapper's debut album Cole World: The Sideline Story, but were scrapped after his label deemed them commercially unviable.
Instead, Cole dropped the songs and bonus freestyles as a mixtape. The song "In The Morning," featuring Drake, was the only record from the project that made the cut on his debut.
The mixtape includes features from Wale, Omen, Kanye West, Pusha T, Big Sean, as well as production from Timbaland, Syience, and Elite..
The streaming release omits the bonus track, “Looking for Trouble."
What do you think?
Show comments / Leave a comment