If your not a die hard J. Cole fan like myself: your missing out. Recently, J.Cole has had the privilege to collaborate with HBO to do a documentary called Road to Homecoming. What's really neat is that he's given his fans the opprotunity to watch 20-30 mins of each part of the documentary through Vimeo; an online video media platform where people post creative videos and pieces. This is why I highly respect him as an artist and as an individual. I was surprised and not surprised that he let us as fans go behind the scenes with him when he was about to debut his album "Forest Hills Drive 2014" and etc. I always wondered how he pieces together his canvas (music, life etc).
You know what's really crazy, you can tell that he really cares about his fans opinions and outlooks on what he does musically. The way he connects with his fans through his performance is so memorizing and it put you in a trance musically and mentally. He even let some of his fans listen to his album secretly (that's crazy and all of them kept a secret for that long! That's dedication right there). Not a lot of artists actually lets their fans listen to an album that hasn't been released yet. That was the most beautiful part about this documentary. He actually cares about the people surrounding him that has been with him since day one. I loved how he took one of his childhood friends under his wing to be a part of his journey. He even gave him a job to be a part of the Dreamville team. Now that's a friend right there. He has given many people the opprotunity to see a different viewpoint in life. By taking his crew around the world to see amazing things that not a lot people get to see is the most extraordinary experience in the world.
In the documentary, you get to see how he pieces together his thoughts into pieces of music that turns into art. This creative soul shows viewer that if you put your mind and soul into something that you are passionate about; you can be anything that you want to be. You don't need to have a board full of people to tell you what sounds good, looks good and etc. You have the power to know what feels good and looks good. You have your own eyes, mind, heart and soul. You must peotect it because, you don't want other people to get into your head and tell you your dreams are not measurable. When I was watching each episode on Vimeo, he made me realize that if I keep speaking things into exsistance; everything will gradually happen in a chain of reaction. We can't all rush things to happen. He made it very clear that us as individuals have the power to make things happen ourselves. We may need the help of other people but, that doesn't mean that you have to depend on them for your own lifetime goals. I can go on and on, on all the things I've learned through watching his documentary. I would suggest that all of you guys to go watch it. I guarantee that you will become inspired by how he interpretes life and dreams in general. Shout out to Scott Lazer for capturing these moments with J. Cole and the Dreamville team. The way Scott has visually captured these moments is incredible and he's definitely going down on my list of favorite film directors of all time. Literally. Check out the link below to watch all parts of the documentary. You won't regret it.
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