This article is about the 2017 documentary. For the 2016 album, see 4 Your Eyez Only.
J. Cole: 4 Your Eyez Only is a documentary directed by J. Cole and Scott Lazer, and produced by Cole, Tim Grant, Ibrahim Hamad and Adam Roy Rodney. It premiered on April 15, 2017 on HBO.[1]
I felt like it would be mad powerful for black people to see black people talking to each other. And you see a rapper who’s considered one of the biggest in the game, just listening. These are people that never get to be heard, by the world or even by each other. That lack of representation can lead to potentially catastrophic misunderstandings.[5]
Releaseedit
On March 24, 2017 HBO announced their second documentary with Cole titled, J. Cole: 4 Your Eyez Only, following Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming in 2016. he documentary aired April 15, 2017 on HBO and HBO Now.[6] The documentary was exclusively screened at the Troxy in London on April 19, 2017.[7] On May 1, 2017 the film was uploaded on Dreamville's YouTube channel.[8]
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Critical responseedit
Writing for Billboard, J'na Jefferson praised the film saying it "brings black perseverance to the forefront".[9]
"J. Cole: 4 Your Eyez Only - a Dreamville Film" on YouTube
January 01, 1970
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