 In September 2014, during an interview with "HipHopDX", Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's manager Steve Lobel revealed Krayzie Bone and Bizzy Bone recorded a track with Cole for the album, though the song never made the album's final cut.The production on the album was primarily handled by J. Cole, along with its guest productions, including Dreamville's in-house producer Ron Gilmore, DJ Dahi, Illmind, Willie B, Phonix Beats, Vinylz and Pop Wansel, with additional production provided by Cardiak and CritaCal, among others.On November 16, 2014, Cole released a video trailer, where he announced he will be releasing his third album, titled "2014 Forest Hills Drive" on December 9.