 Cole soon put the home up for an "extremely cheap" renting price, in the hope that any struggling residents could use it to progress their lives, without having to worry about frequent moving, an experience Cole underwent due to frequent financial struggles.On August 15, 2014, Cole released the song "Be Free", as a response to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.In an interview with NPR's "Microphone Check" radio show, Cole revealed that the song was recorded the same week he recorded the song "Intro" from "2014 Forest Hills Drive", but was never intended for the album.