Even though he has released singles as recently as last year and had songs with Dreamville artists on Revenge of the Dreamers III, J. Cole has not had a full solo album release since KOD in 2018.
J. Cole alluded to the release of an album titled The Fall Off last summer with the announcement of his two singles The Climb Back and Lion King on Ice in July 2020. He tweeted that there was no date for the album when he released the two singles.
The two singles ended up being released as part of a project titled Lewis Street.
Staff writer Akira Kyles can be reached at akyles@gannett.com.
Morray
Fayetteville rapper Morray, 28, who has gained a lot of traction in the music industry since late last year for his single Quicksand, hosted a community event Friday in Fayetteville as part of the video shoot for his single Trenches.
J. Cole
We know you know this one. Even though he was born on a military base in Germany, rapper
J. Cole grew up on Forest Hills Drive in Fayetteville and graduated from Terry Sanford High School. He s a multiplatinum recording artist and Grammy winner whose 2014 album, “2014 Forest Hills Drive,” is named for his childhood home in Fayetteville.
Link Wray
The head of Cumberland County Schools said Tuesday that he believes students will be able to return to school buildings next month even if all teachers have not been vaccinated for COVID-19.
Superintendent Marvin Connelly Jr. and school board Chairwoman Alicia Chisolm will write a letter to Gov. Roy Cooper, asking him to declare teachers essential workers so they can be moved higher on the priority list for vaccinations.
Connelly told the Board of Education at its meeting that some teachers who are 65 years old or older have already been vaccinated. Residents who are that old and healthcare workers are the only ones who currently qualify for vaccinations.
Fayetteville high schooler: The best year of our lives
Emmaline Morgan
2020 will be remembered as the year of loss. It stole from many their family members, their plans, their financial security, and for some, even their hope. It was a year full of sickness and doubt, chaos and grief, Zoom meetings and learning how to navigate a new world of masked faces and virtual schooling.
As a senior in high school, it has been hard to accept the fact that this is how I will finish out my high school experience; online, without being able to see my friends. There probably will not be a prom this year. I might not be able to participate in track meets.
Updated December 14, 2020 3:18 p.m. EST
By Zack Adams, HighSchoolOT reporter
Greensboro, N.C. Grimsley opened a lot of eyes in the Triad area during the 2019-20 season by nearly surpassing the 20-win plateau and later earning a ticket to the third round of the 4A state playoffs.
Prior to last winter, the Whirlies had finished three-straight seasons with 15-or-more losses by going 7-18, 12-15, and 12-15. Those records came under Thomas Griffis, who was not retained as head boys basketball coach following the 2018-19 season. He won 78 games over seven years, including going 16-9 and taking Metro 4A coach of the year honors for the team’s 2015-16 campaign. A very familiar leader was hired by principal Ged O’Donnell and athletic director Ethan Albright to fill the coaching vacancy.