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J. Cole brings his "Forest Hills Drive Tour" to Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015 in Atlanta. The show opened up with performances by R&B singer Jeremih, and hip-hop artists YG (Young Gangsta) and Big Sean.

ATLANTA - Hip-hop recording artist J. Cole (Jermaine Lamarr Cole) brings his "Forest Hills Drive Tour", in support of his third studio album, "2014 Forest Hills Drive" to Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015 in Atlanta. Special guest artists opening for J. Cole include R&B singer Jeremih, and hip-hop artists Big Sean and West Coast rapper YG (Young Gangsta). (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Special to the AJC)

ATLANTA - J. Cole brings his "Forest Hills Drive Tour", in support of his third studio album, "2014 Forest Hills Drive" to Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015 in Atlanta. He performed the new album in it's entirety while running a narrative on the background on the making of each song. Forest Hill Drive is the street he grew up on in his hometown in Fayetteville, NC. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Special to the AJC)

ATLANTA - Special guest recording hip-hop artist Jeremih opened for J. Cole as a part of Cole's "Forest Hills Drive Tour," at Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood in Atlanta on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Special to the AJC)

ATLANTA - West Coast rapper YG (Young Gangsta) from Compton, California, appears on tour as special guest and opening act for J. Cole and his "Forest Hills Drive Tour", at Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015 in Atlanta. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Special to the AJC)

ATLANTA - Special guest and opening act for J. Cole, Detroit native Sean Michael Leonard Anderson, better known by his stage name, Big Sean, started as a protege of Kanye West and was signed on his label GOOD Music in 2007. In 2014, he signed with Roc Nation. His debut album, "Finally Famous," in 2011 under Def Jam. His third studio album, "Dark Sky Paradise," released in 2015, earned his first number one on Billboard 200. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Special to the AJC)

ATLANTA - Special guest Big Sean was the opening act for J. Cole at Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015 in Atlanta. Big Sean released his third studio album, "Dark Sky Paradise, " which debuted at number one on Billboard 200, his first. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Special to the AJC)

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ATLANTA - Hip-hop recording artist J. Cole (Jermaine Lamarr Cole) brings his "Forest Hills Drive Tour", in support of his third studio album, "2014 Forest Hills Drive" to Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015 in Atlanta. Special guest artists opening for J. Cole include R&B singer Jeremih, and hip-hop artists Big Sean and West Coast rapper YG (Young Gangsta). (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Special to the AJC)

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