J. Cole celebrated The Fall-Off with fans during a surprise album listening party appearance in his hometown of Fayetteville, North Carolina, to kick off the weekend.
On Friday night (Feb. 6), the two-time Grammy winner visited bar The Sip Room, where fans were hosting a listening event for his new album. Cole popped up in a casual black hoodie and matching sweatpants, but as the rapper is 6-foot-3, he was instantly spotted and swarmed by fans.
After members of his Dreamers fanbase greeted him outside the bar, Cole went inside, where he dapped up fans and took pictures while The Fall-Off played.
According to local outlet CBS 17, The Sip Room was one of several venues that hosted a Fall-Off listening party to honor Cole’s seventh and possibly his final album.
Billboards of the LP also surround the city, and one dedicated fan, Tyree Dickerson, drove to Fayetteville from Raleigh exclusively to attend a Fall-Off event. The fan relocated to the city from Chicago the year prior after attending Dreamville Festival.
“I just listened to it. I’m just excited to be here. I wanted to see where he grew up, his area, his stomping grounds,” Dickerson told CBS 17.
Cole has kept his fans close on the road to the Fall-Off in the weeks approaching his new LP, even giving the stories behind his double album covers and back cover.
“The Fall-Off, a double album made with intentions to be my last, brings the concept of my first project full circle,” Cole wrote in a tweet earlier this week.