''Eyez'' is a documentary based on the creation and recording of J. Cole's fourth studio album, ''

4 Your Eyez Only ''4 Your Eyez Only'' is the fourth studio album by American rapper J. Cole. It was released on December 9, 2016, by Dreamville Records, Roc Nation and Interscope Records. The album was Cole's first release with Interscope—his previous albums w ...

''. The film was directed by Scott Lazer, and produced by J. Cole, Ibrahim Hamad and Adam Roy Rodney. It premiered on December 2, 2016 on

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Premise

The documentary was filmed at

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over the summer of 2016, where sessions of the album were recorded. The studio was built by Jimi Hendrix before his death in 1970. Throughout the documentary, J. Cole and his team are captured engaging, brainstorming and recording. Sessions in the studio included musicians playing and recording the Hammond organ, trumpet, bass, and background vocals, while Cole lays down main vocal tracks. Cole explained his goals for the album in a scene saying "You get to this level of platform; the next one might go down. You're never guaranteed to be this high again. So while I'm here, let me use this opportunity to say the realest shit I've ever said." Director Scott Lazer spoke in an interview saying the documentary provides a "fly on the wall" experience saying:

Release

On December 2, 2016, Cole released the 40-minute documentary, titled ''Eyez''. It was released exclusively on

for three days until December 5, when it was made available on Dreamville's

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channel. The documentary also features two

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s for the tracks "

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" and " Everybody Dies". Both videos were directed by Lazer who said, "I remember thinking when I was putting this together and I don't know if people beyond Cole's core fan base are really going to enjoy this. I think what the music videos did was give something for people who may not be really into it."

Personnel

Credits adapted from the documentary film. * Roperta Spitz — Editor * David Torcivia — Colorist * Elad Marish — Audio mix * Isaiah Donté Lee — Additional photography

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External links

* {{J. Cole J. Cole American documentary films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films

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