'What upset me is everybody from that cul-de-sac from the other side got hats, T-shirts, got CDs,' joked Hall. Meanwhile, Hall, who is more than twice Cole's age, said there's just one thing he's been wanting since the day Cole took that iconic photo on the rooftop surrounded by admiring fans and security. 'I like what I hear from him and evidently his situation has opened up the door to help other people and I like that.'Ĭole, who regularly gives back to the Fayetteville community through his Dreamville Foundation, said he's still figuring out how to make the plan work. 'I think he's a sharp, young man,' said Hall. He said he remembers Cole as a child, and like other neighbors, is supportive of his latest charitable plans. James Hall has lived on the street for 40 years. A new security fence has recently been installed to keep people off the property.

The popularity of the album has drawn crowds to the famous address, and neighbors said people have tried getting on the roof to copy the album cover. The home is Cole's third album's namesake, and the album cover features Cole atop the roof gazing into the distance. In light of his success, Cole was able to purchase the house. Years later, the relationship between Cole's parents would fizzle, and his mother lost the home to foreclosure. Cole told the podcast host that it felt like a 'mansion,' where he had his own room, and space to dream big. Soon, his mother re-married another soldier, and the family moved into the 1,600 square foot home on Forest Hills Drive. When he was a toddler, his parents divorced, and his mother had to move him and his older brother out of post housing and into a Spring Lake trailer park. Jermaine Cole, 30, was born into a military family. I want her kids to feel how I felt when we got the house.' The idea is that it's a single mother with multiple kids.

'So every two years, a new family will come in and live rent-free. 'My goal is to have that be a haven for a family,' he told the host. into a rent-free home for single mothers and their families. Cole plans to turn his childhood home in Fayetteville, North Carolina into a place for single mothers to get a fresh start.Īppearing on New York's Combat Jack internet radio show, the artist said he's exploring ways to turn 2014 Forest Hills Dr.

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