J. Cole Performs Ferguson Protest Song 'Be Free' on 'Late Show with David Letterman'

"Be Free" has been the No. 1 trending song, according to Billboard, since it came out. Cole has been one of the few artists who have been using his status to protest the grand jury decisions in Ferguson and New York City, writing a song and going out on the streets and protesting.

Though the album leaked a week early, it has not lost any steam and is still one of the hottest records in the country. The album is poised to be his most successful to date. Though the numbers have not been confirmed, industry experts are predicting 2014 Forest Hills Drive will sell more than 300,000 copies in the first week. It would be his highest first-week sales, surpassing the 297,000 copies sold by 2013's Born Sinner. Those projected sales would land him at No. 1 overall and would give him the No. 1-selling hip-hop album of 2014, ahead of Rick Ross's Mastermind.

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J. Cole, Late Show with David Letterman, Ferguson