The road to The Off-Season.

J.Cole’s set to release his album The Off-Season this Friday (May 14), and shares its complimentary short-film, Applying Pressure: The Off-Season Documentary.

Executive produced by himself and Ibrahim Hamad, Jermaine walks us through the album’s creating process including its most recent track “Interlude“, and shares a behind the scenes look in the studio as well as private moments during his off season.

The 12-minute clip is divided into four chapters where Cole shares advice from Pharrell, speaks with 21 Savage, boards a Puma jet, returns to Mohammad’s Crib in New York where he once lived during his attendance at St. John’s University, and more.