4 Your Eyez Only is the fourth studio album by American hip hop recording artist J. Cole. Released on December 9, 2016, by Dreamville Records, Roc Nation and Interscope Records, it is Cole's first release with Interscope.
On July 29, 2016, DJ Khaled released his ninth album, Major Key, the fifth track of which—titled "Jermaine's Interlude"—features Cole. During his feature on that track, Cole declares, "Said all I could say, now I play with thoughts of retirement"—a line that had fans of Cole's wondering about the future of his music career. In October 2016, while performing at a live concert, Cole said that it would be his "last show for a very long time."
Part of the album was recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City, over the summer of 2016.