It's been close to two years since J. Cole released his fourth studio album, 4 Your Eyez Only. Outside of a few guest features and suprise appearances, the rapper has pretty much laid low on the music front. That's until now.

Last night (April 17), Cole announced a surprise free gig in New York (where phones and cameras were prohibited), which was quickly followed-up with a new album announcement. Arriving this Friday (April 20), the free event last night was, according to Miss Info, an exclusive listening party of his new album for fans. 

NYC. Come through. Couple hours from now. First come first serve. pic.twitter.com/Z71I9iRnnu

— J. Cole (@JColeNC) April 16, 2018

New album. KOD 4/20

— J. Cole (@JColeNC) April 17, 2018

While few details are know about the Dreamville MC's upcoming LP, Miss Info reports that K.O.D., which carries three different subtitles (King on Drugz, King Overdose and Kill Our Demoz), was recorded in 2 weeks and features 12 tracks. Possible guest spots are also a complete mystery, but judging by Cole's previous projects, artist features may be few and far between.  

Check out highlights from the surprise event below. 

J Cole snippet from new album "KOD"...definitely a different Cole than his previous studio albums #music pic.twitter.com/nOq62Wiqjd

— chune (@Chune_App) April 17, 2018

J. Cole #KOD album listening pic.twitter.com/ZE1bUhqDmq

— The Change Agent (@DessyDigital) April 17, 2018

@JColeNC I left work to come to the show and we made it at 6!!!!!! Line is craaaaaaazy is there hope?! #jcole pic.twitter.com/7S6qVoa0ja

— Yanel Escobar (@YanelEscobar) April 16, 2018

J. Cole rushes into Gramacy Theatre for KOD listening event: https://t.co/L3IAdhS5Tx pic.twitter.com/BVuBc81dL7

— Karen Civil (@KarenCivil) April 17, 2018