The raid apparently inspired the song “Neighbors,” off Cole’s latest album 4 Your Eyez Only. Because of obvious racism from the neighbors, the police were called and a raid took place.” He’s out here doing extremely positive things for the community and for young artists. Cole is the last person to do anything like that. Cole’s Dreamville studio in North Carolina was raided by a SWAT team in March, after his neighbors reportedly told authorities that drugs were being made/sold in. It’s just crazy ironic because out of anybody, they picked the wrong person. They flew helicopters over, sent an entire SWAT team armed with weapons, broke down the door and searched the whole house.”Įlite continued, “They go downstairs and all they see is a studio, and obviously they felt stupid. “And there was a huge investigation, like a million-dollar investigation. “One of the neighbors told the police we were growing weed or selling drugs out of this house,” he said. We use DTG Printers that ensure the best possible printing outcome you can find. High-Quality Prints: Our prints are soft and blend seamlessly with the T-Shirt and unlike many, we DO NOT use Rubber Printing. tees Pure Cotton: All products are made up of 100 Pre-Combed Cotton(Bio-Washed and Pre-Shrunk) which feels ultra-light on your skin. And ever since I moved into North York, a so. His song Neighbors, he has said, was inspired by a real-life SWAT raid on his house the result of nearby North Carolina residents assuming he sold drugs and calling the police. In an interview with Complex, Elite explained the incident. Cause the neighbours think Im selling dope. Cole is a millionaire many times over, but despite fame and fortune, his neighbors still made him feel like a criminal. Yeah, I dont want no picture with the president I just wanna talk to the man Speak for the boys in the bando And my nigga never walkin again Apologize if Im harpin again I know these things happen often But Im back on the scene I was. Cole and his associates were in Austin for SXSW at the time of the raid. I guess the neighbors think Im sellin dope, sellin dope Okay, the neighbors think Im sellin dope, sellin dope Sellin dope, sellin dope, sellin dope. Cole’s Dreamville studio in North Carolina was raided by a SWAT team in March, after his neighbors reportedly told authorities that drugs were being made/sold in the building.