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J. Cole On Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Tomorrowblog

J. Cole On "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" Tomorrow

J. Cole is set to perform with The Roots on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" on Tuesday, January 31st. Tune in to NBC at…
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officialjcole Jan 30, 2012
J. Cole On The Late Show with David Letterman Tonightblog

J. Cole On The Late Show with David Letterman Tonight

Don't miss J. Cole perform his hit "Work Out" off his debut album Cole World: The Sideline Story tonight on the "Late Show with…
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officialjcole Dec 21, 2011
J. Cole On MTV2's Guy Codeblog

J. Cole On MTV2's "Guy Code"

J. Cole takes it back to his college days as he reflects on a "good-ass night" in the premiere episode of MTV's new series, "Guy…
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officialjcole Nov 16, 2011
J. Cole Featured In Basketball Never Stops Nike Commercialblog

J. Cole Featured In "Basketball Never Stops" Nike Commercial

J. Cole is featured in Nike's new Basketball Never Stops commercial. You can also find cameos from Lebron James, Sue Bird, ?uestlove, Dirk Nowitzki,…
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officialjcole Oct 31, 2011
J. Cole Featured On Music Choice's Live Undefinedblog

J. Cole Featured On Music Choice's "Live Undefined"

Music Choice is premiering a new live performance series called Live Undefined, and on Monday October 31st, J. Cole is helping them kick it…
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officialjcole Oct 28, 2011
J. Cole On FUSE Tonightblog

J. Cole On FUSE Tonight

Tune in to FUSE tonight at 11pm est to catch J. Cole on HOPPUS On Music. Watch, as he is interviewed by Mark Hoppus and performs…
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officialjcole Oct 28, 2011
J. Cole Premieres Lost Ones Videoblog

J. Cole Premieres "Lost Ones" Video

During his sold-out show at New York City's Best Buy Theater last night, J. Cole surprised fans by premiering his new video "Lost Ones".…
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officialjcole Oct 26, 2011
Pre-order Cole World: The Sideline Story On iTunes Nowblog

Pre-order "Cole World: The Sideline Story" On iTunes Now

Can't wait for J. Cole's highly-anticipated album Cole World: The Sideline Story to hit stores next Tuesday, September 27th? Well, you can be ahead of…
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officialjcole Sep 20, 2011
Can't Get Enough ft. Trey Songz Available On iTunes Nowblog

"Can't Get Enough" ft. Trey Songz Available On iTunes Now

J. Cole's new single "Can't Get Enough" featuring R&B crooner Trey Songz off his highly-anticipated debut album Cole World: The Sideline Story is now…
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officialjcole Sep 07, 2011
J. Cole Reveals Cole World: The Sideline Story Tracklistingblog

J. Cole Reveals "Cole World: The Sideline Story" Tracklisting

As part of his "Any Given Sunday" series, J. Cole surprised fans by unveiling the tracklisting for his highly-anticipated debut album, Cole World: The Sideline…
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officialjcole Aug 30, 2011
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officialjcole Aug 22, 2011
J. Cole Announces Cole World...World Tourblog

J. Cole Announces "Cole World...World Tour"

Hotly anticipated Roc Nation artist, J.Cole, will headline Cole World…World Tour kicking off August 23rd in Vancouver. The tour comes on the heels of…
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officialjcole Aug 17, 2011
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  • Label: Roc Nation/Columbia
  • Label Type: major
  • About:
    The rap world is at a crossroads. In the face of shrinking budgets, music executives, resting on their laurels, search out the next YouTube sensation with a catchy hook and dance move in order to amass digital single sales. While many artists have tried to break through despite an industry melt down, few have been met with critical praise. And the applause for those that have has not been loud enough to sway the course of the current rap market. Looking to excel where his contemporaries have failed, North Carolina native J. Cole (born Jermaine Cole) brings promise of a new day in hip hop music.
    Raised by his mother in North Carolina, J. Cole's hometown of Fayetteville would provide much of the sights and experiences that would come to shape his sound. Cole fell into rapping at the age of 12 when his cousin from Louisiana spent the summer in Fayetteville, showing him the basics of rhyming. He was instantly hooked. From there he delved deep into the music of hip hop luminaries including Tupac Shakur, Nas and Outkast, taking from them a love for telling stories with an unbridled rigor. Seizing every opportunity to write, at age 15 J. Cole found himself with composition notebooks full of rhymes but no beats of his own to lay them on. Determined to create original songs, he begged his mother for a beat machine so he could produce music solely for himself. She granted his wish and from there, a young Cole spent all his free time creating sounds and songs that would lay the foundation for what his style has evolved to today.
    Feeling the need to be heard, J. Cole used college as a tool to chase his dreams. He attended St. John's University on an academic scholarship, choosing the school so that he could be in the heart of the music industry: New York City. After polishing his sound and graduating Magna Cum Laude, J. Cole is dropping his debut mixtape, properly titled "The Come Up" hosted by DJ On Point. A mash up of dusty, soul filled sound beds, raw, energetic drums and an endless range of topics—everything from the carefree days of college to the seemingly endless plight of those have-nots scrapping for change—The Come Up puts J. Cole's broad palette of lyrical and production talents on display. "All a nigga wanna do is take his momma from that, but they rather lock us up and make sure we don't come back," he vehemently spits over the cascading keys and triumphant strings of the self produced "Lil' Ghetto Nigga."
    With such a diverse display, J. Cole is poised to wake up a dormant industry and cement his name in this game. But more than that, with his debut studio album currently in production, he hopes to change the tide of current rap music, swaying it in a more insightful, meaningful and passionate direction."
  • Member Since: 2009-12-23

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