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For the cricketer, see <a href="/wiki/J._Cole_(Hampshire_cricketer)" class="mw-redirect" title="J. Cole (Hampshire cricketer)">J. Cole (Hampshire cricketer)</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"Jay Cole" redirects here. Not to be confused with <a href="/wiki/Jay_Coles" title="Jay Coles">Jay Coles</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style>Jermaine Lamarr Cole<a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a> (born January 28, 1985) is an American rapper and record producer. Born on a military base in Germany and raised in <a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_North_Carolina" title="Fayetteville, North Carolina">Fayetteville, North Carolina</a>,<a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a> Cole initially gained attention as a rapper following the release of his debut mixtape, <a href="/wiki/The_Come_Up" title="The Come Up">The Come Up</a>, in early 2007. Intent on further pursuing a musical career, he signed with <a href="/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z">Jay-Z</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Roc_Nation" title="Roc Nation">Roc Nation</a> in 2009 and released two additional mixtapes: <a href="/wiki/The_Warm_Up" title="The Warm Up">The Warm Up</a> (2009) and <a href="/wiki/Friday_Night_Lights_(mixtape)" title="Friday Night Lights (mixtape)">Friday Night Lights</a> (2010) to further critical acclaim as he garnered a wider following. <table class="infobox biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">J. Cole</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:HOTSPOTATL_-_21_Savage_%26_J.Cole_Light_Birthday_Bash_ATL_2023_On_FIRE_(xu6HKf40MX0_-_2m38s)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/HOTSPOTATL_-_21_Savage_%26_J.Cole_Light_Birthday_Bash_ATL_2023_On_FIRE_%28xu6HKf40MX0_-_2m38s%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-HOTSPOTATL_-_21_Savage_%26_J.Cole_Light_Birthday_Bash_ATL_2023_On_FIRE_%28xu6HKf40MX0_-_2m38s%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/HOTSPOTATL_-_21_Savage_%26_J.Cole_Light_Birthday_Bash_ATL_2023_On_FIRE_%28xu6HKf40MX0_-_2m38s%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-HOTSPOTATL_-_21_Savage_%26_J.Cole_Light_Birthday_Bash_ATL_2023_On_FIRE_%28xu6HKf40MX0_-_2m38s%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, 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Cole discography">Discography</a></li><li><a href="#Filmography">filmography</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/J._Cole_production_discography" title="J. Cole production discography">production</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Melissa Heholt</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 2015)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_J._Cole" title="List of awards and nominations received by J. Cole">Full list</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Musical career</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_North_Carolina" title="Fayetteville, North Carolina">Fayetteville, North Carolina</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Southern_hip_hop" title="Southern hip hop">Southern hip hop</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dreamville_Records" title="Dreamville Records">Dreamville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roc_Nation" title="Roc Nation">Roc Nation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interscope_Records" title="Interscope Records">Interscope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ByStorm_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="ByStorm Entertainment">ByStorm</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formerly of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lupe_Fiasco#All_City_Chess_Club" title="Lupe Fiasco">All City Chess Club</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.dreamville.com">www.dreamville.com</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Basketball career</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Free agent</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Position</th><td class="infobox-data role"><a href="/wiki/Shooting_guard" title="Shooting guard">Shooting guard</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data">American</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed height</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)<a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed weight</th><td class="infobox-data">185 lb (84 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">High school</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Terry_Sanford_High_School" title="Terry Sanford High School">Terry Sanford</a> (<a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_North_Carolina" title="Fayetteville, North Carolina">Fayetteville, North Carolina</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Playing career</th><td class="infobox-data">2021–present</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Career history<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">2021</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Patriots_BBC" title="Patriots BBC">Patriots BBC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">2022</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Scarborough_Shooting_Stars" title="Scarborough Shooting Stars">Scarborough Shooting Stars</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Signature</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/File:J.Cole%27s_Signature.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/J.Cole%27s_Signature.svg/150px-J.Cole%27s_Signature.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/J.Cole%27s_Signature.svg/225px-J.Cole%27s_Signature.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/J.Cole%27s_Signature.svg/300px-J.Cole%27s_Signature.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="428"></a></td></tr></tbody></table> Each of Cole's studio albums have debuted atop the US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">Billboard 200</a>, beginning with his debut, <a href="/wiki/Cole_World:_The_Sideline_Story" title="Cole World: The Sideline Story">Cole World: The Sideline Story</a> (2011), and its follow-up, <a href="/wiki/Born_Sinner" title="Born Sinner">Born Sinner</a> (2013). Both met with critical acclaim, the albums spawned the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">Billboard Hot 100</a>-top 40 singles "<a href="/wiki/Work_Out_(J._Cole_song)" title="Work Out (J. Cole song)">Work Out</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Power_Trip_(song)" title="Power Trip (song)">Power Trip</a>" (featuring <a href="/wiki/Miguel_(singer)" title="Miguel (singer)">Miguel</a>), and "<a href="/wiki/Crooked_Smile" title="Crooked Smile">Crooked Smile</a>" (featuring <a href="/wiki/TLC_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="TLC (band)">TLC</a>).<a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a> Despite commercial success, Cole departed from the <a href="/wiki/Pop_rap" title="Pop rap">pop</a>-oriented sound of the albums in favor of <a href="/wiki/Conscious_hip_hop" class="mw-redirect" title="Conscious hip hop">conscious</a> subject matter for his subsequent projects; themes of <a href="/wiki/Nostalgia" title="Nostalgia">nostalgia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Racial_inequality_in_the_United_States" title="Racial inequality in the United States">racial inequality</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Idealism" title="Idealism">materialism</a> were explored respectively in his following releases: <a href="/wiki/2014_Forest_Hills_Drive" title="2014 Forest Hills Drive">2014 Forest Hills Drive</a> (2014), <a href="/wiki/4_Your_Eyez_Only" title="4 Your Eyez Only">4 Your Eyez Only</a> (2016) and <a href="/wiki/KOD_(album)" title="KOD (album)">KOD</a> (2018). 4 Your Eyez Only yielded him to his furthest commercial success—nearly selling a half-million <a href="/wiki/Album-equivalent_unit" title="Album-equivalent unit">album-equivalent units</a> in its first week<a href="#cite_note-Billboard_debut2-6">[6]</a>, while the latter featured a then-record six simultaneous top 20 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, tying with the English rock band <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">the Beatles</a>.<a href="#cite_note-grammy-7">[7]</a><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a> His sixth album, <a href="/wiki/The_Off-Season" title="The Off-Season">The Off-Season</a> (2021), was met with continued success and spawned the single "<a href="/wiki/My_Life_(J._Cole,_21_Savage_and_Morray_song)" title="My Life (J. Cole, 21 Savage and Morray song)">My Life</a>" (with <a href="/wiki/21_Savage" title="21 Savage">21 Savage</a> and <a href="/wiki/Morray" title="Morray">Morray</a>), which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. Its chart success was matched by his guest appearance on the 2023 single "<a href="/wiki/All_My_Life_(Lil_Durk_song)" title="All My Life (Lil Durk song)">All My Life</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Lil_Durk" title="Lil Durk">Lil Durk</a>, and succeeded by his first song to peak the chart, "<a href="/wiki/First_Person_Shooter_(song)" title="First Person Shooter (song)">First Person Shooter</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a> that same year. The former also won Cole a <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Melodic_Rap_Performance" title="Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance">Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance</a>. Self-taught on piano, Cole also acts as a <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_production" title="Hip hop production">producer</a> alongside his recording career—having largely handled the production of his own projects—with credits on material for other artists, including <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Young_Thug" title="Young Thug">Young Thug</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wale_(rapper)" title="Wale (rapper)">Wale</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mac_Miller" title="Mac Miller">Mac Miller</a>, among others.<a href="#cite_note-US-singles-10">[10]</a> Cole has been prolific in side ventures, including his own record label <a href="/wiki/Dreamville_Records" title="Dreamville Records">Dreamville Records</a>, as well as its <a href="/wiki/Dreamville_Ventures" title="Dreamville Ventures">namesake media company</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dreamville_Records#The_Dreamville_Foundation" title="Dreamville Records">non-profit</a>.<a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a> The label, having signed artists including <a href="/wiki/JID" title="JID">JID</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ari_Lennox" title="Ari Lennox">Ari Lennox</a>, and <a href="/wiki/EarthGang" title="EarthGang">EarthGang</a>, has released four compilation albums; their third, <a href="/wiki/Revenge_of_the_Dreamers_III" title="Revenge of the Dreamers III">Revenge of the Dreamers III</a> (2019), debuted atop the Billboard 200 and was nominated for Best Rap Album at the <a href="/wiki/62nd_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="62nd Annual Grammy Awards">62nd Annual Grammy Awards</a>. In January 2015, Cole began housing single mothers rent-free at his childhood home in Fayetteville.<a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a> Cole has won two <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Awards</a> from seventeen nominations, a <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Music_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Billboard Music Award">Billboard Music Award</a> for <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Music_Award_for_Top_Rap_Album" title="Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Album">Top Rap Album</a>, three <a href="/wiki/Soul_Train_Music_Awards" title="Soul Train Music Awards">Soul Train Music Awards</a>, and eight <a href="/wiki/BET_Hip_Hop_Awards" title="BET Hip Hop Awards">BET Hip Hop Awards</a>.<a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a> Each of his albums—including Revenge of the Dreamers III—have received <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification#List_of_certifications" title="RIAA certification">platinum</a> certifications by the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a> (RIAA). <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Early_life">1 Early life</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Musical_career">2 Musical career</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#1999%E2%80%932008:_Beginnings_and_early_work">2.1 1999–2008: Beginnings and early work</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#2009%E2%80%932010:_Mixtapes_and_Roc_Nation_signing">2.2 2009–2010: Mixtapes and Roc Nation signing</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#2011%E2%80%932012:_Cole_World:_The_Sideline_Story">2.3 2011–2012: Cole World: The Sideline Story</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#2012%E2%80%932013:_Born_Sinner_and_Truly_Yours_series">2.4 2012–2013: Born Sinner and Truly Yours series</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#2014%E2%80%932016:_2014_Forest_Hills_Drive">2.5 2014–2016: 2014 Forest Hills Drive</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#2016%E2%80%932017:_4_Your_Eyez_Only">2.6 2016–2017: 4 Your Eyez Only</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#2018:_KOD">2.7 2018: KOD</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#2019:_Revenge_of_the_Dreamers_III">2.8 2019: Revenge of the Dreamers III</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#2020%E2%80%93present:_The_Off-Season_and_The_Fall_Off">2.9 2020–present: The Off-Season and The Fall Off</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#Basketball_career">3 Basketball career</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#Patriots_Basketball_Club_(2021)">3.1 Patriots Basketball Club (2021)</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#Scarborough_Shooting_Stars_(2022)">3.2 Scarborough Shooting Stars (2022)</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#Career_statistics">3.3 Career statistics</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-16"><a href="#BAL">3.3.1 BAL</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-17"><a href="#Artistic_influences">4 Artistic influences</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-18"><a href="#Feuds">5 Feuds</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-19"><a href="#Puff_Daddy">5.1 Puff Daddy</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-20"><a href="#Reactions_to_%22False_Prophets%22">5.2 Reactions to "False Prophets"</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-21"><a href="#Lil_Pump">5.3 Lil Pump</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-22"><a href="#Noname">5.4 Noname</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-23"><a href="#Business_ventures">6 Business ventures</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-24"><a href="#Dreamville_Records">6.1 Dreamville Records</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-25"><a href="#The_Dreamville_Foundation">6.2 The Dreamville Foundation</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-26"><a href="#Tidal">6.3 Tidal</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-27"><a href="#Dreamville_Festival">6.4 Dreamville Festival</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-28"><a href="#Fashion">6.5 Fashion</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-29"><a href="#Personal_life">7 Personal life</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-30"><a href="#Discography">8 Discography</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-31"><a href="#Concert_tours">9 Concert tours</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-32"><a href="#Filmography">10 Filmography</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-33"><a href="#Awards_and_nominations">11 Awards and nominations</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-34"><a href="#References">12 References</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-35"><a href="#External_links">13 External links</a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2></div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> Jermaine Lamarr Cole was born on January 28, 1985, at an American <a href="/wiki/Military_base" title="Military base">military base</a> in <a href="/wiki/Frankfurt" title="Frankfurt">Frankfurt</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Germany" title="West Germany">West Germany</a>.<a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a><a href="#cite_note-Fay_Ob-16">[16]</a> His father is an African American veteran, who served in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">U.S. Army</a>,<a href="#cite_note-allhiphop_2009-17">[17]</a> and his mother, Kay, born in <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a>,<a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a> is a white American who was a postal worker for the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Postal_Service" title="United States Postal Service">United States Postal Service</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Insanul_Ahmed-19">[19]</a> Cole's father later abandoned the family during his youth. At the age of eight months his mother moved with him and his older brother Zach to the United States, to <a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_North_Carolina" title="Fayetteville, North Carolina">Fayetteville</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Flavmag-20">[20]</a><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> Cole grew up in a multi-ethnic environment,<a href="#cite_note-Vibes-22">[22]</a> and when asked about how closely his ethnicity impacts him, Cole commented, "I can identify with white people, because I know my mother, her side of the family, who I love. But at the end of the day, [I've] never felt white. I can identify [with white people] but never have I felt like I'm one of them. I identify more with what I look like, because that's how I got treated [but] not necessarily in a negative way".<a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a> During his youth, Cole expressed an affinity for basketball and music, and served as a first-chair violinist for the <a href="/wiki/Terry_Sanford_High_School" title="Terry Sanford High School">Terry Sanford Orchestra</a> until 2003.<a href="#cite_note-Insanul_Ahmed-19">[19]</a> Cole began rapping at the age of twelve, and saw it as an ideal profession in 2000, when his mother purchased an <a href="/wiki/Ensoniq" title="Ensoniq">ASR-X</a> musical sampler as a Christmas gift.<a href="#cite_note-Insanul_Ahmed-19">[19]</a> During this period, Cole heightened emphasis on improving his production skills, later beginning initial production under the pseudonym Therapist.<a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a><a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a> Cole later collaborated with local group Bomm Sheltuh, rapping and producing as a member of the group.<a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a> Cole can be seen in the crowd of the 2006 documentary <a href="/wiki/Dave_Chappelle%27s_Block_Party" title="Dave Chappelle's Block Party">Dave Chappelle's Block Party</a>.<a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a> Upon graduating high school with a 4.2 <a href="/wiki/GPA" class="mw-redirect" title="GPA">GPA</a>,<a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a> Cole decided that his chances of securing a recording contract would be better in New York City. He moved there and accepted a scholarship to <a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_University_(New_York_City)" title="St. John's University (New York City)">St. John's University</a>. Initially majoring in <a href="/wiki/Computer_science" title="Computer science">computer science</a>, Cole later switched to <a href="/wiki/Communication_studies" title="Communication studies">communications</a> after witnessing the life of a lonely computer science professor.<a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a> At the college, Cole was the president of Haraya, a <a href="/wiki/Pan-Africanism" title="Pan-Africanism">pan-African</a> student coalition.<a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a> He graduated <a href="/wiki/Magna_cum_laude" class="mw-redirect" title="Magna cum laude">magna cum laude</a> in 2007, with a 3.8 GPA.<a href="#cite_note-Insanul_Ahmed-19">[19]</a><a href="#cite_note-German_Rhymes-31">[31]</a><a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a> Despite graduating, Cole would officially receive his degree during a homecoming concert in 2015, revealing that he had owed money for a library book, causing the university to hold back from granting him his degree.<a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a> Cole later worked in various part-time jobs in Fayetteville, including a working ad salesman for a newspaper, a bill collector, a file clerk, and a kangaroo <a href="/wiki/Mascot" title="Mascot">mascot</a> at a skate rink.<a href="#cite_note-Insanul_Ahmed-19">[19]</a><a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a> His mother struggled with addiction after his abusive stepfather left her.<a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><h2 id="Musical_career">Musical career</h2></div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1999–2008:_Beginnings_and_early_work">1999–2008: Beginnings and early work</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:J._Cole_logo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/J._Cole_logo.jpg/220px-J._Cole_logo.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="70" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="749" data-file-height="240"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 70px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/J._Cole_logo.jpg/220px-J._Cole_logo.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="70" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/J._Cole_logo.jpg/330px-J._Cole_logo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/J._Cole_logo.jpg/440px-J._Cole_logo.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>Logo used by J. Cole earlier in his career.</figcaption></figure> After becoming musically inspired by <a href="/wiki/Canibus" title="Canibus">Canibus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nas" title="Nas">Nas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tupac" class="mw-redirect" title="Tupac">Tupac</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a>, Cole and his cousin worked on developing their basic understanding of <a href="/wiki/Rhyme" title="Rhyme">rhyming</a> and <a href="/wiki/Word_play" title="Word play">wordplay</a>. As well as this, they began to learn how to interpolate storytelling within their lyrics.<a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a> By 14, Cole had various notebooks filled with song ideas, however, was unable to produce beats further than <a href="/wiki/Sampling_(music)" title="Sampling (music)">sampling</a>. Cole's mother later purchased him the <a href="/wiki/Roland_TR-808" title="Roland TR-808">Roland TR-808</a> drum machine in order to further Cole's understanding of production. Over the next three years, he began posting songs on various internet forums under the moniker Blaza, but later switched to the name Therapist.<a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a> Cole later expanded his production to create an entire CD's worth of instrumentals, and traveled to Roc the Mic Studio, hoping to play it for <a href="/wiki/Jay_Z" class="mw-redirect" title="Jay Z">Jay Z</a> while he was in recording sessions for <a href="/wiki/American_Gangster_(album)" title="American Gangster (album)">American Gangster</a>. Cole waited for over three hours, before being dismissed by Jay Z.<a href="#cite_note-NardwuarServiette-38">[38]</a> Cole later used the CD as the backdrop for his debut mixtape, <a href="/wiki/The_Come_Up" title="The Come Up">The Come Up</a>. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2009–2010:_Mixtapes_and_Roc_Nation_signing">2009–2010: Mixtapes and Roc Nation signing</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/The_Warm_Up" title="The Warm Up">The Warm Up</a> and <a href="/wiki/Friday_Night_Lights_(mixtape)" title="Friday Night Lights (mixtape)">Friday Night Lights (mixtape)</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jay-Z_@_Shawn_%27Jay-Z%27_Carter_Foundation_Carnival_(crop_2).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Jay-Z_%40_Shawn_%27Jay-Z%27_Carter_Foundation_Carnival_%28crop_2%29.jpg/190px-Jay-Z_%40_Shawn_%27Jay-Z%27_Carter_Foundation_Carnival_%28crop_2%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="190" height="229" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1584" data-file-height="1905"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 190px;height: 229px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Jay-Z_%40_Shawn_%27Jay-Z%27_Carter_Foundation_Carnival_%28crop_2%29.jpg/190px-Jay-Z_%40_Shawn_%27Jay-Z%27_Carter_Foundation_Carnival_%28crop_2%29.jpg" data-width="190" data-height="229" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Jay-Z_%40_Shawn_%27Jay-Z%27_Carter_Foundation_Carnival_%28crop_2%29.jpg/285px-Jay-Z_%40_Shawn_%27Jay-Z%27_Carter_Foundation_Carnival_%28crop_2%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Jay-Z_%40_Shawn_%27Jay-Z%27_Carter_Foundation_Carnival_%28crop_2%29.jpg/380px-Jay-Z_%40_Shawn_%27Jay-Z%27_Carter_Foundation_Carnival_%28crop_2%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>Cole was the first artist signed to <a href="/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z">Jay-Z</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Roc_Nation" title="Roc Nation">Roc Nation</a> in 2009.</figcaption></figure> J. Cole released his second mixtape, <a href="/wiki/The_Warm_Up" title="The Warm Up">The Warm Up</a>, on June 15, 2009, to positive reviews. Cole appeared on <a href="/wiki/Jay_Z" class="mw-redirect" title="Jay Z">Jay Z's</a> album <a href="/wiki/The_Blueprint_3" title="The Blueprint 3">The Blueprint 3</a> (2009), on the track "A Star Is Born."<a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a> He is featured on both <a href="/wiki/Wale_(rapper)" title="Wale (rapper)">Wale's</a> debut album, <a href="/wiki/Attention_Deficit_(album)" title="Attention Deficit (album)">Attention Deficit</a> (2009) and mixtape <a href="/wiki/Back_to_the_Feature" class="mw-redirect" title="Back to the Feature">Back to the Feature</a> (2009), respectively.<a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a> In January 2010, Cole, along with label mate <a href="/wiki/Jay_Electronica" title="Jay Electronica">Jay Electronica</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mos_Def" class="mw-redirect" title="Mos Def">Mos Def</a> appeared on <a href="/wiki/Talib_Kweli" title="Talib Kweli">Talib Kweli</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hi-Tek" title="Hi-Tek">Hi-Tek</a>'s single, "<a href="/wiki/Just_Begun" title="Just Begun">Just Begun</a>" for the follow-up of <a href="/wiki/Reflection_Eternal" title="Reflection Eternal">Reflection Eternal</a>'s album <a href="/wiki/Train_of_Thought_(Reflection_Eternal_album)" title="Train of Thought (Reflection Eternal album)">Train of Thought</a> (2000), titled <a href="/wiki/Revolutions_per_Minute_(Reflection_Eternal_album)" title="Revolutions per Minute (Reflection Eternal album)">Revolutions Per Minute</a> (2010).<a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a> Cole also appeared on <a href="/wiki/B.o.B" title="B.o.B">B.o.B</a>'s mixtape May 25 (2010), on the song "Gladiators", produced by <a href="/wiki/The_Alchemist_(musician)" title="The Alchemist (musician)">The Alchemist</a>.<a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:J._Cole_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/J._Cole_2010.jpg/190px-J._Cole_2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="190" height="226" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2567" data-file-height="3056"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 190px;height: 226px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/J._Cole_2010.jpg/190px-J._Cole_2010.jpg" data-width="190" data-height="226" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/J._Cole_2010.jpg/285px-J._Cole_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/J._Cole_2010.jpg/380px-J._Cole_2010.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>Cole performing at <a href="/wiki/South_by_Southwest" title="South by Southwest">South by Southwest</a> in 2010</figcaption></figure> In early 2010, Cole was chosen as one of <a href="/wiki/Beyond_Race" class="mw-redirect" title="Beyond Race">Beyond Race</a> magazine's "50 Great Breakthrough Artists", he ranked 49, resulting in the cover story of the publication's #11 issue, as well as a Q&A for the magazine's site.<a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a> He was also featured in <a href="/wiki/XXL_Magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="XXL Magazine">XXL Magazine</a>'s 2010 version of the Top Ten Freshmen, a yearly publication focusing on new rappers. Cole began a college tour from March 19, 2010, to April 30, 2010, concluding in <a href="/wiki/New_Brunswick,_NJ" class="mw-redirect" title="New Brunswick, NJ">New Brunswick, NJ</a> at <a href="/wiki/Rutgers_University" title="Rutgers University">Rutgers University's</a> annual Rutgersfest. The tour also featured a stop at <a href="/wiki/Syracuse_University" title="Syracuse University">Syracuse University</a> for a show with fellow rapper, <a href="/wiki/Wiz_Khalifa" title="Wiz Khalifa">Wiz Khalifa</a>.<a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a> On March 31, he performed a new song titled "<a href="/wiki/Who_Dat_(J._Cole_song)" title="Who Dat (J. Cole song)">Who Dat</a>" and released the song as a single on April 30, 2010.<a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a> Cole was also featured on <a href="/wiki/Young_Chris" title="Young Chris">Young Chris</a>' song "Still The Hottest" as well as <a href="/wiki/Miguel_(singer)" title="Miguel (singer)">Miguel's</a> debut single "<a href="/wiki/All_I_Want_Is_You_(Miguel_song)" title="All I Want Is You (Miguel song)">All I Want Is You</a>."<a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a> Additionally, Cole was featured on a track titled "We On", a song that failed to make the final track list for <a href="/wiki/DJ_Khaled" title="DJ Khaled">DJ Khaled's</a> <a href="/wiki/Victory_(DJ_Khaled_album)" title="Victory (DJ Khaled album)">Victory</a> <a href="/wiki/LP_record" title="LP record">LP</a>.<a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a> To celebrate the anniversary of the release of The Warm Up mixtape, J. Cole released a freestyle entitled "The Last Stretch" on June 15, 2010. On June 21 of that year, J. Cole premiered the music video to his first single "Who Dat" on the <a href="/wiki/Black_Entertainment_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Black Entertainment Television">BET</a> program <a href="/wiki/106_%26_Park" title="106 & Park">106 & Park</a>.<a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a> In August 2010, Cole was awarded the UMA Male Artist of the Year thanks to his heralded The Warm Up mixtape and a high-profile deal with Jay Z's label Roc Nation at the 2010 Underground Music Awards. In a July 2010 interview, J. Cole revealed three songs that would appear on his debut album: "Dreams", "Won't Be Long", and "Never Told", which was produced by <a href="/wiki/No_I.D." title="No I.D.">No I.D.</a><a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a> On October 30, 2010, a demo titled "I'm Coming Home" was leaked onto the internet. Cole recorded the song as a reference track for <a href="/wiki/Sean_Combs" title="Sean Combs">Diddy</a>, which later became "<a href="/wiki/Coming_Home_(Diddy-Dirty_Money_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Coming Home (Diddy-Dirty Money song)">Coming Home</a>" off <a href="/wiki/Last_Train_to_Paris" title="Last Train to Paris">Last Train to Paris</a> (2010).<a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a> On November 12, 2010, J. Cole released his third official mixtape titled <a href="/wiki/Friday_Night_Lights_(mixtape)" title="Friday Night Lights (mixtape)">Friday Night Lights</a>.<a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a> The tape included features from <a href="/wiki/Drake_(rapper)" class="mw-redirect" title="Drake (rapper)">Drake</a>, Wale, and <a href="/wiki/Omen_(musician)" title="Omen (musician)">Omen</a> with most of the production being handled by Cole himself. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2011–2012:_Cole_World:_The_Sideline_Story">2011–2012: Cole World: The Sideline Story</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Cole_World:_The_Sideline_Story" title="Cole World: The Sideline Story">Cole World: The Sideline Story</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:J.ColeLondon2011.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/J.ColeLondon2011.jpg/170px-J.ColeLondon2011.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="286" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="572" data-file-height="961"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 170px;height: 286px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/J.ColeLondon2011.jpg/170px-J.ColeLondon2011.jpg" data-width="170" data-height="286" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/J.ColeLondon2011.jpg/255px-J.ColeLondon2011.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/J.ColeLondon2011.jpg/340px-J.ColeLondon2011.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>Cole performing in <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a> during Cole World... World Tour in 2011</figcaption></figure> Cole served as a <a href="/wiki/Supporting_act" class="mw-redirect" title="Supporting act">supporting act</a> for Drake on the Light Dreams and Nightmares UK Tour, from January 5–21, 2011. In April 2011, "<a href="/wiki/HiiiPoWeR" title="HiiiPoWeR">HiiiPoWeR</a>", a song Cole produced for <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar's</a> <a href="/wiki/Section.80" title="Section.80">Section.80</a> (2011) was released. The single was the first of many collaborations to come from the two. On May 22, 2011, Cole released a song entitled "Return of Simba", the third in the "Simba" series of songs, following "Simba" and "Grown Simba."<a href="#cite_note-Return_Of_Simba_%E2%80%93_J_Cole-52">[52]</a> Cole purposely avoided releasing his debut album's title for fear of inconsistency, only announcing that <a href="/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z">Jay-Z</a> would be featured on his debut album.<a href="#cite_note-GrimeDaily-53">[53]</a> Cole then released his follow-up single to "Who Dat", the album's <a href="/wiki/Lead_single" title="Lead single">lead single</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Work_Out_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Work Out (song)">Work Out</a>" on June 15, 2011, in honor of the second anniversary of his highly acclaimed mixtape The Warm Up.<a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a> The song, produced by Cole himself, <a href="/wiki/Sampling_(music)" title="Sampling (music)">samples</a> "<a href="/wiki/The_New_Workout_Plan" title="The New Workout Plan">The New Workout Plan</a>" by Kanye West and <a href="/wiki/Interpolation_(popular_music)" title="Interpolation (popular music)">interpolates</a> "<a href="/wiki/Straight_Up_(Paula_Abdul_song)" title="Straight Up (Paula Abdul song)">Straight Up</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Paula_Abdul" title="Paula Abdul">Paula Abdul</a>.<a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a><a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a> The song later became a <a href="/wiki/Hit_single" class="mw-redirect" title="Hit single">hit single</a>, topping several music charts.<a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a> On July 31, Cole took to Twitter to announce Any Given Sunday, reminiscent of <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West's</a> <a href="/wiki/G.O.O.D._Fridays" class="mw-redirect" title="G.O.O.D. Fridays">G.O.O.D. Fridays</a>, a weekly free music giveaway. Cole wrote "Every Sunday til the album drops I'll be back with something. Maybe just 1 song, maybe a video, depending on how I'm feeling." For the 3rd installment of the series, Cole took to <a href="/wiki/Ustream" class="mw-redirect" title="Ustream">Ustream</a> to update fans about the album and play a select few tracks that didn't make the final track list. On August 15, the music video for "Work Out" premiered on YouTube, Vevo, and 106 & Park. On August 22, Cole released his debut album's cover art, designed by Alex Haldi for Bestest Asbestos, whom Cole recorded a song for, titled "Killers", for Haldi's mixtape The Glorification of Gangster.<a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a> For the fourth installment on August 29, he released his debut album's track list, once again through Twitter.<a href="#cite_note-59">[59]</a> On August 30, after an unfinished version had previously <a href="/wiki/Music_leak" title="Music leak">leaked</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Can%27t_Get_Enough_(J._Cole_song)" title="Can't Get Enough (J. Cole song)">Can't Get Enough</a>" featuring R&B singer <a href="/wiki/Trey_Songz" title="Trey Songz">Trey Songz</a> was released as the album's second single. While in <a href="/wiki/Barbados" title="Barbados">Barbados</a> for his last performance as the official opening act for <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna's</a> <a href="/wiki/Loud_Tour" title="Loud Tour">Loud Tour</a>, Cole shot the music video for "Can't Get Enough" with Songz and Rihanna, who provided a <a href="/wiki/Cameo_appearance" title="Cameo appearance">cameo appearance</a>.<a href="#cite_note-60">[60]</a> The video, directed by Clifton Bell, was released on September 14, 2011. In addition, early on September 25, two days before his album's release, Cole released the music video for the iTunes bonus track "Daddy's Little Girl". <a href="/wiki/Cole_World:_The_Sideline_Story" title="Cole World: The Sideline Story">Cole World: The Sideline Story</a> was released September 27, 2011, debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, with 218,000 copies in its first-week of sales.<a href="#cite_note-BB200-61">[61]</a> As of December 2, 2011<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=J._Cole&action=edit">[update]</a>, the album was certified gold by the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a> (RIAA) for shipments and sales of 500,000 copies.<a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a> On February 7, 2012, the third and final single from Cole's debut album was released. The song, titled "<a href="/wiki/Nobody%27s_Perfect_(J._Cole_song)" title="Nobody's Perfect (J. Cole song)">Nobody's Perfect</a>", features renowned female rapper <a href="/wiki/Missy_Elliott" title="Missy Elliott">Missy Elliott</a>, marking her return to music. As of December 2016<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=J._Cole&action=edit">[update]</a>, the album had sold 855,000 copies in the United States.<a href="#cite_note-US_Sales-63">[63]</a> On October 24, 2011, during an interview with Hot 106's Rise & Grind morning show, Cole revealed he had begun working on his second studio album, with hopes of releasing it in June 2012. He also stated that the album would consist of songs that failed to make his debut, saying "I don't know how many, but I got songs that didn't make the last album that are automatically going to make this one," he said, revealing the release date: "June. End of June, maybe June."<a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a> From November 6 to 8, Cole served as the supporting act for <a href="/wiki/Tinie_Tempah" title="Tinie Tempah">Tinie Tempah</a>, appearing at <a href="/wiki/Bournemouth_International_Centre" title="Bournemouth International Centre">Bournemouth International Centre</a>; <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Echo_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Liverpool Echo Arena">Liverpool Echo Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Motorpoint_Arena_Cardiff" class="mw-redirect" title="Motorpoint Arena Cardiff">Motorpoint Arena Cardiff</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cardiff" title="Cardiff">Cardiff</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a>; <a href="/wiki/LG_Arena_(Birmingham)" class="mw-redirect" title="LG Arena (Birmingham)">LG Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Birmingham" title="Birmingham">Birmingham</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>; <a href="/wiki/SECC_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="SECC Arena">SECC Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a>, Scotland; and <a href="/wiki/MEN_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="MEN Arena">MEN Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manchester" title="Manchester">Manchester</a>. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2012–2013:_Born_Sinner_and_Truly_Yours_series">2012–2013: Born Sinner and Truly Yours series</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Born_Sinner" title="Born Sinner">Born Sinner</a>, <a href="/wiki/Truly_Yours_(EP)" title="Truly Yours (EP)">Truly Yours (EP)</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Truly_Yours_2_(EP)" class="mw-redirect" title="Truly Yours 2 (EP)">Truly Yours 2 (EP)</a></div> Cole was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2012 <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards" title="Grammy Awards">Grammy Awards</a>. Cole played for the Eastern Team in the 2012 <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Weekend_Celebrity_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star Weekend Celebrity Game">NBA All-Star Weekend Celebrity Game</a>. On February 24, 2012, Cole reached two million followers on Twitter, and celebrated by releasing the song "Grew Up Fast."<a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a> On March 1, 2012, Cole returned to his home town, <a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_North_Carolina" title="Fayetteville, North Carolina">Fayetteville, North Carolina</a>. To celebrate his return, he released the song "Visionz of Home", and launched an event titled "Dreamville Weekend" to inspire the youth of his hometown to achieve great things.<a href="#cite_note-66">[66]</a> Cole performed for the first time in Africa during the <a href="/wiki/Big_Brother_Africa_7" class="mw-redirect" title="Big Brother Africa 7">Big Brother Africa 7</a> opening ceremony on May 6, 2012, alongside <a href="/wiki/Camp_Mulla" title="Camp Mulla">Camp Mulla</a>, <a href="/wiki/P-Square" title="P-Square">P-Square</a>, <a href="/wiki/Naeto_C" title="Naeto C">Naeto C</a>, <a href="/wiki/Flavour_N%27abania" class="mw-redirect" title="Flavour N'abania">Flavour N'abania</a>, <a href="/wiki/Davido" title="Davido">Davido</a>, and Aemo E'Face.<a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a><a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a> On May 14, Cole announced that he was working on a collaborative album with <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a>, saying in an interview with Bootleg Kev that "I just started working with Kendrick the other day. We got it in, finally, again. We got maybe four or five [songs] together", also saying that the project would be more focused on and eventually released once <a href="/wiki/Born_Sinner_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Born Sinner (album)">Born Sinner</a> had been released.<a href="#cite_note-www.hiphopdx.com-69">[69]</a> On July 26, he returned to Twitter after a 100-day absence and went on to reveal and release his new song, "The Cure", in which he hinted at a new album. On October 20, he announced at a live show that his second album was complete and that he was waiting until after Lamar released <a href="/wiki/Good_kid,_m.A.A.d_city" class="mw-redirect" title="Good kid, m.A.A.d city">good kid, m.A.A.d city</a> to reveal it.<a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WDMCTourCole.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/WDMCTourCole.jpg/220px-WDMCTourCole.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="171" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4448" data-file-height="3456"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 171px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/WDMCTourCole.jpg/220px-WDMCTourCole.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="171" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/WDMCTourCole.jpg/330px-WDMCTourCole.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/WDMCTourCole.jpg/440px-WDMCTourCole.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>Cole performing during the What Dreams May Come Tour</figcaption></figure> On November 5, Cole revealed the title of his second album, <a href="/wiki/Born_Sinner_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Born Sinner (album)">Born Sinner</a>, as well as a scheduled release date of January 28, 2013, via Ustream.<a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a> On November 13, 2012, Cole released a promotional single for the album, titled <a href="/wiki/Miss_America_(J._Cole_song)" title="Miss America (J. Cole song)">"Miss America."</a><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-72">[72]</a> Cole stated that he hoped "Miss America" would shift music in a different direction, adding that he knew it wouldn't be a big radio hit. He elaborated further, saying, "To me, 'Miss America' shifts things a little bit, it changes the conversation, it takes it in a more aggressive direction, more raw, more <a href="/wiki/Social_commentary" title="Social commentary">social commentary</a>... Any type of commentary is good compared to what a normal single is these days. That's my aim, is to shift culture slightly, change the conversation. Nobody expects that for your first single."<a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a> On December 31, 2012, Cole revealed that <a href="/wiki/Born_Sinner" title="Born Sinner">Born Sinner</a> would not be released on January 28, 2013, as previously expected. Cole said that he "needed a little more time than that to get things done." In promotion of Born Sinner, Cole released an EP titled <a href="/wiki/Truly_Yours_(EP)" title="Truly Yours (EP)">Truly Yours</a> on February 12, 2013, the project consisted of five tracks Cole knew would not appear on Born Sinner.<a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a> On February 14, 2013, he released the artwork for the first single via <a href="/wiki/Instagram" title="Instagram">Instagram</a>. "<a href="/wiki/Power_Trip_(J._Cole_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Power Trip (J. Cole song)">Power Trip</a>" was released on February 14, 2013, marking Cole's second collaboration with <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&B">R&B</a> recording artist <a href="/wiki/Miguel_(singer)" title="Miguel (singer)">Miguel</a>. Cole had announced a release date of June 25, 2013, for Born Sinner. However, when it was announced that Kanye West's <a href="/wiki/Yeezus" title="Yeezus">Yeezus</a> would be released just one week earlier on June 18, Cole moved the release date of Born Sinner up a week in order to compete with West. He later commented, "This is art, and I can't compete against the Kanye West celebrity and the status that he's earned just from being a genius... But I can put my name in the hat and tell you that I think my album is great and you be the judge and you decide."<a href="#cite_note-75">[75]</a> Cole released the second installment in the Truly Yours series on April 30, 2013, the EP featured guest appearances from <a href="/wiki/Bas_(rapper)" title="Bas (rapper)">Bas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Young_Jeezy" class="mw-redirect" title="Young Jeezy">Young Jeezy</a> and <a href="/wiki/2_Chainz" title="2 Chainz">2 Chainz</a>.<a href="#cite_note-76">[76]</a> <a href="/wiki/Born_Sinner" title="Born Sinner">Born Sinner</a> sold 297,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, debuting at number two on the Billboard 200 chart, finishing approximately 30,000 copies short of Kanye West's Yeezus.<a href="#cite_note-77">[77]</a> He released three more singles in support of the album, "<a href="/wiki/Crooked_Smile" title="Crooked Smile">Crooked Smile</a>" featuring <a href="/wiki/TLC_(group)" title="TLC (group)">TLC</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Forbidden_Fruit_(J._Cole_song)" title="Forbidden Fruit (J. Cole song)">Forbidden Fruit</a>" featuring Kendrick Lamar, and "<a href="/wiki/She_Knows_(J._Cole_song)" title="She Knows (J. Cole song)">She Knows</a>". As of December 2016<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=J._Cole&action=edit">[update]</a>, the album had sold 796,000 copies in the United States.<a href="#cite_note-US_Sales-63">[63]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2014–2016:_2014_Forest_Hills_Drive">2014–2016: 2014 Forest Hills Drive</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2014_Forest_Hills_Drive" title="2014 Forest Hills Drive">2014 Forest Hills Drive</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:J.Cole_GovsBall14.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/J.Cole_GovsBall14.jpg/220px-J.Cole_GovsBall14.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="258" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1743" data-file-height="2046"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 258px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/J.Cole_GovsBall14.jpg/220px-J.Cole_GovsBall14.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="258" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/J.Cole_GovsBall14.jpg/330px-J.Cole_GovsBall14.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/J.Cole_GovsBall14.jpg/440px-J.Cole_GovsBall14.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>Cole performing at Governor's Ball 2014, in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a></figcaption></figure> On August 15, 2014, Cole released "Be Free" in response to the <a href="/wiki/Shooting_of_Michael_Brown" class="mw-redirect" title="Shooting of Michael Brown">shooting of Michael Brown</a> in <a href="/wiki/Ferguson,_Missouri" title="Ferguson, Missouri">Ferguson, Missouri</a>. Three days later, he visited the city in order to meet with protesters and activists who were gathered at the site of his shooting, discussing the <a href="/wiki/Ferguson_unrest" title="Ferguson unrest">civil unrest</a> that was taking place within the city. He performed the track with an additional verse at the <a href="/wiki/Late_Show_with_David_Letterman" title="Late Show with David Letterman">Late Show with David Letterman</a> on December 10.<a href="#cite_note-78">[78]</a> On November 16, Cole released a video announcing that his third studio album, <a href="/wiki/2014_Forest_Hills_Drive" title="2014 Forest Hills Drive">2014 Forest Hills Drive</a>, would be released on December 9.<a href="#cite_note-79">[79]</a> The video featured footage regarding the album's composition, as well as revealed that the album's name was derived from the address of Cole's childhood home. He announced that the album would include no lead singles and have little promotion, but was supported by four promotional singles; "<a href="/wiki/Apparently" title="Apparently">Apparently</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Wet_Dreamz" title="Wet Dreamz">Wet Dreamz</a>", "<a href="/wiki/No_Role_Modelz" title="No Role Modelz">No Role Modelz</a>", and "<a href="/wiki/Love_Yourz" title="Love Yourz">Love Yourz</a>".<a href="#cite_note-80">[80]</a> The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 upon release, selling 353,000 copies in its first week.<a href="#cite_note-81">[81]</a><a href="#cite_note-82">[82]</a> Cole announced the "Forest Hills Drive Tour" on February 13, 2015. The tour served as the backdrop for his first live album, <a href="/wiki/Forest_Hills_Drive:_Live" title="Forest Hills Drive: Live">Forest Hills Drive: Live</a>. The album recorded during the <a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_North_Carolina" title="Fayetteville, North Carolina">Fayetteville</a> shows of the tour, and was released on Cole's 31st birthday.<a href="#cite_note-83">[83]</a> On March 31, 2014 Forest Hills Drive was certified platinum.<a href="#cite_note-84">[84]</a> As of December 2016<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=J._Cole&action=edit">[update]</a>, the album had sold 1.24 million copies in the United States.<a href="#cite_note-US_Sales-63">[63]</a> 2014 Forest Hills Drive won Top Rap Album at the <a href="/wiki/2015_Billboard_Music_Awards" title="2015 Billboard Music Awards">2015 Billboard Music Awards</a> and Album of the Year at the <a href="/wiki/2015_BET_Hip_Hop_Awards" title="2015 BET Hip Hop Awards">2015 BET Hip Hop Awards</a>.<a href="#cite_note-85">[85]</a> The album was nominated at the <a href="/wiki/58th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="58th Annual Grammy Awards">58th Annual Grammy Awards</a> for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rap_Album" title="Grammy Award for Best Rap Album">Best Rap Album</a>. The single "Apparently'" was also nominated for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rap_Performance" title="Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance">Best Rap Performance</a>.<a href="#cite_note-86">[86]</a> On December 15, 2015, Cole announced a documentary <a href="/wiki/Film_series" title="Film series">series</a> titled <a href="/wiki/J._Cole:_Road_to_Homecoming" title="J. Cole: Road to Homecoming">J. Cole: Road to Homecoming</a>, ahead of his <a href="/wiki/HBO" title="HBO">HBO</a> special <a href="/wiki/Forest_Hills_Drive:_Homecoming" title="Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming">Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming</a>. The series included five episodes as well as featuring guest appearances from <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wale_(rapper)" title="Wale (rapper)">Wale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pusha_T" title="Pusha T">Pusha T</a>, <a href="/wiki/Big_Sean" title="Big Sean">Big Sean</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jay_Z" class="mw-redirect" title="Jay Z">Jay Z</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Drake_(entertainer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Drake (entertainer)">Drake</a>.<a href="#cite_note-87">[87]</a> All episodes were released weekly and were available for free on <a href="/wiki/Vimeo" title="Vimeo">Vimeo</a> until January 9.<a href="#cite_note-88">[88]</a> The concert film <a href="/wiki/Forest_Hills_Drive:_Homecoming" title="Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming">Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming</a> aired on January 9, 2016, which was filmed during the final show of his Forest Hills Drive Tour at the <a href="/wiki/Crown_Coliseum" class="mw-redirect" title="Crown Coliseum">Crown Coliseum</a> in <a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_North_Carolina" title="Fayetteville, North Carolina">Fayetteville, North Carolina</a>.<a href="#cite_note-89">[89]</a> On January 28, 2016, Cole released <a href="/wiki/Forest_Hills_Drive:_Live" title="Forest Hills Drive: Live">Forest Hills Drive: Live</a> as well as the music video for "<a href="/wiki/Love_Yourz" title="Love Yourz">Love Yourz</a>", from concert film.<a href="#cite_note-90">[90]</a><a href="#cite_note-RR-91">[91]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2016–2017:_4_Your_Eyez_Only">2016–2017: 4 Your Eyez Only</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/4_Your_Eyez_Only" title="4 Your Eyez Only">4 Your Eyez Only</a></div> On July 29, 2016, <a href="/wiki/DJ_Khaled" title="DJ Khaled">DJ Khaled</a> released his ninth <a href="/wiki/Studio_album" class="mw-redirect" title="Studio album">studio album</a>,<a href="#cite_note-92">[92]</a> <a href="/wiki/Major_Key_(album)" title="Major Key (album)">Major Key</a>. Cole is featured on the track "Jermaine's Interlude".<a href="#cite_note-93">[93]</a> "Said all I could say, now I play with thoughts of retirement" is a direct quote from the track that caused some of Cole's fans to worry about him and his music career.<a href="#cite_note-94">[94]</a> In an interview with <a href="/wiki/Genius_(website)" class="mw-redirect" title="Genius (website)">Genius</a>, Doctur Dot of the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a> duo <a href="/wiki/EarthGang" title="EarthGang">EarthGang</a> explained that the song was originally a nine-minute posse cut, he said, "We were just trying to get <a href="/wiki/Bas_(rapper)" title="Bas (rapper)">Bas</a> to fuck with the song, but Cole was like, 'I can't resist this beat,' so he hit the weed for the first time in a long time." "He overthinks on weed but we were in the garage smoking a blunt, the beat was running in the background. We stacked the hook up, we all had verses on it, it was a posse record and was like, nine verses long."<a href="#cite_note-95">[95]</a> On November 4, 2016, Cole performed at <a href="/wiki/Jay_Z" class="mw-redirect" title="Jay Z">Jay Z</a> and <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Hillary_Clinton" title="Hillary Clinton">Hillary Clinton</a> Rally in <a href="/wiki/Cleveland,_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland, Ohio">Cleveland, Ohio</a>, along with <a href="/wiki/Big_Sean" title="Big Sean">Big Sean</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chance_the_Rapper" title="Chance the Rapper">Chance the Rapper</a>.<a href="#cite_note-96">[96]</a> On November 8, 2016, <a href="/wiki/Spillage_Village" title="Spillage Village">Spillage Village</a> released the official version of "Jermaine's Interlude", called "Can't Call It". The song features Cole, EarthGang, Bas and <a href="/wiki/JID" title="JID">JID</a>.<a href="#cite_note-97">[97]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cole2017_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Cole2017_2.jpg/220px-Cole2017_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1158" data-file-height="773"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 147px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Cole2017_2.jpg/220px-Cole2017_2.jpg" data-alt="" data-width="220" data-height="147" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Cole2017_2.jpg/330px-Cole2017_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Cole2017_2.jpg/440px-Cole2017_2.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>Cole performing in <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a> during <a href="/wiki/4_Your_Eyez_Only_Tour" class="mw-redirect" title="4 Your Eyez Only Tour">4 Your Eyez Only Tour</a> in 2017</figcaption></figure> On December 1, 2016, the artwork and a track list for Cole's fourth album, titled <a href="/wiki/4_Your_Eyez_Only" title="4 Your Eyez Only">4 Your Eyez Only</a>, were shown on <a href="/wiki/ITunes" title="ITunes">iTunes</a> available for pre-order, with a release date for December 9, 2016.<a href="#cite_note-98">[98]</a><a href="#cite_note-99">[99]</a> On December 2, 2016, Cole released a 40-minute documentary titled <a href="/wiki/Eyez" title="Eyez">Eyez</a>, on <a href="/wiki/Tidal_(service)" title="Tidal (service)">Tidal</a>. It features behind-the-scenes footage of Cole and collaborators working on the album,<a href="#cite_note-100">[100]</a> including two <a href="/wiki/Music_video" title="Music video">music videos</a> for the tracks "<a href="/wiki/Everybody_Dies_(J._Cole_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Everybody Dies (J. Cole song)">Everybody Dies</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/False_Prophets_(song)" title="False Prophets (song)">False Prophets</a>"; neither song was included on the album.<a href="#cite_note-101">[101]</a><a href="#cite_note-102">[102]</a> On December 5, "False Prophets" and "Everybody Dies" were released as singles to <a href="/wiki/ITunes_store" class="mw-redirect" title="ITunes store">iTunes store</a> and other <a href="/wiki/Streaming_services" class="mw-redirect" title="Streaming services">streaming services</a>.<a href="#cite_note-103">[103]</a> 4 Your Eyez Only debuted at number one on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">Billboard 200</a> with 492,000 <a href="/wiki/Album-equivalent_unit" title="Album-equivalent unit">album-equivalent units</a>, of which 363,000 were pure album sales, becoming Cole's fourth number one album.<a href="#cite_note-Billboard_debut-104">[104]</a> The track "<a href="/wiki/Deja_Vu_(J._Cole_song)" title="Deja Vu (J. Cole song)">Deja Vu</a>" entered the US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">Billboard Hot 100</a> at number 7 without being released as a single, becoming J. Cole's highest charting song. All 10 songs from 4 Your Eyez Only debuted in the top 40 of the Hot 100, after only having four top 40 hits as a solo artist. "False Prophets" and "Everybody Dies" both charted also. Cole achieved twelve simultaneous Hot 100 entries in a single week.<a href="#cite_note-105">[105]</a> "Deja Vu" was released as the album's first single on January 10, 2017.<a href="#cite_note-106">[106]</a> On January 12, 2017, 4 Your Eyez Only was certified <a href="/wiki/Music_recording_sales_certification" class="mw-redirect" title="Music recording sales certification">gold</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a> (RIAA).<a href="#cite_note-107">[107]</a> On April 7, 2017, the album was certified <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">platinum</a> by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).<a href="#cite_note-108">[108]</a> On January 16, 2017, Cole surprisingly released a track titled, "<a href="/wiki/High_for_Hours" title="High for Hours">High for Hours</a>" via his <a href="/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud">SoundCloud</a>. The song was produced by <a href="/wiki/Elite_(producer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Elite (producer)">Elite</a> and Cam O'Bi.<a href="#cite_note-109">[109]</a> The song was released on the <a href="/wiki/ITunes_store" class="mw-redirect" title="ITunes store">iTunes store</a> as a single on January 18.<a href="#cite_note-110">[110]</a> Cole announced the <a href="/wiki/4_Your_Eyez_Only_World_Tour" title="4 Your Eyez Only World Tour">4 Your Eyez Only World Tour</a> on February 21, 2017,<a href="#cite_note-111">[111]</a> the tour included 62 dates across <a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a>, <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a> and <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>.<a href="#cite_note-112">[112]</a> On March 24, 2017 <a href="/wiki/HBO" title="HBO">HBO</a> announced a documentary titled, <a href="/wiki/J._Cole:_4_Your_Eyez_Only" title="J. Cole: 4 Your Eyez Only">J. Cole: 4 Your Eyez Only</a>, the film aired April 15, 2017.<a href="#cite_note-113">[113]</a> The film was directed by Cole and Scott Lazer.<a href="#cite_note-ew.com-114">[114]</a> It is now available on <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a>.<a href="#cite_note-115">[115]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2018:_KOD">2018: KOD</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/KOD_(album)" title="KOD (album)">KOD (album)</a></div> On April 16, 2018, J. Cole announced a surprise free event for fans at the <a href="/wiki/Gramercy_Theatre" title="Gramercy Theatre">Gramercy Theatre</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>.<a href="#cite_note-116">[116]</a> The event turned out to be a listening session for his forthcoming album,<a href="#cite_note-117">[117]</a> titled <a href="/wiki/KOD_(album)" title="KOD (album)">KOD</a>, which was released on April 20, 2018.<a href="#cite_note-118">[118]</a> Cole held a second listening session in <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> the next day.<a href="#cite_note-119">[119]</a> The album's cover and tracklist show twelve tracks and two features, both by Cole's alter ego, Kill Edward.<a href="#cite_note-120">[120]</a><a href="#cite_note-121">[121]</a> Cole had mentioned that KOD has 3 meanings, Kids on Drugs, King Overdosed, and Kill Our Demons.<a href="#cite_note-Billboard-122">[122]</a> The cover art for KOD was done by a <a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit</a> artist named Kamau Haroon who goes by the name Sixmau.<a href="#cite_note-123">[123]</a> The album touches on many topics including <a href="/wiki/Drug_abuse" class="mw-redirect" title="Drug abuse">drug abuse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Addiction" title="Addiction">addiction</a>, <a href="/wiki/Depression_(mood)" title="Depression (mood)">depression</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Greed" title="Greed">greed</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Medium-124">[124]</a> In the United States, on the day of its release, KOD broke the previous record for <a href="/wiki/Views_(album)" title="Views (album)">Views</a> by <a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a> in 2016 by receiving 64.5 million streams on <a href="/wiki/Apple_Music" title="Apple Music">Apple Music</a>. It accumulated 36.7 million streams on <a href="/wiki/Spotify" title="Spotify">Spotify</a> in its first 24 hours as well. Additionally, the <a href="/wiki/KOD_(song)" title="KOD (song)">titled track</a> also surpassed <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Look_What_You_Made_Me_Do" title="Look What You Made Me Do">Look What You Made Me Do</a>" by 0.4 million streams on its first day.<a href="#cite_note-125">[125]</a> The album debuted at number one on the US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">Billboard 200</a>, earning 397,000 <a href="/wiki/Album-equivalent_unit" title="Album-equivalent unit">album-equivalent units</a>, including 174,000 in pure sales, making it Cole's fifth number one album. J. Cole also became the first act to simultaneously debut three songs in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, with "<a href="/wiki/ATM_(song)" title="ATM (song)">ATM</a>" (at 6), "<a href="/wiki/Kevin%27s_Heart" title="Kevin's Heart">Kevin's Heart</a>" (8), and "<a href="/wiki/KOD_(song)" title="KOD (song)">KOD</a>" (10). The remainder of the album also debuted in the Hot 100, totaling to twelve songs on the chart.<a href="#cite_note-126">[126]</a> "<a href="/wiki/KOD_(song)" title="KOD (song)">KOD</a>" was released as the album's first <a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">single</a>, on May 8, 2018.<a href="#cite_note-127">[127]</a> Cole released music videos for the songs "ATM" and "Kevin's Heart", both of which were directed by Cole and Scott Lazer.<a href="#cite_note-128">[128]</a><a href="#cite_note-129">[129]</a> "<a href="/wiki/ATM_(song)" title="ATM (song)">ATM</a>" impacted US <a href="/wiki/Rhythmic_contemporary" title="Rhythmic contemporary">rhythmic contemporary</a> radio on July 31, 2018, as the album's second single.<a href="#cite_note-130">[130]</a> Songs from the album were featured in the official <a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2018 NBA Playoffs">2018 NBA Playoffs</a> and <a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_Finals" title="2018 NBA Finals">the NBA Finals</a> promotion for <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a>.<a href="#cite_note-131">[131]</a><a href="#cite_note-132">[132]</a> On April 27, 2018, it was announced that Cole was working on another project titled The Fall Off, Cole said that he planned to release The Fall Off before he recorded KOD. Cole also confirmed that he is working on a Kill Edward album.<a href="#cite_note-133">[133]</a> On May 14, 2018, KOD was certified <a href="/wiki/Music_recording_sales_certification" class="mw-redirect" title="Music recording sales certification">Gold</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a> (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 album-equivalent units in the US.<a href="#cite_note-134">[134]</a> The album has since been certified <a href="/wiki/Music_recording_sales_certification" class="mw-redirect" title="Music recording sales certification">Platinum</a> by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) with one million album-equivalent units in the United States.<a href="#cite_note-135">[135]</a> Cole announced the <a href="/wiki/KOD_Tour" class="mw-redirect" title="KOD Tour">KOD Tour</a> on May 8, 2018,<a href="#cite_note-KODTour-136">[136]</a> <a href="/wiki/Young_Thug" title="Young Thug">Young Thug</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jaden_Smith" title="Jaden Smith">Jaden Smith</a>, <a href="/wiki/EarthGang" title="EarthGang">EarthGang</a> and Kill Edward served as the supporting acts.<a href="#cite_note-137">[137]</a> The tour will include 34 North American dates, starting in <a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a>, on August 9 and concluding in <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>, on October 10, 2018.<a href="#cite_note-KODTour-136">[136]</a> Cole performed "Intro" and "Friends" at the <a href="/wiki/BET_Awards_2018" title="BET Awards 2018">2018 BET Awards</a> on June 24, 2018. Singer <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Caesar" title="Daniel Caesar">Daniel Caesar</a> performed part of "Intro" and the chorus to "Friends", rapper <a href="/wiki/Wale_(rapper)" title="Wale (rapper)">Wale</a> was also part of the set.<a href="#cite_note-138">[138]</a><a href="#cite_note-139">[139]</a> On August 7, 2018, Cole released a single titled, "<a href="/wiki/Album_of_the_Year_(Freestyle)" title="Album of the Year (Freestyle)">Album of the Year (Freestyle)</a>".<a href="#cite_note-AOTYFreestyle-140">[140]</a> The single was accompanied by a music video, which premiered on <a href="/wiki/WorldStarHipHop" title="WorldStarHipHop">WorldStarHipHop</a>.<a href="#cite_note-AOTYVid-141">[141]</a> Cole also announced a new project titled, <a href="/wiki/The_Off_Season_(mixtape)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Off Season (mixtape)">The Off Season</a>,<a href="#cite_note-AOTYFreestyle-140">[140]</a> which he plans to release ahead of his next studio album, The Fall Off. In the description to the video, it reads: "The Off Season coming soon... All roads lead to The Fall Off - Cole".<a href="#cite_note-AOTYVid-141">[141]</a> In an interview for <a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a> in September 2018, Cole said he plans to take off 2019 from touring to finish work on <a href="/wiki/The_Off_Season_(mixtape)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Off Season (mixtape)">The Off Season</a>, The Fall Off, and the Kill Edward project.<a href="#cite_note-142">[142]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2019:_Revenge_of_the_Dreamers_III">2019: Revenge of the Dreamers III</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Revenge_of_the_Dreamers_III" title="Revenge of the Dreamers III">Revenge of the Dreamers III</a></div> On January 6, 2019, Cole took to <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a> to announce <a href="/wiki/Dreamville_Records" title="Dreamville Records">Dreamville</a>'s compilation album <a href="/wiki/Revenge_of_the_Dreamers_III" title="Revenge of the Dreamers III">Revenge of the Dreamers III</a> by uploading a gold poster-like invitation. Recording sessions took place in <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a> beginning January 6 through January 16, 2019.<a href="#cite_note-143">[143]</a> Throughout the 10-days of recording, invitations were shared by the entire Dreamville roster, among other artists and producers outside of Dreamville.<a href="#cite_note-144">[144]</a> A total of 343 artists and producers were invited to the sessions including, <a href="/wiki/Big_K.R.I.T." title="Big K.R.I.T.">Big K.R.I.T.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Will_Made_It" title="Mike Will Made It">Mike Will Made It</a>, <a href="/wiki/DJ_Khaled" title="DJ Khaled">DJ Khaled</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swizz_Beatz" title="Swizz Beatz">Swizz Beatz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tay_Keith" title="Tay Keith">Tay Keith</a>, <a href="/wiki/T.I" class="mw-redirect" title="T.I">T.I</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rick_Ross" title="Rick Ross">Rick Ross</a>, <a href="/wiki/9th_Wonder" title="9th Wonder">9th Wonder</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wale_(rapper)" title="Wale (rapper)">Wale</a>, among others.<a href="#cite_note-145">[145]</a> On January 23, 2019, Cole released his first lead single since 2013 titled, "<a href="/wiki/Middle_Child_(J._Cole_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Middle Child (J. Cole song)">Middle Child</a>".<a href="#cite_note-146">[146]</a> With only one day of tracking, "Middle Child" debuted at number 26 on the US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">Billboard Hot 100</a>. The following week, the song peaked at number 4, making it Cole's highest charting song.<a href="#cite_note-147">[147]</a> Cole performed at the <a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2019 NBA All-Star Game">2019 NBA All-Star Game</a> for its halftime show on February 17, 2019, in <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a>. He performed "Middle Child", "<a href="/wiki/A_Lot_(song)" title="A Lot (song)">A Lot</a>", "<a href="/wiki/ATM_(J._Cole_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="ATM (J. Cole song)">ATM</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Love_Yourz" title="Love Yourz">Love Yourz</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/No_Role_Modelz" title="No Role Modelz">No Role Modelz</a>".<a href="#cite_note-148">[148]</a> On May 23, 2019, Cole was featured alongside American rapper and singer <a href="/wiki/Travis_Scott" title="Travis Scott">Travis Scott</a> on American rapper <a href="/wiki/Young_Thug" title="Young Thug">Young Thug</a>'s single "<a href="/wiki/The_London_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="The London (song)">The London</a>", which would become the lead single from Thug's debut studio album, <a href="/wiki/So_Much_Fun" title="So Much Fun">So Much Fun</a>. “The London” would later reach number twelve on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">Billboard Hot 100</a> chart.<a href="#cite_note-149">[149]</a> On June 12, 2019, the first of two sets of dual singles from Revenge of the Dreamers III were released: "<a href="/wiki/Down_Bad_(Dreamville_Records_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Down Bad (Dreamville Records song)">Down Bad</a>" featuring Cole, <a href="/wiki/JID" title="JID">JID</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bas_(rapper)" title="Bas (rapper)">Bas</a>, <a href="/wiki/EarthGang" title="EarthGang">EarthGang</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Young_Nudy" title="Young Nudy">Young Nudy</a>,<a href="#cite_note-150">[150]</a> and "<a href="/wiki/Got_Me_(song)" title="Got Me (song)">Got Me</a>" featuring <a href="/wiki/Ari_Lennox" title="Ari Lennox">Ari Lennox</a>, <a href="/wiki/Omen_(musician)" title="Omen (musician)">Omen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ty_Dolla_Sign" title="Ty Dolla Sign">Ty Dolla Sign</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dreezy" title="Dreezy">Dreezy</a>.<a href="#cite_note-151">[151]</a> On July 1, 2019, the second set of dual singles from the album were released: "LamboTruck" featuring <a href="/wiki/Cozz" title="Cozz">Cozz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Reason_(American_rapper)" title="Reason (American rapper)">Reason</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Childish_Major" title="Childish Major">Childish Major</a><a href="#cite_note-152">[152]</a> and "Costa Rica" featuring Bas, JID, <a href="/wiki/Guapdad_4000" title="Guapdad 4000">Guapdad 4000</a>, <a href="/wiki/Reese_(rapper)" title="Reese (rapper)">Reese Laflare</a>, <a href="/wiki/Two-9" title="Two-9">Jace</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mez_(rapper)" title="Mez (rapper)">Mez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Smokepurpp" title="Smokepurpp">Smokepurpp</a>, <a href="/wiki/Buddy_(rapper)" title="Buddy (rapper)">Buddy</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ski_Mask_the_Slump_God" title="Ski Mask the Slump God">Ski Mask the Slump God</a>.<a href="#cite_note-153">[153]</a> Dreamville announced the album's release date on the same day and was selling limited merchandise on July 1, related to the album. On July 2, 2019, <a href="/wiki/Dreamville_Presents:_Revenge" title="Dreamville Presents: Revenge">Dreamville Presents: REVENGE</a> was released on the label's official <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a> account, a film documenting the album's recording sessions in <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a>.<a href="#cite_note-154">[154]</a> Revenge of the Dreamers III debuted at number one on the US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">Billboard 200</a> with 115,000 <a href="/wiki/Album-equivalent_unit" title="Album-equivalent unit">album-equivalent units</a>, of which 24,000 were pure album sales, earning Cole his sixth consecutive number-one album in the country.<a href="#cite_note-155">[155]</a> The album was certified <a href="/wiki/Music_recording_certification" title="Music recording certification">Platinum</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a> (RIAA). The album was nominated for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rap_Album" title="Grammy Award for Best Rap Album">Best Rap Album</a> at the <a href="/wiki/62nd_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="62nd Annual Grammy Awards">62nd Annual Grammy Awards</a>, while "<a href="/wiki/Middle_Child_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Middle Child (song)">Middle Child</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Down_Bad_(Dreamville_Records_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Down Bad (Dreamville Records song)">Down Bad</a>" were nominated for <a href="/wiki/Best_Rap_Performance" class="mw-redirect" title="Best Rap Performance">Best Rap Performance</a>. Cole's collaboration with <a href="/wiki/21_Savage" title="21 Savage">21 Savage</a> "<a href="/wiki/A_Lot_(song)" title="A Lot (song)">A Lot</a>" received a <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rap_Song" title="Grammy Award for Best Rap Song">Grammy Award for Best Rap Song</a>, making this his first Grammy Award win.<a href="#cite_note-156">[156]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020–present:_The_Off-Season_and_The_Fall_Off">2020–present: The Off-Season and The Fall Off</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/The_Off-Season" title="The Off-Season">The Off-Season</a></div> On June 16, 2020, J. Cole released his first song of 2020, "<a href="/wiki/Snow_on_tha_Bluff_(song)" title="Snow on tha Bluff (song)">Snow on tha Bluff</a>", a politically-charged track released soon after the <a href="/wiki/Murder_of_George_Floyd" title="Murder of George Floyd">murder of George Floyd</a> that led to disagreements with and criticism from <a href="/wiki/Noname_(rapper)" title="Noname (rapper)">Noname</a> and other rappers.<a href="#cite_note-157">[157]</a><a href="#cite_note-complex-mckinney-158">[158]</a><a href="#cite_note-hypebeast-johnson-159">[159]</a> On July 23, 2020, Cole released a promotional EP titled <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Street" title="Lewis Street">Lewis Street</a> featuring two new songs, "<a href="/wiki/The_Climb_Back" title="The Climb Back">The Climb Back</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Lion_King_on_Ice" title="Lion King on Ice">Lion King on Ice</a>".<a href="#cite_note-160">[160]</a><a href="#cite_note-161">[161]</a> The former later appeared on <a href="/wiki/The_Off-Season" title="The Off-Season">The Off-Season</a>. On December 29, 2020, Cole took to <a href="/wiki/Instagram" title="Instagram">Instagram</a> to post a photo where he documented a list titled, "The Fall Off Era". On the list crossed out, was features and <a href="/wiki/Revenge_of_the_Dreamers_III" title="Revenge of the Dreamers III">Revenge of the Dreamers III</a>. Also listed, but not crossed out was two projects, <a href="/wiki/The_Off-Season" title="The Off-Season">The Off-Season</a> and It's a Boy, which he announced would be released ahead of The Fall Off. The caption of the post read: "I still got some goals I gotta check off for' I scram..."<a href="#cite_note-162">[162]</a> On May 4, 2021, J. Cole officially revealed the release date and album artwork of The Off-Season, his sixth studio album. The album's lead single, "<a href="/wiki/Interlude_(J._Cole_song)" title="Interlude (J. Cole song)">Interlude</a>", was released on May 7.<a href="#cite_note-163">[163]</a><a href="#cite_note-164">[164]</a> The Off-Season was released on May 14, 2021. The album was co-executively produced by <a href="/wiki/T-Minus_(record_producer)" class="mw-redirect" title="T-Minus (record producer)">T-Minus</a> and featured guest appearances from <a href="/wiki/Morray" title="Morray">Morray</a>, <a href="/wiki/21_Savage" title="21 Savage">21 Savage</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lil_Baby" title="Lil Baby">Lil Baby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bas_(rapper)" title="Bas (rapper)">Bas</a>, and <a href="/wiki/6lack" title="6lack">6LACK</a>. It received positive reviews from critics and topped the US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">Billboard 200</a>, selling 282,000 <a href="/wiki/Album-equivalent_units" class="mw-redirect" title="Album-equivalent units">album-equivalent units</a> in its first week, earning Cole his sixth consecutive number-one album in the country.<a href="#cite_note-:0-165">[165]</a> Four songs from The Off-Season debuted in the top ten on the US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">Billboard Hot 100</a>, with "<a href="/wiki/My_Life_(J._Cole,_21_Savage_and_Morray_song)" title="My Life (J. Cole, 21 Savage and Morray song)">My Life</a>" (at 2), "<a href="/wiki/Amari_(song)" title="Amari (song)">Amari</a>" (at 5), "<a href="/wiki/Pride_Is_the_Devil" title="Pride Is the Devil">Pride Is the Devil</a>" (at 7), and "<a href="/wiki/95_South_(song)" title="95 South (song)">95 South</a>" (at 8). "<a href="/wiki/Interlude_(J._Cole_song)" title="Interlude (J. Cole song)">Interlude</a>" debuted at number eight the previous week giving the album five top ten singles.<a href="#cite_note-166">[166]</a> On September 21, 2021, J. Cole released a freestyle titled "Heaven's EP", remixing the beat of "Pipe Down" from <a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Certified_Lover_Boy" title="Certified Lover Boy">Certified Lover Boy</a>.<a href="#cite_note-167">[167]</a><a href="#cite_note-168">[168]</a> On March 31, 2022, the song later appeared on the Dreamville compilation <a href="/wiki/D-Day:_A_Gangsta_Grillz_Mixtape" title="D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape">D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape</a>, with Cole also appearing on the songs "Stick" and "Freedom of Speech".<a href="#cite_note-169">[169]</a> On October 6, 2023, Drake's album <a href="/wiki/For_All_the_Dogs" title="For All the Dogs">For All The Dogs</a> was released; on it, J. Cole was featured on the eventual single "<a href="/wiki/First_Person_Shooter_(song)" title="First Person Shooter (song)">First Person Shooter</a>", which would debut at number one on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">Billboard Hot 100</a>, becoming his first song to top the chart. On April 5, 2024, J. Cole would release <a href="/wiki/Might_Delete_Later" title="Might Delete Later">Might Delete Later</a>.<a href="#cite_note-170">[170]</a> On the song "<a href="/wiki/7_Minute_Drill" title="7 Minute Drill">7 Minute Drill</a>", J. Cole attacked <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> in response to his song "<a href="/wiki/Like_That_(Future,_Metro_Boomin_and_Kendrick_Lamar_song)" title="Like That (Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar song)">Like That</a>" with Future & Metro Boomin in which Lamar raps "Motherfuck the big three, nigga, it's just big me", which in itself was a response to "<a href="/wiki/First_Person_Shooter_(song)" title="First Person Shooter (song)">First Person Shooter</a>" in which Cole raps "Love when they argue the hardest MC / Is it K-Dot (Lamar) is it Aubrey (Drake) or me / We the big three like we started a league", amidst the <a href="/wiki/Drake%E2%80%93Kendrick_Lamar_feud" title="Drake–Kendrick Lamar feud">Drake-Kendrick Lamar feud</a>. Two days after the album's release, Cole apologized for the diss track at <a href="/wiki/Dreamville_Records#Dreamville_Festival" title="Dreamville Records">Dreamville Festival</a>.<a href="#cite_note-171">[171]</a> He later removed the song from streaming platforms.<a href="#cite_note-172">[172]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><h2 id="Basketball_career">Basketball career</h2></div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> Cole played <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> at <a href="/wiki/Terry_Sanford_High_School" title="Terry Sanford High School">Terry Sanford High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a>. With an academic scholarship, he tried out as a walk-on at <a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_Red_Storm_men%27s_basketball" title="St. John's Red Storm men's basketball">St. John's University</a> and was one of 10 call-back players during his sophomore year.<a href="#cite_note-173">[173]</a> In 2012, Cole played for the Eastern Team during the <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Weekend_Celebrity_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star Weekend Celebrity Game">NBA All-Star Weekend Celebrity Game</a>.<a href="#cite_note-174">[174]</a> In 2013, Cole told <a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated" title="Sports Illustrated">Sports Illustrated</a>, "Sports is where it started for me. It parallels my life. Rap is such a competitive thing. That's why I have to watch sports. I got to keep up. It's my life in just another form."<a href="#cite_note-175">[175]</a> On July 20, 2020, Cole released an article for <a href="/wiki/The_Players%27_Tribune" title="The Players' Tribune">The Players' Tribune</a>, writing about his goals after graduating college to eventually playing professional basketball saying "if I can blow up in the next three years, that means I'll only be 27. That still might give me enough time to train and pursue a professional basketball career. I'll work hard enough to go play overseas and then try to work my way to the NBA."<a href="#cite_note-176">[176]</a> On July 31, 2020, Cole released his debut signature shoe in collaboration with <a href="/wiki/Puma_(brand)" title="Puma (brand)">Puma</a> called the PUMA RS-Dreamer.<a href="#cite_note-177">[177]</a> In August 2020, it was also reported by <a href="/wiki/Master_P" title="Master P">Master P</a> that Cole was training to tryout for the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">NBA</a>.<a href="#cite_note-178">[178]</a> In September 2022, J. Cole was named as the cover athlete for <a href="/wiki/NBA_2K23" title="NBA 2K23">NBA 2K23</a> on the Dreamer Edition, and was featured in the game as well as a character in the game's "MyCareer" mode. Cole said in a press release, "NBA 2K has long been a place to discover new musical talent through their game and continues to be a gold standard for showcasing all things basketball culture. It's been an amazing journey to not only appear on a cover of this year's game, but to be part of the MyCareer storyline, soundtrack and bring the Dreamer brand into NBA 2K."<a href="#cite_note-179">[179]</a><a href="#cite_note-180">[180]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Patriots_Basketball_Club_(2021)">Patriots Basketball Club (2021)</h3></div> On May 10, 2021, Cole signed a contract with the <a href="/wiki/Rwanda" title="Rwanda">Rwanda</a>-based <a href="/wiki/Patriots_BBC" title="Patriots BBC">Patriots Basketball Club</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Basketball_Africa_League" title="Basketball Africa League">Basketball Africa League</a>.<a href="#cite_note-albertie-181">[181]</a> Cole was also featured on the cover of the American basketball magazine <a href="/wiki/Slam_(magazine)" title="Slam (magazine)">SLAM</a>, for their May 2021 issue.<a href="#cite_note-182">[182]</a> Cole made his professional debut on May 16 against the <a href="/wiki/Rivers_Hoopers" title="Rivers Hoopers">Rivers Hoopers</a>, finishing with three points, three rebounds and two assists in 17 minutes.<a href="#cite_note-183">[183]</a> In three games with the team, he scored five points, had three assists and five rebounds in 45 minutes of gameplay. He was only under contract for a minimum of three games. He left the team after playing the three games.<a href="#cite_note-184">[184]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Scarborough_Shooting_Stars_(2022)">Scarborough Shooting Stars (2022)</h3></div> On May 19, 2022, Cole signed with the <a href="/wiki/Scarborough_Shooting_Stars" title="Scarborough Shooting Stars">Scarborough Shooting Stars</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Elite_Basketball_League" title="Canadian Elite Basketball League">Canadian Elite Basketball League</a>.<a href="#cite_note-185">[185]</a> On June 8, 2022, in a social media interview released by the Shooting Stars, it was announced that Cole would take an indefinite leave from the team to fulfill his concert tour commitments. In 4 games with the Shooting Stars, Cole averaged 2.4 points, 0.6 rebounds, and 0.4 assists, while shooting 50% from 3-point range. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Career_statistics">Career statistics</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="BAL">BAL</h4></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2021_BAL_season" title="2021 BAL season">2021</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Patriots_BBC" title="Patriots BBC">Patriots BBC</a> </td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>15.2</td> <td>.286</td> <td>.000</td> <td>1.000</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>.3</td> <td>.3</td> <td>1.7 </td></tr></tbody></table> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><h2 id="Artistic_influences">Artistic influences</h2></div><section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> Cole has cited several hip-hop artists as influencing his rapping style, including <a href="/wiki/Tupac" class="mw-redirect" title="Tupac">Tupac</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z">Jay-Z</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nas" title="Nas">Nas</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Andre_3000" class="mw-redirect" title="Andre 3000">Andre 3000</a>.<a href="#cite_note-186">[186]</a> He described in an interview with Steve Lobel, "Jay [Z] was a mentor before I ever signed to him." "I studied his moves that much. ... I got to go on tour with him and steal a lot of gems. That's how you supposed to do it. You're supposed to learn and take pieces from the greatest. So, Jay was my mentor before I ever signed to him. And now that I signed to him it's just a blessing to be able to hit him for advice and get that real 20 years of experience or however long he been in the game. It's priceless." "My favorite rapper was <a href="/wiki/Tupac" class="mw-redirect" title="Tupac">Pac</a>," he said. "He was my favorite rapper before I even started rapping. Before I even thought of—It went from <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Brown" title="Bobby Brown">Bobby Brown</a> as a kid and artists like that. Even <a href="/wiki/Kool_Moe_Dee" title="Kool Moe Dee">Kool Moe Dee</a>. Just the cool dude that I looked up to. And then one day my stepfather came home from—I don't know if he was back from <a href="/wiki/Desert_Storm" class="mw-redirect" title="Desert Storm">Desert Storm</a>. ... I remember him coming home with that first Pac album. With '<a href="/wiki/Brenda%27s_Got_a_Baby" title="Brenda's Got a Baby">Brenda's Got a Baby</a>'. It was <a href="/wiki/2Pacalypse_Now" title="2Pacalypse Now">2Pacalypse Now</a>. And since then—When I was too young to know what he was talking about, but it connected. Cause that's the thing about art. It's just truth. It's straight–Whatever you feel. So, even as a seven-year-old kid, eight-year-old kid I could hear Pac's early albums and feel the truth."<a href="#cite_note-187">[187]</a><a href="#cite_note-188">[188]</a> Cole drew comparisons to Nas following the release of <a href="/wiki/Friday_Night_Lights_(mixtape)" title="Friday Night Lights (mixtape)">Friday Night Lights</a>, stating that Nas served as the primary inspiration behind the creation of the mixtape.<a href="#cite_note-189">[189]</a> Cole later addressed their musical similarities on "<a href="/wiki/Let_Nas_Down" title="Let Nas Down">Let Nas Down</a>", a song written and composed due to his disparaging comments towards "<a href="/wiki/Work_Out_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Work Out (song)">Work Out</a>".<a href="#cite_note-190">[190]</a> As a response to this record, Nas came out with the song "Made Nas Proud" shortly after.<a href="#cite_note-191">[191]</a> In 2014, in an interview with <a href="/wiki/Angie_Martinez" title="Angie Martinez">Angie Martinez</a>, Cole listed Tupac, <a href="/wiki/The_Notorious_B.I.G." title="The Notorious B.I.G.">The Notorious B.I.G.</a>, Nas and Jay-Z as his top four rappers of all time, with <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_3000" title="André 3000">André 3000</a> and Eminem being a toss-up for fifth.<a href="#cite_note-192">[192]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><h2 id="Feuds">Feuds</h2></div><section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Puff_Daddy">Puff Daddy</h3></div> In August 2013, Cole and <a href="/wiki/Sean_Combs" title="Sean Combs">Puff Daddy</a> were reportedly involved in an altercation at a <a href="/wiki/2013_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="2013 MTV Video Music Awards">2013 MTV Video Music Awards</a> after party in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Diddyfight-193">[193]</a> Reports said the incident started when Puff tried to confront rapper <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> over the "King of New York" claim in his "<a href="/wiki/Control_(Big_Sean_song)" title="Control (Big Sean song)">Control</a>" verse.<a href="#cite_note-Diddyfight-193">[193]</a> Puff allegedly attempted to pour a drink on Lamar, and Cole intervened. The two started arguing and Cole and Puff allegedly got into an altercation, which then led to problems between their respective crews. After a brief scuffle, both crews separated.<a href="#cite_note-Diddyfight-193">[193]</a> Ibrahim Hamad, a close friend of Cole's and president of <a href="/wiki/Dreamville_Records" title="Dreamville Records">Dreamville Records</a> took to Twitter to address the rumors saying: "The Internet is a crazy place you niggaz reporting shit with no facts, Cole ain't get thrown out no party and he damn sure aint get beat up", he continued saying, "Ain't gon go into details about last night but get the facts right first before you rush to report some shit for some extra blog clicks".<a href="#cite_note-Diddyfight-193">[193]</a> A few months after the incident, Cole and Puff were seen in a video promoting <a href="/wiki/Revolt_(TV_network)" title="Revolt (TV network)">Revolt</a>, joking about the incident.<a href="#cite_note-194">[194]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id='Reactions_to_"False_Prophets"'>Reactions to "False Prophets"</h3></div> Upon the release of Eyez documentary in 2016, the songs "Everybody Dies" and "False Prophets" caused controversy within the <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Hip hop music">hip hop</a> community, as many assumed that "Everybody Dies" contained shots aimed at fellow rappers <a href="/wiki/Lil_Uzi_Vert" title="Lil Uzi Vert">Lil Uzi Vert</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lil_Yachty" title="Lil Yachty">Lil Yachty</a>. During an interview with <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>' radio station <a href="/wiki/KPWR" title="KPWR">Power 106</a>, Lil Yachty responded, saying: "I don't listen to J. Cole [but] I definitely listened to it [and] people said he was talking about me. He said 'Lil.' I'm not little. My name has 'Lil' in it but there's a lot of 'Lil' rappers. [It's] either me or Uzi. Honestly, I don't give a fuck."<a href="#cite_note-195">[195]</a> Lil Uzi Vert acknowledged the track, responding via <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a> on December 2, 2016, by simply tweeting, "Heard some beautiful shit today @JColeNC".<a href="#cite_note-196">[196]</a> People also argued that the first verse on "False Prophets" consisted of direct <a href="/wiki/Diss_track" class="mw-redirect" title="Diss track">shots</a> at rapper <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a>, due to Cole's referencing to West's altering public perception by the media and fans; as well as Kanye's recent hospitalization. Many also presumed that the second verse was directed at rapper <a href="/wiki/Wale_(rapper)" title="Wale (rapper)">Wale</a>, with Cole saying that despite Wale's <a href="/wiki/The_Album_About_Nothing" title="The Album About Nothing">fourth album</a> receiving fairly positive critical and commercial success, Wale remains misunderstood and slighted by some of his peers.<a href="#cite_note-197">[197]</a> On December 3, Wale released a track, called "Groundhog Day" as a response to "False Prophets",<a href="#cite_note-198">[198]</a> and the pair were spotted together in <a href="/wiki/Raleigh,_North_Carolina" title="Raleigh, North Carolina">Raleigh, North Carolina</a> at a <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_State_University" title="North Carolina State University">North Carolina State University</a> basketball game later that day.<a href="#cite_note-199">[199]</a> Cole spoke on "False Prophets" in an interview with <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>, he said: <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote">Rappers rap about other rappers all the time—subliminal insult, direct attack—but rarely from a place of love. "That speaks to the state of us as a people," he said. "For so long my mind state was, I have to show how much better than the next man I am through these bars. Who's the best? Let me prove it. And it's just like, damn, I'm really feeding into a cycle of keeping black people down, I'm really feeding into that.<a href="#cite_note-200">[200]</a></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lil_Pump">Lil Pump</h3></div> In April 2018, rapper <a href="/wiki/Lil_Pump" title="Lil Pump">Lil Pump</a> teased a song titled "Fuck J. Cole" produced by fellow rapper <a href="/wiki/Smokepurpp" title="Smokepurpp">Smokepurpp</a>.<a href="#cite_note-201">[201]</a> Media outlets and rappers speculated that the song "<a href="/wiki/1985_(J._Cole_song)" title="1985 (J. Cole song)">1985</a>" from <a href="/wiki/KOD_(album)" title="KOD (album)">KOD</a> was a response to the two, while Cole said in a <a href="/wiki/Vulture_magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="Vulture magazine">Vulture</a> interview that "It's really a 'shoe fits' situation—several people can wear that shoe."<a href="#cite_note-202">[202]</a> Lil Pump reacted to the song hours after the album's release via <a href="/wiki/Instagram" title="Instagram">Instagram</a> saying, "Wow, you get so much props. You dissed a 17 year old, lame ass jit."<a href="#cite_note-203">[203]</a> Later that day during a concert in <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a>, Smokepurpp, along with his fans erupted in a chant of "Fuck J. Cole."<a href="#cite_note-204">[204]</a> According to Cole, the target of the song is more general. He said it takes aim at what he sees as the cartoon version of hip-hop, he explained: "If you exclude the top three rappers in the game, the most popping rappers all are exaggerated versions of black stereotypes. Extremely tatted up. Colorful hair. Flamboyant. Brand names. It's caricatures, and still the dominant representation of black people, on the most popular entertainment format for black people, period."<a href="#cite_note-205">[205]</a> On May 4, 2018, as Cole was performing at JMBLYA festival in <a href="/wiki/Dallas" title="Dallas">Dallas</a>, he performed "1985", cutting off the backing track so he could rap his verse a cappella. The crowd erupted in chants of "Fuck Lil Pump" and "Fuck <a href="/wiki/6ix9ine" title="6ix9ine">6ix9ine</a>." Cole immediately shut down the chants telling the crowd, "Don't do that."<a href="#cite_note-206">[206]</a> Cole performed "1985" during his Rolling Loud Festival performance on May 11, 2018, in Miami. During the performance Lil Pump was seen dancing to the song near the stage.<a href="#cite_note-207">[207]</a> On May 25, after Rolling Loud, J. Cole and Lil Pump sat down for an hour-long interview indicating that a supposed beef between the two is over. Cole asked Pump about his "Fuck J. Cole" comments in his music and social media. Pump responds by claiming he had seen his fans commenting it on social media and didn't know why. "But now I kinda get it," he says. "We make different types of music, so people, like... People just like doing that shit." He continues, "It wasn't even serious... I fuck with your shit. It's hard."<a href="#cite_note-208">[208]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Noname">Noname</h3></div> In May 2020, in the midst of the <a href="/wiki/George_Floyd_protests" title="George Floyd protests">George Floyd protests</a>, rapper <a href="/wiki/Noname_(rapper)" title="Noname (rapper)">Noname</a> made a tweet panning rappers who discussed the struggles of black people in their music but had yet to publicly speak out on social media regarding the protests or <a href="/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter" title="Black Lives Matter">Black Lives Matter</a>. The tweet read: <blockquote> "Poor black folks all over the country are putting their bodies on the line in protest for our collective safety and y’all favorite top selling rappers not even willing to put a tweet up. niggas whole discographies be about black plight and they no where to be found".<a href="#cite_note-209">[209]</a> </blockquote> Many assumed her tweet was aimed at Cole and Kendrick Lamar, both of whom had yet to post on social media about the protests at the time of her tweet.<a href="#cite_note-210">[210]</a> On June 16, 2020, Cole released a song titled, "<a href="/wiki/Snow_on_tha_Bluff_(song)" title="Snow on tha Bluff (song)">Snow on tha Bluff</a>" addressing an unnamed woman, assumed to be Noname, while also touching on <a href="/wiki/Police_brutality" title="Police brutality">police brutality</a> and <a href="/wiki/Race_relations" title="Race relations">race relations</a> during the George Floyd protests. Shortly after the song's release, Noname tweeted "QUEEN TONE!!!!!!", referencing a lyric from the song.<a href="#cite_note-Genius-211">[211]</a> She later deleted the tweet. Many other artists defended Noname, including <a href="/wiki/Ari_Lennox" title="Ari Lennox">Ari Lennox</a>, who is signed to Cole's Dreamville label. Lennox thanked Noname "for giving [a fuck] about us constantly and endlessly", saying she appreciates "everything you [Noname] put out to the world".<a href="#cite_note-212">[212]</a> Rapper <a href="/wiki/Chance_the_Rapper" title="Chance the Rapper">Chance the Rapper</a>, criticized Cole, calling the song "not constructive" and saying it "undermines all the work Noname has done".<a href="#cite_note-Song33-213">[213]</a> Cole eventually addressed backlash in a series of tweets, defending his statements in the song and encouraging listeners to follow Noname on social media. Two days after the release of "Snow on tha Bluff", Noname released "<a href="/wiki/Snow_on_tha_Bluff_(song)" title="Snow on tha Bluff (song)">Song 33</a>", in which she alluded to Cole writing about her in the wake of the protests, rapping: "I guess the ego hurt now / It's time to go to work, wow, look at him go / He really 'bout to write about me when the world is in smokes? When there's people in trees? When George was beggin' for his mother sayin' he couldn't breathe? He thought to write about me?".<a href="#cite_note-214">[214]</a> Cole acknowledged the track shortly after its release, sharing a link to the song on Twitter.<a href="#cite_note-Song33-213">[213]</a> Cole and Noname previously collaborated in 2015, on the song "Warm Enough" from <a href="/wiki/Donnie_Trumpet" class="mw-redirect" title="Donnie Trumpet">Donnie Trumpet and The Social Experiment</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Surf_(Donnie_Trumpet_%26_The_Social_Experiment_album)" title="Surf (Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment album)">Surf</a> album.<a href="#cite_note-EW-215">[215]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"><h2 id="Business_ventures">Business ventures</h2></div><section class="mf-section-6 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-6"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dreamville_Records">Dreamville Records</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Dreamville_Records" title="Dreamville Records">Dreamville Records</a></div> During the composition of <a href="/wiki/The_Come_Up" title="The Come Up">The Come Up</a>, Cole started his own record label in early 2007 with current label president Ibrahim Hamad. Cole sought for an avenue to release his own music, while Hamad yearned to start a record label, prompting the two to team up to form <a href="/wiki/Dreamville_Records" title="Dreamville Records">Dreamville Records</a>.<a href="#cite_note-216">[216]</a> The label is currently distributed by <a href="/wiki/Interscope_Geffen_A%26M_Records" title="Interscope Geffen A&M Records">Interscope Records</a>.<a href="#cite_note-217">[217]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dreamville-Records.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Dreamville-Records.jpg/220px-Dreamville-Records.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="458" data-file-height="259"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 124px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Dreamville-Records.jpg/220px-Dreamville-Records.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="124" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Dreamville-Records.jpg/330px-Dreamville-Records.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Dreamville-Records.jpg/440px-Dreamville-Records.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>The logo of Cole's <a href="/wiki/Dreamville_Records" title="Dreamville Records">Dreamville Records</a> imprint</figcaption></figure> Cole, <a href="/wiki/Omen_(musician)" title="Omen (musician)">Omen</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Bas_(rapper)" title="Bas (rapper)">Bas</a> were the label's inaugural artists.<a href="#cite_note-218">[218]</a><a href="#cite_note-219">[219]</a> The label houses artists including Cole, Omen, Bas, <a href="/wiki/Cozz" title="Cozz">Cozz</a>,<a href="#cite_note-220">[220]</a> <a href="/wiki/Lute_(rapper)" title="Lute (rapper)">Lute</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ari_Lennox" title="Ari Lennox">Ari Lennox</a>,<a href="#cite_note-221">[221]</a> <a href="/wiki/JID" title="JID">JID</a>,<a href="#cite_note-222">[222]</a> and duo <a href="/wiki/EarthGang" title="EarthGang">EarthGang</a>.<a href="#cite_note-223">[223]</a> In-house producers include <a href="/wiki/Elite_(producer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Elite (producer)">Elite</a>, Ron Gilmore,<a href="#cite_note-224">[224]</a> Cedric Brown,<a href="#cite_note-225">[225]</a> and Meez.<a href="#cite_note-226">[226]</a> Dreamville Records has released nine albums, with three certified platinum or higher by the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a> (RIAA). <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Dreamville_Foundation">The Dreamville Foundation</h3></div> In October 2011, Cole established The Dreamville Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The Foundation says that it was "created to 'bridge the gap' between the worlds of opportunity and the urban youth" of Cole's hometown of Fayetteville, North Carolina. With volunteers, the Foundation conducts philanthropic activities, such as an annual "Back To School Supply Giveaway" to provide supplies to schoolchildren.<a href="#cite_note-227">[227]</a> The Foundation also launched a book club for young men and sponsored "The Nobody's Perfect Writing Contest and Mother's Day Brunch" for students. It sponsors an annual weekend of Fayetteville community events called the "Dreamville Weekend" that features a discussion with the Young Men's Book Club and Appreciation Dinner and a Career Day panel of African-American professionals in a variety of fields.<a href="#cite_note-228">[228]</a> In 2014, Cole purchased his childhood home in Fayetteville, North Carolina, for $120,000 through the Dreamville Foundation. The home had been repossessed from his mother years earlier, while Jermaine was attending college in New York. His plan is to turn the house into a homestead for single mothers and their children to live rent-free.<a href="#cite_note-229">[229]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tidal">Tidal</h3></div> In March 2015, <a href="/wiki/Project_Panther_Bidco" title="Project Panther Bidco">Project Panther</a>, the business of Cole's mentor <a href="/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z">Jay-Z</a>, acquired <a href="/wiki/Aspiro" title="Aspiro">Aspiro</a>, the owner of the music streaming service <a href="/wiki/Tidal_(service)" title="Tidal (service)">Tidal</a>, for a reported $56 million.<a href="#cite_note-230">[230]</a> J. Cole is a minor shareholder of the service, along with 15 other artist stakeholders, including <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a>, <a href="/wiki/Usher_(singer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Usher (singer)">Usher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madonna_(singer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Madonna (singer)">Madonna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Daft_Punk" title="Daft Punk">Daft Punk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deadmau5" title="Deadmau5">deadmau5</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Nicki_Minaj" title="Nicki Minaj">Nicki Minaj</a>.<a href="#cite_note-231">[231]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dreamville_Festival">Dreamville Festival</h3></div> On April 27, 2018, J. Cole announced the Dreamville Festival, the festival featuring local music, culture, food and art, and also include a mix of up-and-comers and national acts. It is expected to be an annual festival.<a href="#cite_note-232">[232]</a> However, in the wake of <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Florence" title="Hurricane Florence">Hurricane Florence</a>, the event was postponed from its original date. The festival was rescheduled and held at the historic <a href="/wiki/Dix_Hill" title="Dix Hill">Dorothea Dix Park</a> in <a href="/wiki/Raleigh,_North_Carolina" title="Raleigh, North Carolina">Raleigh, North Carolina</a> on April 6, 2019. The lineup included all of Dreamville's artists as well as <a href="/wiki/SZA_(singer)" class="mw-redirect" title="SZA (singer)">SZA</a>, <a href="/wiki/Big_Sean" title="Big Sean">Big Sean</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nelly" title="Nelly">Nelly</a>, <a href="/wiki/21_Savage" title="21 Savage">21 Savage</a>, <a href="/wiki/6lack" title="6lack">6LACK</a>, <a href="/wiki/Davido" title="Davido">Davido</a>, <a href="/wiki/Teyana_Taylor" title="Teyana Taylor">Teyana Taylor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saba_(rapper)" title="Saba (rapper)">Saba</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rapsody" title="Rapsody">Rapsody</a>, and <a href="/wiki/King_Mez" class="mw-redirect" title="King Mez">Mez</a>.<a href="#cite_note-233">[233]</a> The Dreamville Festival plans to donate proceeds to the Dorothea Dix Park Convervancy and the Dreamville Foundation.<a href="#cite_note-234">[234]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fashion">Fashion</h3></div> In February 2020, J. Cole announced a multi-year footwear and apparel partnership with <a href="/wiki/Puma_(brand)" title="Puma (brand)">Puma</a> as an ambassador for the brand. According to the global director of Puma, Cole is involved in product creation, marketing campaigns and cultural guidance.<a href="#cite_note-235">[235]</a> With the announcement, Puma and Cole released a short film for the reimagined "Sky Dreamer" shoes, which debuted during the <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2020 NBA All-Star Game">2020 NBA All-Star Game</a>.<a href="#cite_note-236">[236]</a> On July 31, 2020, PUMA and J. Cole released their debut collaboration shoe, the PUMA RS-Dreamer. Cole commented on the signature shoe saying: "Over the years, basketball shoes have progressed greatly in their level of technology and comfort but have strayed too far away from designs stylish enough for cultural relevancy. The Dreamer hopes to change that reality. The highest level of on-court performance meets the highest level of aesthetic design for daily wear. Once again, you can hoop in the same shoes you wore outside."<a href="#cite_note-237">[237]</a> The launch of the shoe coincided with the <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_Bubble" title="2020 NBA Bubble">restart</a> of the <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="2019–20 NBA season">2019–20 NBA season</a>.<a href="#cite_note-238">[238]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(7)"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2></div><section class="mf-section-7 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-7"> In a January 2016 interview with director <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Coogler" title="Ryan Coogler">Ryan Coogler</a>, Cole revealed that he was married.<a href="#cite_note-239">[239]</a> His wife, Melissa Heholt, who met Cole while they were students at St. John’s University, is the Executive Director of the Dreamville Foundation.<a href="#cite_note-240">[240]</a><a href="#cite_note-241">[241]</a><a href="#cite_note-242">[242]</a><a href="#cite_note-243">[243]</a> Also in a May 2018 interview with radio host Angie Martinez, Cole stated that he and his wife have a son together.<a href="#cite_note-244">[244]</a> In 2019, he publicly spoke about his son.<a href="#cite_note-245">[245]</a> On July 20, 2020, Cole revealed he has two children.<a href="#cite_note-246">[246]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(8)"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2></div><section class="mf-section-8 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-8"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/J._Cole_discography" title="J. Cole discography">J. Cole discography</a> and <a href="/wiki/J._Cole_production_discography" title="J. Cole production discography">J. Cole production discography</a></div> Studio albums <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cole_World:_The_Sideline_Story" title="Cole World: The Sideline Story">Cole World: The Sideline Story</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Born_Sinner" title="Born Sinner">Born Sinner</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Forest_Hills_Drive" title="2014 Forest Hills Drive">2014 Forest Hills Drive</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/4_Your_Eyez_Only" title="4 Your Eyez Only">4 Your Eyez Only</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/KOD_(album)" title="KOD (album)">KOD</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Off-Season" title="The Off-Season">The Off-Season</a> (2021)</li> <li>The Fall Off (TBA)</li></ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(9)"><h2 id="Concert_tours">Concert tours</h2></div><section class="mf-section-9 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-9"> Headlining <ul><li>Cole World... World Tour (2011)<a href="#cite_note-247">[247]</a></li> <li>What Dreams May Come Tour (2013–14)<a href="#cite_note-248">[248]</a></li> <li>Dollar & A Dream Tour (2013)<a href="#cite_note-249">[249]</a></li> <li>Dollar & A Dream Tour 2014: <a href="/wiki/The_Warm_Up_(J._Cole_Mixtape)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Warm Up (J. Cole Mixtape)">The Warm Up</a> (2014)<a href="#cite_note-250">[250]</a></li> <li>Forest Hills Drive Tour (2015)<a href="#cite_note-251">[251]</a></li> <li>Dollar & A Dream Tour III: <a href="/wiki/Friday_Night_Lights_(mixtape)" title="Friday Night Lights (mixtape)">Friday Night Lights</a> (2015)<a href="#cite_note-252">[252]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4_Your_Eyez_Only_World_Tour" title="4 Your Eyez Only World Tour">4 Your Eyez Only World Tour</a> (2017)<a href="#cite_note-253">[253]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KOD_Tour" class="mw-redirect" title="KOD Tour">KOD Tour</a> (2018)</li></ul> Co-headlining <ul><li>The Campus Consciousness Tour (with <a href="/wiki/Big_K.R.I.T." title="Big K.R.I.T.">Big K.R.I.T.</a>) (2012)<a href="#cite_note-254">[254]</a></li> <li>Revenge of the Dreamers NYC Crawl (with <a href="/wiki/Dreamville_Records" title="Dreamville Records">Dreamville</a>) (2015)<a href="#cite_note-255">[255]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Off-Season_Tour" title="The Off-Season Tour">The Off-Season Tour</a> (with <a href="/wiki/21_Savage" title="21 Savage">21 Savage</a>) (2021)<a href="#cite_note-256">[256]</a><a href="#cite_note-257">[257]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/It%27s_All_a_Blur_Tour" title="It's All a Blur Tour">It's All A Blur Tour - Big As the What?</a> (with <a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a>) (2024)<a href="#cite_note-258">[258]</a></li></ul> Supporting act <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jay-Z_Fall_Tour" title="Jay-Z Fall Tour">Jay-Z Fall Tour</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jay_Z" class="mw-redirect" title="Jay Z">Jay Z</a>) (2009)</li> <li>Attention Deficit Tour (<a href="/wiki/Wale_(rapper)" title="Wale (rapper)">Wale</a>) (2009)<a href="#cite_note-259">[259]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loud_Tour" title="Loud Tour">Loud Tour</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a>) (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Club_Paradise_Tour" title="Club Paradise Tour">Club Paradise Tour</a> (<a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a>) (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rapture_Tour" title="Rapture Tour">Rapture Tour</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a>) (2014)</li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(10)"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2></div><section class="mf-section-10 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-10"> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"> <th colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;">Film and television </th></tr> <tr style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2015 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/J._Cole:_Road_to_Homecoming" title="J. Cole: Road to Homecoming">J. Cole: Road to Homecoming</a><a href="#cite_note-260">[260]</a> </td> <td rowspan="4">Himself </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Forest_Hills_Drive:_Homecoming" title="Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming">Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming</a><a href="#cite_note-261">[261]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eyez" title="Eyez">Eyez</a><a href="#cite_note-262">[262]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2017 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/J._Cole:_4_Your_Eyez_Only" title="J. Cole: 4 Your Eyez Only">J. Cole: 4 Your Eyez Only</a><a href="#cite_note-ew.com-114">[114]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Raising Bertie<a href="#cite_note-263">[263]</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Executive producer </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td>Out of Omaha<a href="#cite_note-264">[264]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dreamville_Presents:_REVENGE" class="mw-redirect" title="Dreamville Presents: REVENGE">Dreamville Presents: REVENGE</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Himself, executive producer </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Applying_Pressure:_The_Off-Season_Documentary" title="Applying Pressure: The Off-Season Documentary">Applying Pressure: The Off-Season Documentary</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(11)"><h2 id="Awards_and_nominations">Awards and nominations</h2></div><section class="mf-section-11 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-11"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_J._Cole" title="List of awards and nominations received by J. 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Thatsthatish.com. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110716215634/http://www.thatsthatish.com/2010/04/j-cole-we-on.html">Archived</a> from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=J.+Cole+%E2%80%93+%22We+On%22&rft.pub=Thatsthatish.com&rft.au=VoodooChild&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thatsthatish.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fj-cole-we-on.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJ.+Cole" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-48"><a href="#cite_ref-48">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.facebook.com/JColeMusic/posts/126677024036692">"Tune in to BET's 106 & Park TODAY 6:00 PM EST to see J. Cole debut the "Who Dat" video!"</a>. Facebook. June 21, 2010. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160128103502/https://www.facebook.com/JColeMusic/posts/126677024036692">Archived</a> from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Tune+in+to+BET%27s+106+%26+Park+TODAY+6%3A00+PM+EST+to+see+J.+Cole+debut+the+%22Who+Dat%22+video%21&rft.pub=Facebook&rft.date=2010-06-21&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FJColeMusic%2Fposts%2F126677024036692&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJ.+Cole" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-49"><a href="#cite_ref-49">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110726202723/http://www.jcole.org/2010/video-j-cole-speaks-on-final-album-selections/">"J. Cole reveals Debut Album Song Titles"</a>. Jcole.org. July 8, 2010. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jcole.org/2010/video-j-cole-speaks-on-final-album-selections/">the original</a> on July 26, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=J.+Cole+reveals+Debut+Album+Song+Titles&rft.pub=Jcole.org&rft.date=2010-07-08&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jcole.org%2F2010%2Fvideo-j-cole-speaks-on-final-album-selections%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJ.+Cole" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-50"><a href="#cite_ref-50">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFVoodooChild2010" class="citation web cs1">VoodooChild (October 30, 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thatsthatish.com/2010/10/j-cole-im-coming-home-demo.html">"J. Cole - "I'm Coming Home (Demo)," thatsthatish.com"</a>. " thatsthatish.com. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110809110518/http://www.thatsthatish.com/2010/10/j-cole-im-coming-home-demo.html">Archived</a> from the original on August 9, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=J.+Cole+-+%22I%27m+Coming+Home+%28Demo%29%2C%22+thatsthatish.com&rft.pub=%22+thatsthatish.com&rft.date=2010-10-30&rft.au=VoodooChild&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thatsthatish.com%2F2010%2F10%2Fj-cole-im-coming-home-demo.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJ.+Cole" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-51"><a href="#cite_ref-51">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110713092437/http://www.jcolemusic.com/news/download-friday-night-lights">"DOWNLOAD "FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS"!"</a>. JColeMusic. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jcolemusic.com/news/download-friday-night-lights">the original</a> on July 13, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2011.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=DOWNLOAD+%22FRIDAY+NIGHT+LIGHTS%22%21&rft.pub=JColeMusic&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jcolemusic.com%2Fnews%2Fdownload-friday-night-lights&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJ.+Cole" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Return_Of_Simba_–_J_Cole-52"><a href="#cite_ref-Return_Of_Simba_%E2%80%93_J_Cole_52-0">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mostlyjunkfood.com/j-cole-return-of-simba/">J. Cole – Return of Simba</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111107141606/http://mostlyjunkfood.com/j-cole-return-of-simba/">Archived</a> November 7, 2011, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> Mostly Junkfood </li> <li id="cite_note-GrimeDaily-53"><a href="#cite_ref-GrimeDaily_53-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4pDb1Tj9b8">"GRIME DAILY MEETS J. COLE [INTERVIEW 2011]"</a>. GrimeDaily. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160809020737/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4pDb1Tj9b8">Archived</a> from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2011.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=GRIME+DAILY+MEETS+J.+COLE+%5BINTERVIEW+2011%5D&rft.pub=GrimeDaily&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DN4pDb1Tj9b8&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJ.+Cole" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-54"><a href="#cite_ref-54">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.missinfo.tv/index.php/j-cole-delivers-the-first-single-work-out-off-his-upcoming-debut-album/">J. Cole Debuts His First Single “Work Out”, Off His Upcoming Debut Album</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130614040513/http://www.missinfo.tv/index.php/j-cole-delivers-the-first-single-work-out-off-his-upcoming-debut-album/">Archived</a> June 14, 2013, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> MissInfo.tv </li> <li id="cite_note-55"><a href="#cite_ref-55">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/101875/J.%20Cole-Work%20Out_Kanye%20West-The%20New%20Workout%20Plan/">J. Cole's Work Out sample of Kanye West's The New Workout Plan</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110926110926/http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/101875/J.%20Cole-Work%20Out_Kanye%20West-The%20New%20Workout%20Plan">Archived</a> September 26, 2011, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> WhoSampled </li> <li id="cite_note-56"><a href="#cite_ref-56">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/101874/J.%20Cole-Work%20Out_Paula%20Abdul-Straight%20Up/">J. Cole's Work Out sample of Paula Abdul's Straight Up</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110924004615/http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/101874/J.%20Cole-Work%20Out_Paula%20Abdul-Straight%20Up/">Archived</a> September 24, 2011, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> WhoSampled </li> <li id="cite_note-57"><a href="#cite_ref-57">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.billboard.com/artist/j-cole/">"J. Cole"</a>. Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Billboard&rft.atitle=J.+Cole&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Fartist%2Fj-cole%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJ.+Cole" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-58"><a href="#cite_ref-58">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110920034734/http://lifepulseblog.com/2011/03/15/dope-project-alert-the-glorification-of-gangster-art-exhibit/">"DOPE PROJECT ALERT: The Glorification Of Gangster Art Exhibit " LIFE Pulse Blog"</a>. Lifepulseblog.com. May 12, 2011. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://lifepulseblog.com/2011/03/15/dope-project-alert-the-glorification-of-gangster-art-exhibit/">the original</a> on September 20, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=DOPE+PROJECT+ALERT%3A+The+Glorification+Of+Gangster+Art+Exhibit+%22+LIFE+Pulse+Blog&rft.pub=Lifepulseblog.com&rft.date=2011-05-12&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Flifepulseblog.com%2F2011%2F03%2F15%2Fdope-project-alert-the-glorification-of-gangster-art-exhibit%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJ.+Cole" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-59"><a href="#cite_ref-59">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2011/08/29/j-cole-cole-world-the-sideline-story-tracklist/">J. Cole – Cole World: The Sideline Story (Tracklist)</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111007050024/http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2011/08/29/j-cole-cole-world-the-sideline-story-tracklist/">Archived</a> October 7, 2011, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> 2DopeBoyz.com </li> <li id="cite_note-60"><a href="#cite_ref-60">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://vibe.com/photo-galleries/peep-rihanna-hangs-out-j-cole-and-trey-songz-cant-get-enough-shoot">"Peep This: Rihanna Hangs Out With J. Cole And Trey Songz At The 'Can't Get Enough' Shoot"</a>. VIBE. October 8, 2011. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120301052657/http://www.vibe.com/photo-galleries/peep-rihanna-hangs-out-j-cole-and-trey-songz-cant-get-enough-shoot">Archived</a> from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2011.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Peep+This%3A+Rihanna+Hangs+Out+With+J.+Cole+And+Trey+Songz+At+The+%27Can%27t+Get+Enough%27+Shoot&rft.pub=VIBE&rft.date=2011-10-08&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fvibe.com%2Fphoto-galleries%2Fpeep-rihanna-hangs-out-j-cole-and-trey-songz-cant-get-enough-shoot&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJ.+Cole" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-BB200-61"><a href="#cite_ref-BB200_61-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCaulfield2011" class="citation magazine cs1">Caulfield, Keith (October 5, 2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/466817/j-cole-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-blink-182-snags-no-2">"J. Cole Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200, Blink-182 Snags No. 2"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a>. <a href="/wiki/Prometheus_Global_Media" title="Prometheus Global Media">Prometheus Global Media</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130501123643/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/466817/j-cole-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-blink-182-snags-no-2">Archived</a> from the original on May 1, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2011.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Billboard&rft.atitle=J.+Cole+Debuts+at+No.+1+on+Billboard+200%2C+Blink-182+Snags+No.+2&rft.date=2011-10-05&rft.aulast=Caulfield&rft.aufirst=Keith&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Farticles%2Fnews%2F466817%2Fj-cole-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-blink-182-snags-no-2&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJ.+Cole" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-62"><a href="#cite_ref-62">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHorowitz2011" class="citation magazine cs1">Horowitz, Steven J. (December 2, 2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120106195500/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.17819/title.j-cole-receives-gold-certification-for-cole-world-the-sideline-story">"J. 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Horowitz, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.17358/title.j-cole-says-his-sophomore-album-will-arrive-in-june-2012">J. Cole Says His Sophomore Album Will Arrive In June 2012</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111026201801/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.17358/title.j-cole-says-his-sophomore-album-will-arrive-in-june-2012">Archived</a> October 26, 2011, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. hiphopdx.com. October 24, 2011. </li> <li id="cite_note-65"><a href="#cite_ref-65">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://hiphop2day.com/j-cole-grew-up-fast/">[1]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120405045454/http://hiphop2day.com/j-cole-grew-up-fast/">Archived</a> April 5, 2012, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-66"><a href="#cite_ref-66">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/03/02/j-cole-dreamville-weekend-north-carolina/">J. Cole Returns To North Carolina For 'Dreamville Weekend'</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120304152018/http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/03/02/j-cole-dreamville-weekend-north-carolina/">Archived</a> March 4, 2012, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. rapfix.mtv.com. 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Cole"</a>. <a href="/wiki/ITunes" title="ITunes">iTunes</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161202165930/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/4-your-eyez-only/id1181530769">Archived</a> from the original on December 2, 2016. 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Cole Scores His Fourth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart, With Third-Largest Debut of 2016"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161229075510/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7625536/j-cole-fourth-no-1-billboard-200">Archived</a> from the original on December 29, 2016. 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Cole Debut in Top 10"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161222081838/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7625602/hot-100-rae-sremmurd-sixth-week-zayn-taylor-swift-j-cole">Archived</a> from the original on December 22, 2016. 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Cole Reveals 4 Your Eyez Only Tour Dates"</a>. <a href="/wiki/XXL_(magazine)" title="XXL (magazine)">XXL</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170222112047/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/02/j-cole-4-your-eyez-only-tour-dates/">Archived</a> from the original on February 22, 2017. 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Retrieved May 16, 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=TSN&rft.atitle=J.+Cole+makes+his+professional+basketball+debut+with+the+BAL%27s+Patriots+BBC&rft.date=2021-05-16&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tsn.ca%2Fthe-shift%2Fj-cole-makes-his-professional-basketball-debut-with-the-bal-s-patriots-bbc-1.1640733&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJ.+Cole" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-184"><a href="#cite_ref-184">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.62330/title.j-coles-pro-basketball-stint-is-over-see-his-final-stat-line">"J. Cole's Pro Basketball Stint is Over: See His Final Stat Line"</a>. HipHopDX.com. 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<h4>Languages</h4> <section> <ul id="p-variants" class="minerva-languages"></ul> <ul class="minerva-languages"><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%87._%D9%83%D9%88%D9%84" title="جيه. كول – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="جيه. كول" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">العربية</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="J. Cole" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target">Azərbaycanca</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%DB%8C._%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%84" title="جی. کول – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="جی. کول" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target">تۆرکجه</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="J. Cole" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Català</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="J. Cole" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target">Čeština</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="J. Cole" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Dansk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="J. Cole" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target">Deutsch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="J. Cole" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Eesti</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A4%CE%B6%CE%AD%CE%B9_%CE%9A%CF%8C%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BB" title="Τζέι Κόουλ – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Τζέι Κόουλ" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ελληνικά</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="J. Cole" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Español</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="J. Cole" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target">Euskara</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%DB%8C._%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%84" title="جی. کول – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="جی. کول" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target">فارسی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="J. Cole" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target">Français</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="J. Cole" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Gaeilge</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A0%9C%EC%9D%B4_%EC%BD%9C" title="제이 콜 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="제이 콜" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target">한국어</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8B%D5%A5%D5%B5_%D5%94%D5%B8%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%AC" title="Ջեյ Քոուլ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ջեյ Քոուլ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Հայերեն</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="J. Cole" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Hrvatski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="J. Cole" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Indonesia</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="J. Cole" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target">Íslenska</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="J. Cole" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Italiano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92%27%D7%99%D7%99_%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%9C" title="ג'יי קול – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ג'יי קול" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target">עברית</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="J. Cole" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target">ქართული</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="J. Cole" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Lietuvių</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="J. Cole" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Magyar</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%9C%E0%B5%86._%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8B%E0%B5%BE" title="ജെ. കോൾ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ജെ. കോൾ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target">മലയാളം</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%87._%D9%83%D9%88%D9%84" title="جيه. كول – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="جيه. كول" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">مصرى</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="J. Cole" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target">Nederlands</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB" title="J. コール – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="J. コール" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">日本語</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="J. Cole" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target">Norsk bokmål</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="J. Cole" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Polski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="J. Cole" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Português</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="J. Cole" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Română</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D1%83%D0%BB,_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%B9" title="Коул, Джей – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Коул, Джей" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Русский</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="J. Cole" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target">Scots</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="J. Cole" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target">Simple English</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="J. Cole" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target">Slovenčina</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%8F._%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BB" title="Џ. Кол – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Џ. Кол" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Српски / srpski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="J. Cole" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Suomi</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="J. Cole" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Svenska</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%88.%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A5" title="เจ.โคล – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="เจ.โคล" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target">ไทย</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="J. Cole" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Türkçe</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="J. Cole" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Українська</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="J. Cole" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Tiếng Việt</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C2%B7%E7%A7%91%E5%B0%94" title="J·科尔 – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="J·科尔" data-language-autonym="中文" data-language-local-name="Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target">中文</a></li></ul> </section> </div> <div class="minerva-footer-logo"><img src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg" alt="Wikipedia" width="120" height="18" style="width: 7.5em; height: 1.125em;"/> </div> <ul id="footer-info" class="footer-info hlist hlist-separated"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 29 November 2024, at 05:24 (UTC).</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Content is available under <a class="external" rel="nofollow" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en">CC BY-SA 4.0</a> unless otherwise noted.</li> </ul> <ul id="footer-places" class="footer-places hlist hlist-separated"> <li id="footer-places-privacy"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy">Privacy policy</a></li> <li id="footer-places-about"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About">About Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-disclaimers"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer">Disclaimers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-contact"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us">Contact Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-wm-codeofconduct"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li id="footer-places-developers"><a href="https://developer.wikimedia.org">Developers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-statslink"><a href="https://stats.wikimedia.org/#/en.wikipedia.org">Statistics</a></li> <li id="footer-places-cookiestatement"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Cookie_statement">Cookie statement</a></li> <li id="footer-places-terms-use"><a href="https://foundation.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms_of_Use">Terms of Use</a></li> <li id="footer-places-desktop-toggle"><a id="mw-mf-display-toggle" href="//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=J._Cole&mobileaction=toggle_view_desktop" data-event-name="switch_to_desktop">Desktop</a></li> </ul> </div> </footer> </div> </div> <div class="mw-notification-area" data-mw="interface"></div>  <script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgHostname":"mw-web.codfw.main-5857dfdcd6-kpszf","wgBackendResponseTime":361,"wgPageParseReport":{"limitreport":{"cputime":"3.675","walltime":"4.025","ppvisitednodes":{"value":18872,"limit":1000000},"postexpandincludesize":{"value":663615,"limit":2097152},"templateargumentsize":{"value":45415,"limit":2097152},"expansiondepth":{"value":22,"limit":100},"expensivefunctioncount":{"value":29,"limit":500},"unstrip-depth":{"value":1,"limit":20},"unstrip-size":{"value":1009844,"limit":5000000},"entityaccesscount":{"value":1,"limit":400},"timingprofile":["100.00% 3443.502 1 -total"," 58.97% 2030.672 1 Template:Reflist"," 37.13% 1278.486 203 Template:Cite_web"," 16.67% 573.897 1 Template:Infobox_person"," 10.78% 371.351 2 Template:Infobox"," 9.46% 325.603 36 Template:Cite_magazine"," 7.59% 261.373 1 Template:Infobox_musical_artist"," 5.46% 187.901 1 Template:Infobox_basketball_biography"," 3.77% 129.810 2 Template:Short_description"," 2.89% 99.510 18 Template:Pluralize_from_text"]},"scribunto":{"limitreport-timeusage":{"value":"2.202","limit":"10.000"},"limitreport-memusage":{"value":13308744,"limit":52428800},"limitreport-logs":"table#1 {\n}\n\"\"\n","limitreport-profile":[["?","440","18.6"],["MediaWiki\\Extension\\Scribunto\\Engines\\LuaSandbox\\LuaSandboxCallback::callParserFunction","340","14.4"],["dataWrapper \u003Cmw.lua:672\u003E","300","12.7"],["MediaWiki\\Extension\\Scribunto\\Engines\\LuaSandbox\\LuaSandboxCallback::match","120","5.1"],["(for generator)","120","5.1"],["\u003Cmw.lua:694\u003E","100","4.2"],["MediaWiki\\Extension\\Scribunto\\Engines\\LuaSandbox\\LuaSandboxCallback::gsub","100","4.2"],["type","80","3.4"],["recursiveClone \u003CmwInit.lua:45\u003E","80","3.4"],["MediaWiki\\Extension\\Scribunto\\Engines\\LuaSandbox\\LuaSandboxCallback::find","80","3.4"],["[others]","600","25.4"]]},"cachereport":{"origin":"mw-web.codfw.main-5857dfdcd6-xk944","timestamp":"20241203072250","ttl":2592000,"transientcontent":false}}});});</script> <script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Article","name":"J. 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