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. Jermaine Lamarr Cole (born January 28, 1985), better known by his stage name J. Cole, is an American recording artist and record producer. Raised in, Cole initially gained recognition as a rapper following the release of his debut mixtape, in early-2007. Intent on further pursuing a solo career as a rapper, he went on to release two additional mixtapes after signing to 's imprint in 2009. Cole released his debut studio album, in 2011. It debuted at #1 on the U.S., and was soon certified by the (RIAA).

His next two releases, 2013's and 2014's, received mostly positive reviews from critics, while being both certified platinum in the United States. Also went platinum with no featuring artists.

The latter earned him his first nomination for. In December 2016, Cole released his fourth studio album. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified platinum in April 2017.

Self-taught on piano, Cole also acts as a alongside his hip-hop career, producing for artists such as: and, as well as handling the majority of the production in his own projects. He has also developed other ventures, including, as well as a non-profit organization called the Dreamville Foundation. In January 2015, Cole decided to house single mothers rent-free at his childhood home in. Contents. Early life Jermaine Lamarr Cole was born on January 28, 1985, at an American in,. His father is an former who served in the, and his mother is a White who worked as a postal worker for the.

Cole's father later abandoned the family during his youth, prompting his mother to relocate Cole and his brother, Zach Cole to,. Cole grew up in a multi-ethnic environment, 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'. During his youth, Cole expressed an affinity for and music, and served as a first-chair violinist for the until 2003.

Cole began rapping at the age of twelve, and saw it as an ideal profession in 2000, when his mother purchased an musical sampler as a gift. During this period, Cole heightened emphasis on improving his skills, later beginning initial production under the pseudonym Therapist. Cole later collaborated with local group Bomm Sheltuh, rapping and producing as a member of the group. Upon graduating high school with a 4.2 GPA, Cole decided that his chances of securing a recording contract would be better in.

He moved there and accepted a scholarship to. Initially majoring in, Cole later switched to and after witnessing the life of a lonely computer science professor. At the college, Cole was the president of Haraya, a student coalition. He graduated in 2007, with a 3.8. 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. Cole later worked in various part-time jobs in Fayetteville, including a working ad for a newspaper, a bill collector, a file clerk, and a kangaroo at a skate rink. Career 1999–2009: Early work and initial mixtapes After becoming musically inspired by, and, Cole and his cousin worked on developing their basic understanding of and, as well as beginning to learn how to interpolate storytelling within their lyrics.

By 14, Cole had various notebooks filled with song ideas, however, was unable to produce beats further than. Cole's mother later purchased him the drum machine in order to further Cole's understanding of production. Over the next three years, he began posting songs on various under the moniker Blaza, but later switched to the name Therapist. 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 while he was in recording sessions for. Cole waited for over three hours, before being dismissed by Jay Z. Cole later used the CD as the backdrop for his debut mixtape,.

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2009–10: Mixtapes and Roc Nation signing. Cole was the first artist signed to 's in 2009.

Cole released his second mixtape, on June 15, 2009 to positive reviews. Cole appeared on album (2009), on the track 'A Star Is Born.' He is featured on both debut album, (2009) and mixtape (2009), respectively. In January 2010, Cole, along with label mate and appeared on and 's single, ' for the follow-up of 's album (2000), titled (2010). Cole also appeared on 's mixtape May 25th (2010), on the song 'Gladiators', produced.

In early 2010, Cole was chosen as one of 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. He was also featured in 's 2010 version of 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 at annual Rutgersfest. The tour also featured a stop at for a show with fellow rapper,.

On March 31, he performed a new song titled ' and released the song as a single on April 30, 2010. Cole was also featured on ' song 'Still The Hottest' as well as debut single '.' Additionally, Cole was featured on a track titled 'We On', a song that failed to make the final track list for. Cole performing at in 2010 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 program.

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 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, which later became ' off (2010). On November 12, 2010, J. Cole released his third official mixtape titled. The tape included features from, Wale, and with most of the production being handled by Cole himself.

2010–11: Cole World: The Sideline Story. Cole performing in during Cole World.

World Tour in 2011 Cole served as a for Drake on the Light Dreams and Nightmares UK Tour, from January 5–21, 2011. In April 2011, ', a song Cole produced for (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.' Cole purposely avoided releasing his debut album’s title for fear of inconsistency, only announcing that would be featured on his debut album. Cole then released his follow-up single to 'Who Dat', the album's, ' on June 15, 2011, in honor of the second anniversary of his highly acclaimed mixtape The Warm Up.

The song, produced by Cole himself, ' by Kanye West and '. The song later became a, topping several music charts. On July 31, Cole took to Twitter to announce Any Given Sunday, reminiscent of, 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 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. For the fourth installment on August 29, he released his debut album's track list, once again through Twitter. On August 30, after an unfinished version had previously, ' featuring R&B singer was released as the album's second single. While in for his last performance as the official opening act for, Cole shot the music video for 'Can't Get Enough' with Songz and Rihanna, who provided 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'.

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. As of December 2, 2011, the album was certified gold by the (RIAA) for shipments and sales of 500,000 copies. On February 7, 2012, the third and final single from Cole's debut album was released. The song, titled ', features renowned female rapper, marking her return to music. As of December 2016, the album had sold 855,000 copies in the United States. 2011–13: Born Sinner and Truly Yours series.

Main articles: and 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.'

On November 6, 7 and 8, Cole served as the supporting act for, appearing at;,;,;, Scotland; and,. Cole was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2012, but lost to. Cole played for the Eastern Team in the 2012.

On February 24, 2012, Cole reached two million followers on Twitter, and celebrated by releasing the song 'Grew Up Fast.' On March 1, 2012, Cole returned to his home town,. 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. Cole performed for the first time in Africa during the opening ceremony on May 6, 2012, alongside, and Aemo E'Face.

On May 14, Cole announced that he was working on a collaborative album with, 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 had been released. 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 to reveal it.

Cole performing during the What Dreams May Come Tour On November 5, Cole revealed the title of his second album, as well as a scheduled release date of January 28, 2013, via Ustream. On November 13, 2012, Cole released a promotional single for the album, titled 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. 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.' On December 31, 2012, Cole revealed that 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 on February 12, 2013, the project consisted of five tracks Cole knew would not appear on Born Sinner.

On February 14, 2013, he released the artwork for the first single via. ' was released on February 14, 2013, marking Cole's second collaboration with recording artist. Following the originally planned release date of January 28, 2013, Cole had announced a set release date of June 25, 2013 for Born Sinner. However, when it was announced that Kanye West's 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.'

Cole released the second installment in the Truly Yours series on April 30, 2013, the EP featured guest appearances from, and. 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. He released three more singles in support of the album, ' featuring, ' featuring Kendrick Lamar, and '. As of December 2016, the album had sold 796,000 copies in the United States. 2014–present: 2014 Forest Hills Drive and 4 Your Eyez Only.

Main articles: and On August 15, 2014, Cole released 'Be Free' in response to the in. 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 that was taking place within the city. He performed the track with an additional verse at the on December 10. On November 16, Cole released a video announcing that his third studio album, would be released on December 9. 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; ', ', ', and '. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 upon release, selling 353,000 copies in its first week.

Cole announced the 'Forest Hills Drive Tour' on February 13, 2015. The tour served as the backdrop for his first live album,. The album recorded during the shows of the tour, and was released on Cole's 31st birthday. On March 31, 2014 Forest Hills Drive was certified platinum. As of December 2016, the album had sold 1.24 million copies in the United States.

2014 Forest Hills Drive won Top Rap Album at the and Album of the Year at the. The album was nominated at the for. The single 'Apparently' was also nominated for. On December 15, 2015, Cole announced a documentary titled, ahead of his special. The series included five episodes as well as featuring guest appearances from, and. All episodes were released weekly and were available for free on until January 9.

Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming aired on January 9, 2016. On July 29, 2016, released his ninth,. Cole is featured on the track 'Jermaine's Interlude'. '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. In an interview with, Doctur Dot of the duo explained that the song was originally a nine-minute posse cut, he said, “We were just trying to get 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.” On November 4, 2016, Cole performed at and 's Rally in, along with and. On November 8, 2016, Spillage Village released the official version of 'Jermaine's Interlude', called 'Can't Call It'. The song features Cole, EarthGang, Bas and J.I.D.

Cole performing in during in 2017 On December 1, 2016, the artwork and a track list for Cole's fourth album, titled, were shown on available for pre-order, with a release date for December 9, 2016. On December 2, 2016, Cole released a 40-minute documentary titled, on. It features behind-the-scenes footage of Cole and collaborators working on the album, including two for the tracks 'False Prophets' and 'Everybody Dies'; neither song was included on the album. On December 5, 'False Prophets' and 'Everybody Dies' were released as singles to and other.

4 Your Eyez Only debuted at number one on the with 492,000, of which 363,000 were pure album sales, becoming Cole's fourth number one album. The track ' entered the US 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. 'Deja Vu' was released as the albums first single on January 10, 2017. On January 12, 2017, 4 Your Eyez Only was certified by the (RIAA).

On April 7, 2017 the album was certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). On January 16, 2017, Cole surprisingly released a track titled, 'High for Hours' via his. The song was produced by and Cam O'Bi. The song was released on the as a single on January 18. Cole announced the on February 21, 2017, the tour included 62 dates across, and.

On March 24, 2017 announced a documentary titled, J. Cole: 4 Your Eyez Only, the film aired April 15, 2017. The film was directed by Cole and Scott Lazer. It is now available on. Artistic influences Cole has cited several hip-hop artists as influencing his rapping style, including, and. He described in an interview with Steve Lobel, ' 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,' he said. 'He was my favorite rapper before I even started rapping. Before I even thought of-It went from, as a kid and artists like that.

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.I remember him coming home with that first Pac album.

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.' Cole drew comparisons to Nas following the release of, stating that Nas served as the primary inspiration behind the creation of the mixtape. Cole later addressed their musical similarities on ', a song written and composed due to his disparaging comments towards '. As a response to this record, Nas came out with the song 'Made Nas Proud' shortly after. In 2014, in an interview with, Cole listed Tupac, Nas and Jay Z as his top four rappers of all time, with and Eminem being a toss-up for fifth. Business ventures Dreamville Records.

The logo of Cole's imprint Cole, and were the label's inaugural artists. The label houses artists including Cole, Omen, Bas, and duo.

In-house producers include, Ron Gilmore, Cedric Brown, and Meez. Dreamville Records has released nine albums, with three certified platinum or higher by the (RIAA). The Dreamville Foundation 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.

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. 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. Tidal In March 2015, the business of Cole's mentor, acquired, the owner of the music streaming service, for a reported $56 million. Cole is a minor shareholder of the service, along with 15 other artist stakeholders, including, and.

Personal life In a January 2016 interview with director, Cole revealed that he was married. His wife, Melissa Heholt, attended St. John's University with Cole; she is the Executive Director of the Dreamville Foundation. The couple have a daughter, born in December 2016. Discography. Logo used by J.

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