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'''Jermaine Lamarr Cole''' (born January 28, 1985), better known by his stage name '''J. Cole''', is a German born American rapper, singer and record producer. In 2009, he was the first rap artist signed to [[Jay-Z]]'s [[Record label|label]] [[Roc Nation]]. His long-awaited debut album titled ''[[Cole World: The Sideline Story]]'' was released on September 27, 2011. The album debuted at number one on the [[Billboard 200|US ''Billboard'' 200]], [[R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|Top R&B Albums]] and [[Top Rap Albums]] chart, selling more than 217,000 in its first week sales. He received a nomination for [[Best New Artist]] at the [[54th Grammy Awards]]Jade Nijjar dated J.Cole briefly in Spring 2011
'''Jermaine Lamarr Cole''' (born January 28, 1985), better known by his stage name '''J. Cole''', is a German born American rapper, singer and record producer. In 2009, he was the first rap artist signed to [[Jay-Z]]'s [[Record label|label]] [[Roc Nation]]. His long-awaited debut album titled ''[[Cole World: The Sideline Story]]'' was released on September 27, 2011. The album debuted at number one on the [[Billboard 200|US ''Billboard'' 200]], [[R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|Top R&B Albums]] and [[Top Rap Albums]] chart, selling more than 217,000 in its first week sales. He received a nomination for [[Best New Artist]] at the [[54th Grammy Awards]] Jade Nijjar dated J.Cole briefly in Spring 2011


==Biography==
==Biography==

Revision as of 14:57, 22 February 2012

This article is about the American rapper. For English footballer, see Joe Cole. For the roadie for Black Flag and the Rollins Band, see Joe Cole (roadie).
J. Cole
Background information
Birth nameJermaine Lamar Cole
Born (1985-01-28) January 28, 1985 (age 39)
Frankfurt, Germany
OriginFayetteville, North Carolina[1]
New York City, U.S.
GenresHip Hop
Occupation(s)Rapper, singer, producer
Instrument(s)vocals, sampler, keyboards, violin
Years active2007–present
LabelsRoc Nation, Columbia, Sony Music Entertainment
Websitewww.jcolemusic.com

Jermaine Lamarr Cole (born January 28, 1985), better known by his stage name J. Cole, is a German born American rapper, singer and record producer. In 2009, he was the first rap artist signed to Jay-Z's label Roc Nation. His long-awaited debut album titled Cole World: The Sideline Story was released on September 27, 2011. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, Top R&B Albums and Top Rap Albums chart, selling more than 217,000 in its first week sales. He received a nomination for Best New Artist at the 54th Grammy Awards Jade Nijjar dated J.Cole briefly in Spring 2011

Biography

Early life and career beginnings

Cole was born in Frankfurt, Germany on January 28, 1985 to a Caucasian mother and an African American father.[2] Cole's father served in the United States Army.[3] At the age of 8 months old, he relocated to Fayetteville, North Carolina where he was raised by his mother, aunt and his cousin. Cole attended Terry Sanford High School in Fayetteville and graduated in 2003. He decided that he had a better chance of getting signed in New York City, so he chose to attend St. John's University on an academic scholarship where he majored in communication and minored in business, graduating magna cum laude.[4][5]

J. Cole started rapping at the age of 13 when his cousin showed him the basics of rhyming and word play. Inspired mostly by rappers Canibus and Tupac Shakur, Cole developed a love for telling stories in his lyrics.[6] At age 15, J. Cole had notebooks filled with rhymes, but no beats of his own to record them with. His mother bought him an 808 beat machine so he could produce music himself.[citation needed] By the age of 17, he was posting songs on various internet forums under the moniker "Therapist"[7] J. Cole stood outside of Jay-Z’s place of business for three hours in order to give him beats he sampled by Idris Muhammad, so that his mentor-to-be could use it. However, when Jay-Z came out of his building he shunned the up-and-coming rapper.[8] Before J. Cole was signed to Roc Nation, he worked a job as a bill collector. One morning, he turned on his cell phone and noticed that he received a text from an associate asking him to call the associate back. When Cole returned the call, the associate informed Cole that he received a call from Jay-Z’s associates and that he had to meet with them as soon as possible.[9] Cole has described himself as the "first German rapper" signed to Roc Nation.[10]

2009-2010: Mixtapes, Tours & Features

He released his second mixtape, The Warm Up, on June 15, 2009 to positive reviews. 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 BET's 106 & Park.[11] In August 2010 J. 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 an interview, J. Cole revealed three song names from his upcoming album, including "Wet Dreams", "Won't Be Long", and "Never Told", which was produced by No I.D.[12] 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 Diddy, which later became "Coming Home" off Last Train to Paris (2010).[13] On November 12, 2010 J. Cole released his third official mixtape titled Friday Night Lights.[14] The tape included features from Drake, Wale & Omen with most of the production being handled by Cole himself.

Cole appeared on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint 3 (2009), on the track "A Star Is Born."[15] He is featured on both Wale's debut album, Attention Deficit (2009) and mixtape Back to the Feature (2009) respectively. In January 2010, Cole, along with label mate Jay Electronica and Mos Def appeared on Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek's single, "Just Begun" for the follow-up of Reflection Eternal's album Train of Thought (2000), titled Revolutions Per Minute (2010).[16] Cole has also appeared on B.o.B's mixtape May 25th (2010) on the song "Gladiators.[17] On March 31, he performed a new song titled "Who Dat", which was once the first single off of his debut album. He later released the song on April 30, 2010.[18] Cole was also featured on Young Chris' song "Still the Hottest" as well as Miguel's debut single "All I Want Is You."[19] Additionally, Cole was featured on titled "We On", a song that failed to make final tracklist for DJ Khaled's Victory LP.[20] In early 2010, Cole was chosen as one of Beyond Race 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.[21] He was also featured in XXL magazine 2010 version of Top Ten Freshmen. J. Cole began a college tour from March 19, 2007 to April 30, 2010 concluding in New Brunswick, NJ at Rutgers University's annual Rutgersfest. The tour also featured a stop at Syracuse University for a show with fellow rapper, Wiz Khalifa.[22] Cole served as a supporting act for Drake, on the Light Dreams and Nightmares UK Tour, January 5–21, 2011.

2011–present: Cole World: The Sideline Story

On May 22, 2011, J. Cole released a song entitled "Return of Simba,[23]" the third in the "Simba series" following "Simba" and "Grown Simba." Cole purposely avoided releasing his debut album’s title for fear of inconsistency. He only announced that Jay-Z will be featured on his debut album.[9] Cole released his follow-up single to "Who Dat", "Work Out" on June 15, 2011, in honor of the second anniversary of his highly acclaimed mixtape The Warm Up.[24] The song, produced by Cole himself, samples "The New Workout Plan" by Kanye West and interpolates "Straight Up" by Paula Abdul.[25][26] On July 31, J. Cole took to Twitter and his website to announce Any Given Sunday. Reminiscent of Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Fridays, a weekly free music giveaway. J. 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 his Sunday series, "Any Given Sunday", J. Cole hopped on Ustream to update fans about the album and play some tracks that didn't make the cut. On August 22 Cole released his debut album's cover art, designed by Alex Haldi for Bestest Asbestos, whom J. Cole recorded a song for titled "Killers", for Haldi's mixtape The Glorification of Gangster.[27] For the fourth installment, on August 29, he released his debut album's track list, once again through twitter.[28] On August 15 a music video was released for the album's first single "Work Out" on YouTube, Vevo and 106 & Park. On August 30, after an unfinished version had leaked, "Can't Get Enough" featuring R&B singer Trey Songz was released as the album's lead single. While in Barbados for his last performance as the official opening act for Rihanna's Loud Tour, Cole shot the music video for his debut album's second single, "Can't Get Enough", with Songz and Rihanna, who provided a cameo while in her home town.[29] 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 a music video for the iTunes bonus track "Daddy's Little Girl".

On October 24, it was announced by J. Cole that his sophomore album will be released in June 2012. He had mentioned that the album will consist of songs that never made the track list for his debut album.[30] On November 6, 7 and 8, Cole was the support act for Tinie Tempah, during his concert at the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales; LG Arena, Birmingham, England; and MEN Arena, Manchester, England. After the release of Cole's first album, he immediately went on a national tour across the U.S., in which he was the headliner for the first time. He has opened for labelmates, Rihanna and Jay-Z. Less than three months after his debut Cole World: The Sideline Story hit stores, J. Cole has received gold certification for sales of more than 500,000 units of the LP. J. Cole was recently nominated for Best New Artist at the 2012 Grammys but lost to Bon Iver.

Discography

Main article: J. Cole discography
Mixtapes
Studio albums
Collaboration albums

References

  1. ^ A Star is Born. J. Cole Fans. Retrieved on 2009-010-03
  2. ^ "J Cole interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' March 2011". Bluesandsoul.com. 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
  3. ^ Einhorn, Zack (June 15, 2009). "J. Cole: Roc Nation's Young Gun". AllHipHop.com. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  4. ^ GermanRhymes, GermanRhymes. "GermanRhymes.de - Interview with J. Cole". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oovaKXIttoo. GermanRhymes. Retrieved April 18, 2011. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  5. ^ Jay-Z Protege J. Cole Takes Unusual Path to Stardom. ABC News.
  6. ^ J Cole Inspired By Eminem & Canibus (Video) RapBasement
  7. ^ J COLE: Bref Control , May 2011[dead link‍]
  8. ^ NardwuarServiette, NardwuarServiette. "Nardwuar vs. J. Cole". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij7Kw2Kc2UM. NardwuarServiette. Retrieved December 14, 2010. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  9. ^ a b GrimeDaily, GrimeDaily. "GRIME DAILY MEETS J. COLE [INTERVIEW 2011]". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4pDb1Tj9b8&feature=related. GrimeDaily. Retrieved Januar 10, 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |work= (help) Cite error: The named reference "GrimeDaily" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  10. ^ J. Cole @ Berlin - Last Call
  11. ^ ""Who Dat" music video". J. Cole. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
  12. ^ "J. Cole reveals Debut Album Song Titles". Jcole.org. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
  13. ^ VoodooChild (2010-10-30). "J. Cole - "I'm Coming Home (Demo)," thatsthatish.com". " thatsthatish.com. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
  14. ^ "DOWNLOAD "FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS"!". JColeMusic. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  15. ^ J.Cole to appear on Blueprint 3. Rap Basement. Retrieved on 2009-08-18
  16. ^ Reflection Eternal - "Just Begun" feat. Jay Electronica, J. Cole, & Mos Def [1]
  17. ^ VoodooChild (2011-04-20). "J. Cole - "Knock On Wood" X "Gladiators" w/ B.o.B". Thatsthatish.com. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
  18. ^ VoodooChild (2010-04-27). "J. Cole: 'Who Dat'". Thatsthatish.com. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
  19. ^ VoodooChild. "That's That...: J. Cole - "Still The Hottest" (w/Young Chris) x "All I Want Is You" (w/ Miguel)". Thatsthatish.com. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
  20. ^ VoodooChild. "J. Cole - "We On"". Thatsthatish.com. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
  21. ^ [2][dead link‍]
  22. ^ "Rapper Wiz Khalifa set to perform at SU after incarceration - Feature". The Daily Orange. 2010-12-02. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
  23. ^ J. Cole - Return of Simba Mostly Junkfood
  24. ^ J. Cole Debuts His First Single “Work Out”, Off His Upcoming Debut Album MissInfo.tv
  25. ^ J. Cole's Work Out sample of Kanye West's The New Workout Plan WhoSampled
  26. ^ J. Cole's Work Out sample of Paula Abdul's Straight Up WhoSampled
  27. ^ Name (required) (2011-05-12). "DOPE PROJECT ALERT: The Glorification Of Gangster Art Exhibit « LIFE Pulse Blog". Lifepulseblog.com. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
  28. ^ J. Cole – Cole World: The Sideline Story (Tracklist) 2DopeBoyz.com
  29. ^ "Peep This: Rihanna Hangs Out With J. Cole And Trey Songz At The 'Can't Get Enough' Shoot". VIBE. 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
  30. ^ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.17358/title.j-cole-says-his-sophomore-album-will-arrive-in-june-2012

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