J. Cole
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Jermaine Lamarr Cole is an American rapper and record producer. Born on a military base in Germany and raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cole initially gained attention as a rapper following the release of his debut mixtape, The Come Up, in early 2007. Intent on further pursuing a musical career, he signed with Jay-Z's Roc Nation in 2009 and released two additional mixtapes: The Warm Up (2009) and Friday Night Lights (2010) to further critical acclaim as he garnered a wider following.
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Jermaine Lamarr Cole, known professionally as J. Cole, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born in Frankfurt in 1985, he is a member of the African American ethnic group and holds United States citizenship. Cole began his work period in 2007 and has been associated with record labels including Dreamville Records, Roc Nation, Interscope Records, and Columbia Records. He is educated at St. John's University and speaks African American English.
His musical output spans genres such as Southern hip-hop, pop rap, East Coast hip-hop, and conscious hip-hop. Cole has used pseudonyms including Therapist, Hollywood Cole, and Kill Edward. He was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Beyond music, he plays basketball and has two children.
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Frankfurt, West Germany
Jermaine Lamarr Cole is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer.
Known for
- Tale of the Tape — Self (archive footage)2024
- 2014 Forest Hills Drive 10th Anniversary Show Live at Madison Square Garden — Himself2024
- j-hope IN THE BOX — Self2023
- Applying Pressure: The Off-Season Documentary — Himself2021
- History 101 — Self (archive footage)2020
- Dreamville Presents: REVENGE — Self2019
- Word is Bond — Self2017
- J. Cole: 4 Your Eyez Only2017
- J. Cole Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming — Self2016
- Eyez — Himself2016
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1985
Discography
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- Born
- Jermaine Lamarr Cole , ( 1985-01-28 ) January 28, 1985 (age 41) , Frankfurt , West Germany
- Other names
- Therapist Hollywood Cole Kill Edward
- Alma mater
- St. John's University ( BA )
- Occupations
- Rapper singer songwriter record producer basketball player
- Years active
- 2007–present
- Organization
- Dreamville Ventures
- Works
- Discography filmography production
- Spouse
- Melissa Heholt ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2015 )
- Awards
- Full list
- Origin
- Fayetteville, North Carolina , U.S.
- Genres
- Southern hip-hop pop rap East Coast hip-hop conscious hip-hop
- Labels
- Dreamville Roc Nation Interscope Columbia ByStorm
- Formerly of
- All City Chess Club
- Website
- www .dreamville .com
- Nationality
- American
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- Given name
- Jermaine
- Family name
- Cole
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Frankfurt
- Occupation
- basketball player
- Educated at
- St. John's University
- Languages spoken
- African American English
- Genre
- Southern hip-hop
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Sport
- basketball
- Image
- HOTSPOTATL - 21 Savage & J.Cole Light Birthday Bash ATL 2023 On FIRE (xu6HKf40MX0 - 2m38s) (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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Jermaine Lamarr Cole (born January 28, 1985) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. Born on a military base in Germany and raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cole initially gained attention as a rapper following the release of his debut mixtape, The Come Up, in early 2007. Intent on further pursuing a musical career, he signed with Jay-Z's Roc Nation in 2009 and released two additional mixtapes: The Warm Up (2009) and Friday Night Lights (2010) to further critical acclaim as he garnered a wider following.
Each of Cole's studio albums have peaked atop the US Billboard 200, beginning with his debut, Cole World: The Sideline Story (2011), and its follow-up, Born Sinner (2013). Both met with critical acclaim, the albums spawned the Billboard Hot 100-top 40 singles "Work Out", "Power Trip" (featuring Miguel), and "Crooked Smile" (featuring TLC). Despite commercial success, Cole departed from the pop-oriented sound of the albums in favor of conscious subject matter for his subsequent projects; themes of nostalgia, racial inequality, and materialism were explored respectively in his following releases: 2014 Forest Hills Drive (2014), 4 Your Eyez Only (2016) and KOD (2018). 4 Your Eyez Only yielded his furthest commercial success—selling an estimated 500,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, while the latter featured a then-record six simultaneous top 20 hits on the Billboard Hot 100—the first time a musical act achieved this feat since English rock band the Beatles in 1964. His sixth album, The Off-Season (2021), was met with continued success and spawned the single "My Life" (with 21 Savage and Morray), which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. Its chart success was matched by his guest appearance on the 2023 single "All My Life" by Lil Durk, and succeeded by his first song to top the chart, "First Person Shooter" by Drake that same year. His seventh album, marketed as his final album, The Fall-Off was released in 2026, and had several top-40 songs upon its debut, with "Two Six" peaking at 16th on the Billboard Hot 100.
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