Drake Takes J. Cole on Summer Amphitheatre Tour : March 23, 2012

Drake wrapped up the first leg of his “Club Paradise Tour” just a week ago, and now has announced that he will start the tour back up in May and play an additional 27 [...]

J. Cole Gets Environmental on Upcoming Campus Tour : March 06, 2012

Later this spring, J. Cole will launch the “The Sideline Story Tour,” which will take him to various college campuses throughout America. Big K.R.I.T. will be along f [...]

J. Cole Sets Out on World Tour : August 20, 2011

It was less than a month ago when J. Cole completed an extensive string of shows with Rihanna, the fiery songstress. The young signee with Roc Nation doesn't appear to e [...]

j cole Biography

The American producer and rapper J. Cole was born on January 28, 1985 in Frankfurt, Germany and was raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina. In 2009, Cole was the very first artist that was signed by Jay-Z to his record label Roc Nation. In September 2011, Cole released “Cole World: The Sideline Story,” his debut album.

J. Cole started to rap when he was 14 years old. He biggest inspiration was rapper Tupac Shakur, in addition to Eminem, Andre 3000, Canibus and Nas. He developed an interest in telling stories with his lyrics. By the time he was 17 years old Cole was posting his songs on different internet forums using the name Therapist. In 2007, Cole released “The Come Up,” his debut mixtape. After hearing “Lights Please,” one of the mixtape's song, Jay-Z signed Cole. For promotional purposes Cole released a song called”Show Me Somethin.” In June 2009, he released “The Warm Up,” his second mixtape, which was critically acclaimed. Cole released “Friday Night Lights,” his third mixtape, in November 2010. Cole handled a majority of the production and features from Omen, Wale and Drake were included on the tape.

“Cole World: The Sideline Story,” Cole's debut studio album, was released September 27, 2011. The set spawned the singles “Work Out” and “Can't Get Enough.”