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Cole has cited several hip-hop artists as influencing his rapping style, including Tupac, Jay-Z, Eminem, Nas, and Andre 3000. [189] He described in an interview with Steve Lobel, "Jay [Z] was a mentor before I ever signed to him."
J. Cole first took up rapping in his teens, collaborating with the local Fayetteville hip hop duo Bomm Sheltuh. [1] The Come Up , his debut mixtape, was released on May 4, 2007. [ 2 ] Following the release of The Come Up , J. Cole was contacted by American rapper Jay-Z and subsequently signed to his record label Roc Nation .
On June 26, 2014, J. Cole officially announced the signing of Los Angeles-based rapper, Cozz. [7] Omen didn't officially sign the Interscope deal until after his debut album in 2015. [ 8 ] On December 8, 2015, Dreamville released a collaborative album titled, Revenge of the Dreamers II , officially announcing two new label signees, Charlotte ...
As a hip-hop fan, and one who grew up in the ’90s, I wanted J. Cole to come out guns blazin’ when Kendrick drew his line in the sand earlier this year, but this version of Cole that emerged is ...
OPINION: J. Cole has the right to retract a diss record. Hip-hop fans also have the right to feel slighted. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the ...
Throughout his career, American rapper J. Cole has received more than ten awards, over one-hundred nominations. Cole has been nominated for three American Music Awards, has won eight BET Hip Hop Awards from a total thirty-seven nominations, has won one Billboard Music Award from seven nominations, has won two Grammy Awards from eighteen nominations, and has been nominated for seven MTV Video ...
The song was recorded at the Sheltuh in North Carolina and Electric Lady Studios, and was produced and written by J. Cole himself.During an interview with Complex on December 9, 2016, Dreamville in-house producer, Elite explained the incident which occurred a few months prior that inspired the story in the track, "Neighbors", saying, [3]
Alexis Petridis of The Guardian praised the album, calling Cole "the conscience of mainstream hip hop". He continued saying: "The goofy, self-deprecating humour of his 2014 single "Wet Dreamz" and the warm contentment of "Foldin Clothes" are both conspicuous by their absence. Instead, we find Cole repeatedly raising a concerned eyebrow at drug ...