In late December of 2013, J. Cole inked a distribution deal with Interscope Records, for his Dreamville imprint. The deal wasn’t announced until Cole’s 29th birthday, Jan. 28, during a concert at Madison Square Garden. Although the deal was inked in 2013, the vision began the summer of 2007. The first order of business was

J. Cole was born on January 28, 1985, in Frankfurt, Germany on a US military base and when he was just eight months old, his mother Kay Cole, who is a German actress, relocated him and his brother to an army base in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Read: 11 facts you didn’t know about J. Cole

J. Cole played the violin from 5th to 12th grade. In 2009 he was the first chair violinist at his high school Terry Sandford Orchestra, he played theme songs from “Mission Impossible” and “Batman”. Unfortunately there are no footage of J. Cole playing the violin back at Terry Sanford High School auditorium back in October 26, 1999. J.

6 years ago today, J. Cole released his second studio album ‘Born Sinner’. On the night ‘Born Sinner’ released, Drake and J. Cole took a late night trip to Best Buy in New York to physical copies. They took every copy of Born Sinner and a copy of French Montana’s album. Drake also bought a

Let’s take a look at some of 2009’s hip-hop projects that are celebrating a 10 year anniversary. Man on the Moon: The End of Day – Kid Cudi September 15, 2009 Cudder’s debut album Man on the Moon: The End of Day proved to be an instant classic. Whether it is your favorite album from

If you call yourself a J. Cole fan, here are 11 facts (and more) you didn’t know about Jermaine Lamarr Cole AkA J. Cole AkA Moo Dee. 11. J. Cole attended St. Johns University on an academic scholarship, he graduated from St. Johns University in 2007 with a 3.8 GPA and Magna Cum Laude Honors.