Cole told the story at a pre-release listening Session for his debut album Cole World: The Sideline Story, of how this joint scored him his Roc Nation deal and garnered interest from manager Mark Pitts, CEO of Bystorm Entertainment. The Fayetteville, North Carolina, rapper originally recorded the tune for his second mixtape, 2009's The Warm Up and it caught the attention of Pitts, when he was on his way out of the office. "It's like I smelled some food," he recalled Pitts saying when his assistant, Kirk Lightburn, played the song. Soon afterward, Jay-Z got to he… read more
Cole told the story at a pre-release listening Session for his debut album Cole World: The Sideline Story, of how this joint scored him his Roc Natio… read more
Cole told the story at a pre-release listening Session for his debut album Cole World: The Sideline Story, of how this joint scored him his Roc Nation deal and garnered interest from man… read more
Jermaine Lamarr Cole (born January 28, 1985), better known by his stage name J. Cole, is an American hip hop recording artist and record producer. Born in Frankfurt, Germany, Raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cole posted songs on various internet forums at the age of 14 under the name "Blaza", but later switched to the name "Therapist". Cole initially gained recognition as a rapper following the release of his debut mixtape, The Come Up, in early 2007 in which he also founded his record label Dreamville with label president Ibrahim Hamad. Intent on further… read more
Jermaine Lamarr Cole (born January 28, 1985), better known by his stage name J. Cole, is an American hip hop recording artist and record producer. Born in Frankfurt, Germany, Raised in Faye… read more
Jermaine Lamarr Cole (born January 28, 1985), better known by his stage name J. Cole, is an American hip hop recording artist and record producer. Born in Frankfurt, Germany, Raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cole posted songs on… read more