J. Cole
J. Cole
Jermaine Lamarr Cole, better known by his stage name J. Cole, is an American rapper, record producer and songwriter. Cole first received recognition in 2007, following the release of his debut mixtape, The Come Up. Shortly after the release of The Warm Up in 2009, Cole was contacted by American rapper Jay Z and subsequently signed to his record label Roc Nation. In that same year, Cole released his second mixtape, The Warm Up, which was itself followed by Cole's...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth28 January 1985
CountryUnited States of America
People think because I've got some success, I've made it, but in my eyes it's like, 'How long has Jay Z been in the business? How many albums has he got?' Not that I'm trying to be Jay Z, but I am trying to be around for a long time.
Life is a movie, pick your own role, Climb your own ladder or you dig your own hole.
Don't let bridges you cross be bridges you burn.
Don't worry, Even Jesus never saw his real father
Anything I do, I want to do it well.
So ahead of my time even when i rhyme about the future I be reminiscing
I was a class clown. At 12, I was definitely clowning. I was making all the jokes. But I was smart, so the teachers didn't know what to do with me.
As much as it might look like, to someone else, that I'm successful, I never feel like I'm anywhere. The further I go, I still feel equally further from my eventual goal. Because as I grow, I get more goals. I'm never content.
History repeats itself and that’s just how it goes,
I'm a super-duper over-analyzer. You mix that with self-doubt and pressure, and that's never healthy.
One day, I'll be listening to a bunch of Ray Charles, the next day it's nothing but Red Hot Chili Peppers. The next day it might be Tupac all day.
I have a little bit of that gamer spirit in me. I just don't have the time to be a gamer. But in another life, I would be one.
My parents were divorced by the time I was even conscious - like, I don't remember them ever being together.
My fans love me for me, my beats, my rhymes.