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This one isn’t a surprise considering it’s Cole’s forte, but on his sixth studio album, you can tell that he’s on a different kind of mission. Cole’s lyrical fortitude on “applying.pressure,” and “punchin’.the.clock.” is outstanding — providing metaphors galore for his day-...
Cole his first signing to his then newly formed record label, Roc Nation, in 2009. Since then he has become one of the biggest names of the “new school” era, with the release of five platinum-certified albums. His debut release Cole World: The Sideline Story defied industry expectations...
Powerful and Influential is the two words I’d use to describe the J Cole’s newest offering “4 Your Eyes Only”. It’s been a matter of days since one of the most anticipated albums of the year was released.In each of Coles efforts: “Cole World” (2011), “Born Sinner” (2013...
diddy shows up to speak some sort of fake enlightened prayer. none of this works, because no one cares about this beef, especially diddy, who instead uses his studio time to promote his rebrand into tony robbins. in the build-up to this album, cole put out a mini-documentary that asks...
J. Cole has released the new songs “The Climb Back” and “Lion King on Ice.” The two tracks appear on a new single titled Lewis Street and will also be included on Cole’s next album The Fall Off. J. Cole produced “The Climb Back” and co-produced “Lion King on I...
Over the course of his career, A.J. has released 10 studio albums that showcase his genre-bending style, which includes blues, jazz, pop, soul and rock and roll. While he also plays the guitar, A.J. has become known as a piano player and vocalist. ...
Cole moved to New York City on scholarship to St. John’s University, graduating magna cum laude while making beats on the side—at one point waiting outside JAY-Z’s studio for three hours to give him a CD. Jay dismissed him initially but circled back later on the strength of Cole’...
Cole posted an image of a notepad resting on a studio mixing board. The top of the page read: THE FALL OFF ERA. Beneath it, an ordered checklist with five items. The first two—Features (a reference to the run of guest verses J. Cole delivered to close out the last decade), ...
"I'm Makaveli's offspring, I'm the King of New York, King of the Coast; one hand I juggle 'em both," Lamar raps before name-dropping some of the top rappers of the time, from Drake to J.Cole. Whether you've been a fan of Lamar since before his crown-snatching verse or you ...