J. Cole
- Real Name: Jermaine Lamarr Cole
- Nickname: Moe Dee
- Hometown: Raleigh, North Carolina
- Label: Dreamville / Roc Nation / Interscope
5 Most Popular J. Cole Articles
Best New Song: J.I.D — "Off Deez" featuring J. Cole
"Off Deez" is an oil slick of a single, presenting J.I.D at his best.
10 Most Orgasmic Beat Drops of the 2010s (So Far)
If you disagree, take it up with Neil deGrasse Tyson.
What Does a "Typical Day" Look Like at Dreamville Records?
"It's basically about us being able to independently grow in the music business."
J. Cole Admits "Twitter A&Rs" Hurt His Feelings
"Yeah, it hurt me. I was like, 'Damn, why they say that? Maybe they right?'"
DJBooth Staff Predicts Best Rap Album Winner at the 2019 GRAMMYs
It's time for some way-too-early GRAMMY predictions.
Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter V' Records Second-Biggest U.S. Streaming Debut Ever
The “F” is for “second-highest U.S. streaming debut ever.”
J. Cole on Social Media: "This Shit is Not Real. This Sh*t is F**king Fake"
"This shit is high school. This shit is fucking celebrity worship.”
How J. Cole Helped Ari Lennox Face Her Fear of Flying
"He encouraged me to face this thing I’m so afraid of, instead of just really running from it."
J.I.D Explains Why He Signed with J. Cole & Dreamville
Whatever Dreamville has going on behind the scenes, it is absolutely working.
J. Cole's Advice to Swizz Beatz for How to Best Reach the Kids
Swizz Beatz is for the children, but not without a little help from J. Cole.
Top Tier: Breaking Down Hip-Hop's Current Big 5 Artists
Drake, Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Travis Scott and Post Malone. That's the list.
5 Years After “Control,” Ranking the Relevancy of All 11 Rappers Kendrick Called Out
From Drake to Jay Electronica, we tracked the course of 11 careers since that game-changing verse five years ago.
The Sound of Silence: How the Quietest Albums Make the Loudest Noise
"The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between." —Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Art of the Coming-of-Age Album
From Kendrick Lamar to Lauryn Hill to Chance The Rapper, we break down the three essential elements of a coming-of-age album.
Mac Miller Describes the Making of J. Cole-Produced "Hurt Feelings"
“I went to Hawaii. Cole sent over two beats.”
The Best Intro & Outro Tracks From 10 of Our Favorite Rappers
From Kendrick Lamar to J. Cole, Drake to JAY-Z—here are the best opening and closing tracks from 10 rap superstars.
Ari Lennox Praises the Creative Freedom J. Cole Provides at Dreamville
"He’s always pushing me to just believe in me more than I naturally believe in myself sometimes."
7 of 2018's Biggest Rap Albums Mercifully Shortened to 7 Tracks
Drake, Cole, Cardi, Rocky, Sremm, Migos, and Rock get the seven-track treatment.
Jay Rock, J. Cole, & What It Really Means to Go Mainstream
It's important to remember that "pop" is not a dirty word.
J. Cole's "OSOM" Guest Feature on Jay Rock's 'Redemption' Should Have Been on ‘KOD’
These were the compelling and nuanced lyrics that “FRIENDS,” and the subject of addiction as a whole, demanded.