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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 Pursuing A Solo Career As A Rapper He Went On To Release Two Additional Mixtapes The Warm Up In 2009 And Friday Night Lights In 2010 After Signing To Jay Z's Roc Nation Imprint In 2009. Cole Released His Debut Studio Album Cole World The Sideline Story On September 27 2011 Which Included The Lead Single "Work Out". It Debuted At Number One On The U.S. Billboard 200 And Was Soon Certified Platinum By The Recording Industry Association Of America RIAA . In June 18 2013 Cole Released His Second Studio Album Born Sinner. Born Sinner Sold 297 000 Copies In Its First Week Of Release And Peaked At Number One In It's Third Week Of Release. The Album Received Mostly Positive Reviews From Critics. On September 15 2020 Born Sinner Was Certified Double Platinum. The Album Was Supported By The Lead Single Power Trip With R&B Artist Miguel Which Was Released On February 14. On December 9 2014 Cole Released His Third Studio Album "2014 Forest Hills Drive". It Was Also The First Album In 25 Years At That Time That Went 3 Times Platinum With Absolutely No Features. The Album Debuted At Number One On The Billboard 200 Selling 353 000 Copies In Its First Week And Was Certified Platinum On March 31 2015. The Latter Earned Him His First Grammy Award Nomination For Best Rap Album. The Album Was Later Accompanied By Two Documentaries "J. Cole Road To Homecoming" In The Period Of December 16 2015 – January 9 2016 & "Forest Hills Drive Homecoming" On January 9 2016. On 9 December 2016 Cole Released His Fourth Studio Album "4 Your Eyez Only". The Album Debuted At Number One On The Billboard 200 Chart With 492 000 Album-Equivalent Units Of Which 363 000 Were Pure Album Sales Becoming Cole's Fourth Number One Album. On January 12 2017 The Album Was Certified Gold And Certified Platinum By The Recording Industry Association Of America RIAA On April 7 2017. On April 20 2018 Cole Released His 5th Studio Album "KOD" After He Revealed The Album Name Two Days After And Held A Couple Listening Sessions. The Album Featured His New Alter Ego KiLL Edward Under Which He Released The Single "Tidal Wave Just A Little Reference " On April 18th 2018 2 Days Before Releasing KOD. The Album Was Recieved With Positive Reviews From Critics And Debuted Atop The US Billboard 200 Selling 397 000 Album-Equivalent Units In Its First Week 174 000 Coming From Pure Sales Earning Cole His Fifth Consecutive Number-One Album In The Country. The Album Broke Several Streaming Records At The Time Of The Release. On December 5 2018 The Album Was Certified Platinum. Cole Released A 2 Song EP Called "Lewis Street" On July 22 2020 Which Included The Single "The Climb Back" Which Would Later Be Featured On His 6th Studio Album. On May 7 2021 Cole Released The Lead Single "Interlude" One Week Before Releasing His 6th Studio Album. Cole's 6th Studio Album "The Off-Season" Was Released On May 14 2021. The Album Sold 282 000 Album-Equivalent Units In Its First Week And Would Earn Cole His Sixth Consecutive Number-One Album In The Country. 4 Of The 12 Songs Debuted On The Top Ten On The US Billboard Hot 100 With The Song "My Life" Featuring 21 Savage & Morray Peaking At Number 2. Self-Taught On Piano Cole Also Acts As A Producer Alongside His Hip Hop Career Producing Singles For Artists Such As Kendrick Lamar And Janet Jackson As Well As Handling The Majority Of The Production In His Own Projects. He Has Also Developed Other Ventures Including Dreamville Records As Well As Non-Profit Organization The Dreamville Foundation. In January 2015 Cole Decided To House Single Mothers Rent-Free In His Childhood Home In Fayetteville North Carolina.
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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 Pursuing A Solo Career As A Rapper He Went On To Release Two Additional Mixtapes The Warm Up In 2009 And Friday Night Lights In 2010 After Signing To Jay Z's Roc Nation Imprint In 2009. Cole Released His Debut Studio Album Cole World The Sideline Story On September 27 2011 Which Included The Lead Single "Work Out". It Debuted At Number One On The U.S. Billboard 200 And Was Soon Certified Platinum By The Recording Industry Association Of America RIAA . In June 18 2013 Cole Released His Second Studio Album Born Sinner. Born Sinner Sold 297 000 Copies In Its First Week Of Release And Peaked At Number One In It's Third Week Of Release. The Album Received Mostly Positive Reviews From Critics. On September 15 2020 Born Sinner Was Certified Double Platinum. The Album Was Supported By The Lead Single Power Trip With R&B Artist Miguel Which Was Released On February 14. On December 9 2014 Cole Released His Third Studio Album "2014 Forest Hills Drive". It Was Also The First Album In 25 Years At That Time That Went 3 Times Platinum With Absolutely No Features. The Album Debuted At Number One On The Billboard 200 Selling 353 000 Copies In Its First Week And Was Certified Platinum On March 31 2015. The Latter Earned Him His First Grammy Award Nomination For Best Rap Album. The Album Was Later Accompanied By Two Documentaries "J. Cole Road To Homecoming" In The Period Of December 16 2015 – January 9 2016 & "Forest Hills Drive Homecoming" On January 9 2016. On 9 December 2016 Cole Released His Fourth Studio Album "4 Your Eyez Only". The Album Debuted At Number One On The Billboard 200 Chart With 492 000 Album-Equivalent Units Of Which 363 000 Were Pure Album Sales Becoming Cole's Fourth Number One Album. On January 12 2017 The Album Was Certified Gold And Certified Platinum By The Recording Industry Association Of America RIAA On April 7 2017. On April 20 2018 Cole Released His 5th Studio Album "KOD" After He Revealed The Album Name Two Days After And Held A Couple Listening Sessions. The Album Featured His New Alter Ego KiLL Edward Under Which He Released The Single "Tidal Wave Just A Little Reference " On April 18th 2018 2 Days Before Releasing KOD. The Album Was Recieved With Positive Reviews From Critics And Debuted Atop The US Billboard 200 Selling 397 000 Album-Equivalent Units In Its First Week 174 000 Coming From Pure Sales Earning Cole His Fifth Consecutive Number-One Album In The Country. The Album Broke Several Streaming Records At The Time Of The Release. On December 5 2018 The Album Was Certified Platinum. Cole Released A 2 Song EP Called "Lewis Street" On July 22 2020 Which Included The Single "The Climb Back" Which Would Later Be Featured On His 6th Studio Album. On May 7 2021 Cole Released The Lead Single "Interlude" One Week Before Releasing His 6th Studio Album. Cole's 6th Studio Album "The Off-Season" Was Released On May 14 2021. The Album Sold 282 000 Album-Equivalent Units In Its First Week And Would Earn Cole His Sixth Consecutive Number-One Album In The Country. 4 Of The 12 Songs Debuted On The Top Ten On The US Billboard Hot 100 With The Song "My Life" Featuring 21 Savage & Morray Peaking At Number 2. Self-Taught On Piano Cole Also Acts As A Producer Alongside His Hip Hop Career Producing Singles For Artists Such As Kendrick Lamar And Janet Jackson As Well As Handling The Majority Of The Production In His Own Projects. He Has Also Developed Other Ventures Including Dreamville Records As Well As Non-Profit Organization The Dreamville Foundation. In January 2015 Cole Decided To House Single Mothers Rent-Free In His Childhood Home In Fayetteville North Carolina.
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4 Your Eyez Only Is The Fourth Studio Album By American Rapper J. Cole. It Was Released On December 9 2016 By Dreamville Records Roc Nation And Interscope Records. The Album Was Cole's First Release With Interscope—his Previous Albums Were Released By Columbia. The Album Also Serves As Dreamville's President Ibrahim Hamad First Executive Producer Credit For A Cole Album. Most Of These Recordings Took Place From 2015 To 2016 While The Production On The Album Was Primarily Handled By Cole Himself Alongside Several Other Record Producers Such As Vinylz Boi-1da Cardiak Ron Gilmore Frank Dukes Chargaux And Elite Among Others. 4 Your Eyez Only Was Released Exactly Two Years After Cole's Previous Studio Album 2014 Forest Hills Drive. The Album Explores A Variety Of Topics Concerning The African American Community Including Mass Incarceration Racial Discrimination Gang Violence And Depression. The Album Also Touches On Other Topics Such As Love And Fatherhood. The Album Was Supported By Two Singles "Deja Vu " And "Neighbors". All 10 Songs From 4 Your Eyez Only Debuted In The Top 40 Of The US Billboard Hot 100. Cole Achieved Twelve Simultaneous Hot 100 Entries In A Single Week. Promoting The Release Cole Released A One-Hour Documentary By The Same Name On April 15 2017 On HBO Featuring Music From The Album. In June 2017 Cole Embarked On The 4 Your Eyez Only World Tour To Promote The Album. 4 Your Eyez Only Debuted At Number One On The US Billboard 200 Selling 363 000 Copies In Its First Week 492 000 With Additional Album-Equivalent Units Earning Cole His Fourth Consecutive Number-One Album In The Country. It Had The Third-Largest Weekly Sales For An Album In 2016. The Album Also Debuted At Number One On Billboard's Canadian Albums Chart. The Reception For 4 Your Eyez Only Was Generally Positive Many Critics Praised Cole's Songwriting And Called It His Best And Most Mature Album To Date. It Appeared On Several Music Publications' Year-End Lists. On January 12 2017 4 Your Eyez Only Was Certified Gold By The Recording Industry Association Of America And Was Certified Platinum On April 7 2017.