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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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• Kill Our Demons The Album’s Release Date Of April 20 2018 Could Be A Reference To The “420” Code In Cannabis Culture Which Includes Smoking At 4 20 P.M. And On April 20th. The Album’s Cover Art Speculated Album Title Abbreviations And Frequent Mentions Of Drug Use In Lyrics Of Songs Support This Notion. Chris Uño Also Reported That The Album Was Recorded In The Span Of Two Weeks And Contains No Features Making It His Third Album In A Row To Not Contain Guest Features. This Report Turned Out To Be Somewhat True. The Album’s Only Listed Feature Is KiLL Edward Who Turned Out To Actually Be J. Cole Pitched Down. Following The Listening Party Cole Took To Twitter To Announce The Album. The Album Art And Tracklist Were Revealed On April 18th Two Days Before The Album Released.
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KOD Is J. Cole’s Long-Anticipated Fifth Studio Album. The 12-Track Album Serves As A Follow Up To His 2016 Album 4 Your Eyez Only. Unlike His Last Two Albums KOD Has A Lone Feature From An Artist Named KiLL Edward—a Pitched-Down Version Of Cole’s Voice That Serves As His Alter Ego. Leading Up To The Album Debut Cole Hosted Many Exclusive Listening Events Where He Played The Project In Full. According To Chris Uño Who Was In Attendance At J. Cole’s Surprise Listening Party At New York’s Grammercy Theatre The “KOD” Title Can Be Taken Three Different Ways • Kids On Drugs• King OverDosed
• Kill Our Demons The Album’s Release Date Of April 20 2018 Could Be A Reference To The “420” Code In Cannabis Culture Which Includes Smoking At 4 20 P.M. And On April 20th. The Album’s Cover Art Speculated Album Title Abbreviations And Frequent Mentions Of Drug Use In Lyrics Of Songs Support This Notion. Chris Uño Also Reported That The Album Was Recorded In The Span Of Two Weeks And Contains No Features Making It His Third Album In A Row To Not Contain Guest Features. This Report Turned Out To Be Somewhat True. The Album’s Only Listed Feature Is KiLL Edward Who Turned Out To Actually Be J. Cole Pitched Down. Following The Listening Party Cole Took To Twitter To Announce The Album. The Album Art And Tracklist Were Revealed On April 18th Two Days Before The Album Released.