Sunday, June 27, 2010

Artist To Keep Your Eye On: J.Cole









J. Cole - Who Dat (Directed by BBGUN) from bbgun on Vimeo.


Jermaine Cole (born January 28, 1985), better known as his stage name J. Cole (often stylized as J.Cole), is an American rapper and producer. He is best known for being the first artist to be signed to Jay-Z's label Roc Nation.

Cole appeared on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint 3, on the track "A Star Is Born."He is featured on Wale's debut album, Attention Deficit in the song "Beautiful Bliss", after being featured on Wale's mixtape Back to the Feature. Cole has also stated that he worked with producers such as No I.D., Pharrell, Jim Jonsin and Salaam Remi for his upcoming debut album. Most recently, he was touring with Jay-Z on the Blueprint 3 tour. His debut album is reported to be released in October 2010.

In early 2010, Cole was chosen as one of Beyond Race Magazine's "50 Emerging Artists," he ranked 49, resulting in the cover story of the publication's #11 issue, as well as a Q&A for the magazine's site.He was also featured in XXL magazine's 2010 version of Top Ten Freshmen.

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