Last spring, producer-emcee Oddisee stayed at his Brooklyn apartment for eight weeks straight, the longest he'd lingered since he relocated from Lar...
A week after Kendrick's great Good Kid m.A.A.d. City came out, the Compton rapper is proving he still has plenty of tracks in the tank. Here's another...
J. Cole Frazer Harrison/Getty J. Cole's "Tears For OBD" from his new Truly Yours mixtape is more than just a tribute to the late Wu-Tang Clan member w...
J. Cole estimates he's written and recorded multiple full-length albums in the time since releasing his Number One debut album, Cole World: The Sideli...
Related ContentView Photo J. Cole's New Album: 'I'm All the Way Inspired' J. Cole estimates he's written and recorded multiple full-length albums in t...
Hear the six-song mixtape from the "Born Sinner" rapper. After dropping his new single, "Cole Summer," on Tuesday night, J. Cole quickly followed up w...
Warm Up, the annual outdoor summer concert series. It'll take place every Saturday from June 29 to September 7 in the museum's courtyard. (Each event ...
J. Cole's first album debuted at No. 1, helping ignite a new movement in hip-hop. But for his follow-up, he's taken on a new set of challenges. J. Col...
June 18 was a Super Tuesday for hip-hop, with new albums from Kanye West, J. Cole and Mac Miller all going on sale that day.At the present, West's new...
June 18 was a monstrous day for hip-hop, with Kanye West, J. Cole and Mac Miller all dropping big projects. J. Cole made a calculated decision to have...
Sixteen tracks weren't enough for J. Cole to share all of the music he's been recording over the past couple years, so his June 18 sophomore album Bor...
J. Cole dropped his second album, Born Sinner, via Jay-Z's Roc Nation imprint this week, but during his visit to "RapFix Live," Cole admitted that he ...
J. Cole's "Born Sinner" is edging closer to West's "Yeezus" as the albums enter the weekend. After three full days on sale, Kanye West's "Yeezus" is s...
Big Daddy Kane, KRS One, Deltron 3030 and other acts old and new have joined the four-concert bill. Rock the Bells added over a dozen names to its 201...
A Born Sinner And Good Kid Unite J. Cole is certainly giving his fans big bang for their buck. After only charging a dollar to attend the rapper's Dol...
At the beginning of J. Cole's Born Sinner opener "Villuminati," the Roc Nation MC reminds us that sometimes he's real like 'Pac and proceeds to spit v...
Even with J. Cole's sophomore album Born Sinner doing well on the charts, the rapper has not forgotten his roots. Cole is planning to re-release The W...
in his solo career.West's highly experimental hip-hop album managed to move over 325,000 copies without a traditional album rollout. There was no sing...
hip-hop and put some hardcore raps on it," Lamar said. "So I digest it, digest it and he continues to break rules."The unconventional album, with the ...
LOS ANGELES -- J. Cole was so excited about his sophomore album, Born Sinner, that he moved the LP's release up a week to meet Kanye West's Yeezus at ...
Tweet J. Cole closes off his "Dollar & A Dream" tour in Toronto and Detroit. Cole performed some classics from the Warm Up to Born Sinner, and If you ...
On the red carpet of the 2013 BET Awards, VIBE caught up with upcoming singer, Elijah Blake. During our chat, the crooner broke down the studio sessio...
J. Cole wraps up his Dollar and a Dream tour by hitting D-Town and T-Dot. Though Cole took to Twitter to say that he attempted a double-hitter in Toro...
The MC's "Born Sinner," which bowed at No. 2, will look to take the top spot in its third week on the chart. It's not often that an album climbs to No...
sure to add Philadelphia's 4th of July Jam to your itinerary. The third annual celebration will be going global this year, streaming live on VH1 and P...
J. Cole's sophomore album Born Sinner couldn't tackle Kanye West's Yeezus for the top Billboard spot the week after both albums hit retail, but if thi...
Wale and J. Cole are currently reigning the charts with their new albums -- The Gifted and Born Sinner, respectively. Now the two are joining forces f...
The rapper's sophomore album has officially sold more cumulative copies than Kanye West's "Yeezus." While J. Cole's "Born Sinner" was initially blocke...
J. Cole performs in Irvine, California. Kevin Winter/Getty Images This week should really be about fireworks charts - spinners at Number One! sparkler...
J. Cole maintains the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 for his second week in a row. Cole's Born Sinner managed to climb to the No. 1 spot - a difficul...
Related ContentView Photo On the Charts: J. Cole Sneaks into Top Spot in Week Without Fireworks This week should really be about fireworks charts - sp...
Power Trip Kanye West's Yeezus could use a little divine intervention on the Billboard 200 these days. While the "Black Skinhead" ranter's album debut...
J. Cole had no problem hanging out in the second position, waiting for his time to rise. And next week, the Born Sinner rapper will finally get his ch...
Tweet After boasting an unexpected Nas remix of "Let Nas Down," J. Cole now can celebrate winning his battle for the number 1 spot on the Billboard ch...
Did You Hear? :: Ed Sheeran was spotted backstage at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom hanging out with (wait for it) J. Cole and Mac Miller. Could this...
J. Cole performs in Los Angeles, California. Chelsea Lauren/Getty Images for BET J. Cole has apologized for a lyric referring to autism in a collabora...
"I'm artistic, you n*ggas is autistic, retarded," raps J. Cole on his feature for Drake's "Jodeci Freestyle." Drake released the track last month, but...
Related ContentView Photo J. Cole Apologizes for Autism Lyric J. Cole has apologized for a lyric referring to autism in a collaboration with Drake. In...
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Rapper J. Cole is apologizing to those with autism and their families for an offensive lyric. Cole says in a blog post Sunday that h...
J. Cole and Drake are compelling lyricists, so when the pair collaborate, there's usually excitement about the results. But not everyone was thrilled ...
Drake performs in New York City. Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall of Fame Drake has joined J. Cole in apologizing for a lyric referring...
Related ContentView Photo Drake Adds to J. Cole's Apology for Autism Lyric Drake has joined J. Cole in apologizing for a lyric referring to autism tha...
Drake and J. Cole have been feeling the heat from fans who were offended by Cole's "autistic" line in their most recent collaboration on "Jodeci Frees...
J. Cole came under fire for a lyric about autism he rapped in Drake's "Jodeci Freestyle." The line in question is "I'm artistic, you niggas is autisti...
It may have taken J. Cole a little while, but the self-proclaimed Born Sinner realized he was wrong for making light of those who suffer with autism a...
hosts a rap party like it's 1996, Drake bathes. Read More »Crooked Smile LiveJ. Cole brings the TLC-backed pop anthem to Conan. Read More » Self-Made ...
J. Cole's Tour Teaser When we talked to J. Cole back in June, ahead of the release of his hugely successful sophomore LP Born Sinner, the rapper told ...
Made 3, Maybach Music Group's latest crew album. We've already heard "God Is Great" and "Poor Decisions" off the MMG comp, but now we can hear the who...
No Smiles J. Cole has premiered the video for "Crooked Smile," and there's nothing to smile about when watching the heavy narrative unfold. The song i...
J. Cole told a twisted tale of love in his "Power Trip" video, but the North Carolina rapper uses the visuals for his TLC-featured single "Crooked Smi...
J. Cole's imperfections inspired "Crooked Smile" and while his latest Born Sinner single is cheery and uplifting, the song's video takes a very seriou...
