J. Cole takes the stage and treats the crowd to a special live performance of “Let Nas Down.” The ode to the Queensbridge MC gets a unique remix as Cole decides to perform the song over Nas’ classic “NY State Of Mind” instrumental backed by a live band.
J. Cole takes the cinematic approach on his new music video for “Crooked Smile” featuring TLC off his Born Sinner LP. The catchy radio smash gets the proper visual treatment to bring Cole’s vision to life. Watch as a young Cole gets his hustle on, helps provide for his family and attempts to balance his seemingly double life all the while operating under surveillance from authorities. Be sure to watch straight to the end as the finale packs an emotional surprise.
Wale took to his twitter and recently gave the fans a new collaborative joint, “Winter Schemes”, from the MMG rapper and the Born Sinner J. Cole. Produced by Jake One, the slappin’ sample based song is a demonstration of lyrical talent from both respective artists as they effortlessly go to work and drop a verse a piece. Packed with tales of struggle and the road to comin’ up, “Winter Schemes” definitely reeks of replay value and I suggest you take a listen for yourself via the audio stream below.
Serving as the inspiration behind the track off J. Cole’s Born Sinner, Nasir jumps on the official remix to “Let Nas Down” and reassures Cole he’s ridin’ with him. The Queensbridge emcee kicks rhymes about his own come-up and lets Cole know he’s in good company and destined for greatness over smooth production backed by dope saxophone riffs. Take a listen and download the new song below via J. Cole’s soundcloud.
J. Cole hit the road for his Dollar & A Dream tour and decided to kick things off in Miami for the first stop. In the video above, Cole strategizes and plans his first performance while fans anxiously await their chance to the see the young spitter hit the stage. Due to the amount of people that showed up, Cole ended up doing a total of three performances to close out the evening. Be sure to pick up Cole’s upcoming album Born Sinner which is set to drop June 18.
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J. Cole took his twitter today to confirm a recent leaked track list as being accurate for his upcoming album Born Sinner. Cole enlightened fans to the fact that the deluxe version of the album will also include Truly Yours 3. Born Sinner will be hitting shelves on June 18 and will include features from the likes of Kendrick Lamar, TLC, and James Fauntleroy.
1. Villuminati (5:08)
2. Kerney Sermon Skit (0:46)
3. Land Of The Snakes (4:15)
4. Power Trip ft. Miguel (4:01)
5. Mo Money (Interlude) (1:18)
6. Trouble (4:18)
7. Runaway (5:15)
8. She Knows ft. Amber Coffman (4:57)
9. Rich Niggaz (4:36)
10. Where’s Jermaine (Skit) (0:37)
11. Forbidden Fruit ft. Kendrick Lamar (4:29)
12. Chaining Day (4:45)
13. Ain’t That Some Shit (Interlude) (2:27)
14. Crooked Smile ft. TLC ( 4:39)
15. Let Nas Down (4:37)
16. Born Sinner ft. James Fauntleroy (3:29)
Born Sinner (Deluxe Edition) | Truly Yours 3 Track List
17. Miss America (3:46)
18. New York Times ft. 50 Cent & Bas (4:32)
19. Is She Gon Pop (2:45)
20. Niggaz Know (3:37)
21. Sparks Will Fly ft. Jhene Aiko (4:12)
20. Niggaz Know (3:37)
21. Sparks Will Fly ft. Jhene Aiko (4:12)
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J. Cole recently sat with Fuse to discuss a number of topics including his latest leak “Crooked Smile” off his upcoming album Born Sinner. What makes this collaboration so special is that the track features TLC members T-Boz and Chilli and touches on personal imperfections which every listener can relate to. In the clip below, Cole opens up about the concept of “Crooked Smile” and how it came about. According to Cole, the track is intended to encourage fans to embrace their personal flaws and call attention to unnecessary vain opinions from outsiders. Born Sinner in stores June 18.
“…They definitely make it a point to remind you of your flaws and I felt like I was in high school again…”
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J. Cole drops off a new track titled “Niggaz Know” which will be off his upcoming Born Sinner album dropping June 18. Take a listen to the new song below.
Soul Culture links up with J. Cole as he discusses his past experiences with depression and the pressures of trying to make it in in the music industry. Watch as Cole keeps it real and gives fans some deep insight into his past mind state in the video above.
This is pretty interesting. So it looks like young Cole decided he wasn’t going to take a backseat to Kanye West’s Yeezus album which was recently announced that it would be hitting shelves on June 18. Cole’s original release date for Born Sinner was set for the following week on June 25 but the North Carolina spitter decided he wanted to creatively go head to head with Mr. West. Billboard recently got the exclusive statement from Cole and you can check out what he had to say on the matter below.
Yesterday (May 20), J. Cole announced he’s moving up the release date of his upcoming album, “Born Sinner” to June 18. Initially, his sophomore album was slated for July. Coincidentally, June 18 is also the day that Kanye West debuts his sixth solo studio album, “Yeezus.”
“Kanye West is one of the greatest artists of our generation. Which is exactly why I’m moving my release date up,” he tweeted.
Soon after the announcement, J. Cole told Billboard’s The Juice that not only was he aware of Kanye West’s “Yeezus” release date, but once someone confirmed it, he decided to move up “Born Sinner” to June 18 to compete. “Instantly the lightbulb [turned on]… it got real. I made one phone call to somebody that would know, just to make sure first. As soon as I got it confirmed, I was like, ‘Yo…’ The idea hit me instantly: ‘You got to go to that date,'” he said.
“I’m not going to sit [here]… I worked too hard to come a week later after Kanye West drops an amazing album. It’d be like, ‘Oh and J.Cole dropped too, a week later.’ Nah. I’m going to go see him on that date. He’s the greatest. So it’s like, I’m a competitor by nature so it was instant, it wasn’t even a thought,” the Roc Nation artist continued.
J.Cole’s competitive move is testament to how strongly he believes in himself and his full-length opus: “It’s a definite statement about how I feel about my album, which is confident.”
Going up against Kanye West — and Mac Miller’s “Watching Movies With the Sound Off” album which also comes out on June 18 — is strictly competitve for J. Cole and far from anything but so. “At the same time, let’s not forget this is Kanye West. He bets 100, 1,000, whatever the perfect is. His track record is flawless. I’m only expecting an incredible album from him,” he said.
“But I know what I have.”
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