No need for a wealth of words here. Refer to the screencap above or revisit the grand slam entry Tins did a few months ago. Folks may debate the finer points of Cole World as a whole but most agree Jermaine nailed “Lost Ones.” Read the rest of this entry »

After a handful of successful and well-regarded mixtapes, an oft-mentioned contract with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation imprint, and a bunch of high-profile, scene-stealing, guest verses, the proverbial ball is in J. Cole’s court with his major-label debut Cole World: The Sideline Story. Read the rest of this entry »

J. Cole released his Roc Nation debut last week and the disgruntled fan masses awoke with a myriad of opinions. Critical reception has been lukewarm, but welcome to the new age of Hip-Hop criticism where popular mixtape artists get on with a label and drop turds, since anything less than an effort resembling Reasonable Doubt meets acrimony. Read the rest of this entry »

After J. Cole’s Roc Nation debut landed on top the Billboard charts, Jay-Z offered up congrats to his label’s latest superstar. Read the rest of this entry »

No way we were going to let J. Cole Day go by without delivering at least one piece of content in his honor. Read the rest of this entry »

Cole releases an accompanying visual for “Daddy’s Little Girl,” one of the iTunes bonus tracks from Tuesday’s Cole World: The Sideline Story. Read the rest of this entry »

Well doesn’t this just suck. At last night’s Arizona performance, J. Cole asks his fans the usual rap show question of who’s hip to aware of the new album, Cole World. Obviously, most audience members were since it was a J. Cole show. But Cole was the one in for a surprise Read the rest of this entry »

Gotty’s Note: The following article was written pre-album leak. Enjoy.

Internet crossover attempts usually follow a predictable arc. One minute you can’t do anything wrong. You’re under the radar and every song you drop creates genuine fanfare. A few missteps later via inorganic mainstream pandering, album delays or whatever other foolishness you can muster and you got some long time supporters lookin’ at you sideways. Read the rest of this entry »

Not fully content with just dropping off his Jay-Z feature for the day, Young Cole hits the sidelines of Barbados a.k.a. Rihanna’s native land and big pimp’s just like his label head. Read the rest of this entry »

Aside from the full album itself, J. Cole’s “Mr. Nice Watch” collaboration with Jay-Z hails as the most talked Sideline Story side story to date. Wait no more. Listen below. Read the rest of this entry »

Light-skinned Jermaine has heard quite enough jokes regarding his Sunday evening posts so he decideds to give us some Friday Night action with what will possibly be a full-blown single from Cole Word: The Sideline Story. Read the rest of this entry »

As hype has bubbled for J.Cole’s debut over the summer, numerous fans have been huffing and puffing about whether or not the newly-expecting Roc-A-Fella father Jay-Z would get his verse in on time to make the final cut for his apprentice’s coming out party. Read the rest of this entry »

J. Cole’s Any Given Sunday installment last night was used to debut the Cole World: The Sideline Story album cover for fans and watchers. Currently, the September 27th release date still holds and it still remains my most anticipated fourth quarter release Read the rest of this entry »

In this day and age of co-signs and alliances…oh wait, I already said that today. It just seems like more and more musicians turned moguls are relying on publicity opposed to pushing the music to the people and allowing it to make a gradual impact in their lives. Read the rest of this entry »

J. Cole knows what it is regarding the self-produced track “Work Out.” The best way to warm up the cold shoulder to the single is to release a video with pretty chicks. Read the rest of this entry »