The lockout may be drawing to a close but part of me hates to see the great, “lemons to lemonade” work done by Wieden + Kennedy go to waste. Directed by Lance Acord and created in part by Park Pictures, W+K fashions Kevin Durant as a man of the people in the latest (and possibly last?) commercial in Nike Basketball’s “Basketball Never Stops” campaign titled “Paint The Town.” Read the rest of this entry »

J. Cole finds himself on the cover of the next issue of RESPECT magazine, which hits newsstands on Tuesday, November 29th. Read the rest of this entry »

Nike Basketball debuts “Spotlight,” the first commercial in their “Basketball Never Stops” campaign, highlighting pro and amateur athletes paying homage to the sport through continued participation. NBA stars LeBron James, Amar’e Stoudemire, Dirk Nowitzki and Kevin Durant are joined by the likes of Coach K., Sue Bird, J. Cole and ?uestlove, all playing and enjoying the game in its essence over the course of what was actually a great summer for on the court action. Read the rest of this entry »

Beyonce’s video for the remixed version of “Party,” featuring J. Cole, makes its 106 & Park debut, not long after the song itself appeared a few days ago. At this point, Bey’s clocked six videos in support of 4 Read the rest of this entry »

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 »

Beyonce’s getting her to-do list cleared before the baby comes and she goes on maternity leave in February. Up now, the remix to the 4 track “Party” featuring J. Cole as a lead-up to an accompanying video set to debut on 106 & Park on Tuesday, October 25th. 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 »

After Christopher’s supposed past history with Hov, is anyone else surprised the Roc Nation CEO let this collaboration with his rightful heir materialize? 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 »

Who wouldn’t trade places with J. Cole right now? First his Cole World debut proved doubters will doubt and haters will hate, despite track record and talent. Then, Billboard says the Roc Boy earned their top-spot with almost a quarter-million copies sold. Now, to compliment that momentum and his current promo push, Jermaine’s getting some assistance from the beautiful and talented Elle Varner. 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 »

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Anne Hathaway In The Full Catwoman Suit [Gamma Squad]

$2.1 Million Reward Paid by FBI in ‘Whitey’ Bulger Case [Blippitt]

Antoine Dodson Arrested… Again [TMZ] 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 »