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Birth
Jermaine Lamarr Cole was born on January 28, 1985 in Frankfurt, Germany. -
First Mixtape
J Cole released his first mixtape in 2007 named "The Come Up" -
Signed with Jay-Z
J Cole signed with Jay-Z's Roc Nation in 2009 which helped him get the exposure he needed. -
Second mixtape released
J Cole's second mixtape was titled "The Warm Up." This mix became very succesful -
Establishes Dreamville
In October of 2011, J Cole had erected Dreamville studios which is well known today -
Cole's Sympathy
On August 15, 2014, Cole released "Be Free" as a response to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. -
Forest Hills Drive
December 1, 2014, Cole released an album named "Forest Hills Drive" that would become the first album to go platinum with no features -
Secret Marriage
In January 2016 interview with director Ryan Coogler, it was revealed that Cole was married to a woman named Melissa Heholt and also had a child with her -
4 Your Eyez Only
J Cole made another album but this one was a message to his daughter in which he explains in the songs -
High for Hours
J cole releases this single in which he says he had a conversation with the president of the United States discussing the inner cities