J Cole Debuts At #1, Congratulated By Jay-Z!

Jay-Z Congratulates J. Cole
Jay-Z has extended congratulations to his protege J. Cole for selling nearly 220,000 copies of his album.

As previously reported Cole’s album is #1 on Billboard after moving 217,825 copies in its first week.

Now Jigga Man’s speaking out on his success and released a statement saying,

“J. Cole’s success is testament to amazing artist development and Cole’s hard work. I want to congratulate him on a #1 album and more importantly a great body of work.”

J. Cole’s manager Mark Pitts, President of Urban Music, Sony / JIVE Records also released a statement saying,

“J Cole personifies humility and grace with edge and depth. As an MC, his point of view speaks to and represents me. I’m proud and blessed to be a part of his journey!”

J. Cole is currently continuing on his Cole World world tour dates.

Source: HipHopWired

As far as I know, J is still touring with Rihanna, his low key girl friend.. The success of the album is great, he’s so underrated but once and and The It Girl go public with there relationship, the world will know his name!!! 

Congrats YO!

J Cole Reveals “Cole World” Album Art!!!

J Cole Announes World Tour???

J. Cole Announces World Tour

J.Cole, is announcing his first ever world tour kicking off August 23rd in Vancouver.  Titled Cole World…World Tour, the event comes on the heels of his much buzzed about debut album, Cole World: The Sideline Story out September 27th.

The mostly self-produced album is propelled by the lead single “Work Out,” for which the video premiered August 15th on BET.

The next single up will be the Brian Kidd produced smash, “Can’t Get Enough” featuring Trey Songz.  For the upcoming “Can’t Get Enough” video, audiences can expect a sultry, beautiful production shot on the picturesque beaches of Barbados.

Source: HipHopWired

So…..why would you go on a WW Tour before your album comes out?? That and the fact that he’s a new and extremely under promoted artist is going to make for some disappointing ticket sales. 

He’s talented but WW Tours are for extremely established artists with significant followings… He’s not there yet. This tour needs to be U.S only and consist of 10 to 20 dates tops..

Peep the tour dates:

COLE WORLD…WORLD TOUR
August 23rd	Vancouver, BC (Vogue)
August 25th	Edmonton, AB (Edmonton Events Centre)
August 27th	Calgary, AB (Flames Central)
August 30th	Saskatoon, SK (Odeon Theatre)
August 31st	Winnipeg, MB (Garrick Center)
September 3rd	Toronto, ON (Sound Academy)
September 6th	London, ON (Music Hall London)
September 7th	Montreal, QC (Club Soda)
September 10th	Orlando, FL (The Beacham Theatre)
September 11th	Miami, FL (Revolutions)
September 14th	Houston, TX (Warehouse Live)
September 15th	New Orleans, LA (House of Blues)
September 16th	Dallas, TX (Southside Music Hall)
September 17th	Austin, TX (Emos)
September 19th	Denver, CO (The Ogden)
September 20th	Albuquerque, NM (Sunshine Theater)
September 21st	Phoenix, AZ (The Venue)
September 22nd	Los Angeles, CA (Club Nokia)
September 23rd	San Francisco, CA (Regency)
September 29th	Winston Salem, NC (Winston Salem State University)
October 2nd	Atlanta, GA (Tabernacle)
October 4th	Cleveland, OH (House of Blues)
October 6th	Kalamazoo, MI (Kalamazoo State Theatre)
October 7th	Detroit, MI (Royal Oak)
October 8th	Milwaukee, WI (The Rave)
October 9th	Chicago, IL (House of Blues)
October 12th	Philadelphia, PA (Electric Factory)
October 13th	Charlotte, NC (Fillmore)
October 14th	Norfolk, VA (Old Dominion University)
October 15th	Elizabeth City, NC (Elizabeth City State University)
October 16th	Myrtle Beach, SC (House of Blues)
October 19th	Washington, DC (Fillmore)
October 20th	Baltimore, MD (Sound Stage)
October 21st	Albany, NY (Armory)
October 22nd	Worcester, MA (Palladium)
October 23rd	Providence, RI (Lupo’s)
October 25th	New York, NY (Best Buy Theatre)
October 31st	Liverpool, UK (Echo Arena/TinieTempah UK Arena Tour)
November 1st	New Castle, UK (Metro Radio Arena/TinieTempah UK Arena Tour)
November 2nd	Glasgow, UK (SECC/TinieTempah UK Arena Tour)
November 4th	London, UK (O2 Arena/TinieTempah UK Arena Tour)
November 5th	Bournemouth, UK (BIC/TinieTempah UK Arena Tour)
November 6th	Birmingham, UK (LG Arena/TinieTempah UK Arena Tour)
November 7th	Manchester, UK (MEN Arena/Tinie Tempah UK Arena Tour)
November 8th	Cardiff, UK (Motorpoint Arena/ Tinie Tempah UK Arena Tour)
November 11th	London, UK (Electric Ballroom)
November 12th	Birmingham, UK (Institute)
November 13th	Cardiff, UK (Solus)
November 14th	South Hampton, UK (University)
November 17th	Glasgow, UK (ABC)
November 18th	Liverpool, UK (Academy)
November 19th	Sheffield, UK (Academy)
November 20th	Manchester, UK (Academy 2)
November 22nd	Cambridge, UK (Junction)
November 24th	Bristol, UK (Academy)
November 26th	Norway (Waterfront / UEA)
November 30th	Brussels, Belgium (VK*)
December 1st	Amsterdam, Holland (Melkweg)
December 2nd	Germany (TBD)
December 3rd	Copenhagen, Denmark (VEGA)
December 4th	Malmo, Sweden (Babel)
December 6th	Gothenburg, Sweden (Parken)
December 7th	Stockholm, Sweden (Nalen)
December 8th	Oslo, Norway (Rockefeller)
December 10th	Berlin, Germany (TBD)
December 12th	Paris, France (La Cigale)

J Cole “In The Morning” Ft Drake Official Video!!!

I love J Cole and I love this video! Waiting on the debut album, he’s sooooooo under-promoted, so under-rated! RocNation needs to do a better job making sure the public knows wassup!

Drake & J Cole To Tour Europe Together!!!

Drake is heading across seas in January, and he is bringing J.Cole with him to spread the European love.

Drake is coming to the UK in January to perform for the first time since the release of his debut album Thank Me Later and he’ll be bringing a full live band.

Joining him on the tour will be Roc Nation artist J. Cole who is one of the hottest upcoming rappers in the industry.

Drake has put a pause on his R&B mixtape, and Cole’s new mixtape Friday Night Lights comes out November 12.

If you are one of our international readers or balling enough to fly out to Europe, make sure to check the dates below to see if you can catch the two emcees in your city.

Dates Thus far:

January 5: O2 Academy, Glasgow
January 7: hmv Hammersmith Apollo, London
January 8: hmv Hammersmith Apollo, London
January 12: O2 Apollo, Manchester
January 14: NIA, Birmingham

Source: HipHopWired

YESSSSS!!! Some European fans are in for a good show. J Cole is HUGELY underrated and Drake is one of the hottest emcees in modern music. They should have done this in the states too!

J Cole is still slightly unknown but hopefully RocNation takes the necessary steps to change that before his album drops..

J Cole “Who Dat” Official Video!!!

J Cole is the first artist signed to Jay-Z’ newly founded RocNation imprint! His debut album has been named yet and I don’t know much about the project but expect there to be a long list of cameos.

This young MC is extremely talented, hope he makes the right choices in this game though! Get em J!

J Cole Drops First Single & Announces Album Title!!!

Being looked at as the most anticipated member of the XXL Freshman Class of 2010, all eyes have essentially been on J. Cole, waiting on his next move.

Under the tutelage of Jay-Z, the Roc Nation’s first artist is showing signs of his debut album, releasing what is reported to be his first single.

Peep the single:

With the rumored single out, that must mean that there is an a title for the upcoming project.  Resources are stating the Cole’s first offering will be called Cole World and it should definitely be expected to drop over the summer.

Having so many major names dropping between June and August, who would Cole choose to “compete” with?

From The Come Up to The Warm Up, Cole has exceeded expectations in regards to the mixtape world and presented something not done by many rappers of today.

His moves, however, have been related to the mixtape circuit, and as is the case with Drake, it’s a completely different world when it comes to an actual studio effort.

Source: HipHopWired

Yea he a worthy signee, haven’t been as impressed with his rhymes until this point, he did the damn thing on this single, SLAY!!!!

J. Cole: New Artist SpotLight

Name: J.Cole

Label: RocNation

Origins: North Carolina

Raised by his mother in North Carolina, J. Cole’s hometown of Fayetteville would provide much of the sights and experiences that would come to shape his sound. Cole fell into rapping at the age of 12 when his cousin from Louisiana spent the summer in Fayetteville, showing him the basics of rhyming. He was instantly hooked. From there he delved deep into the music of hip hop luminaries including Tupac Shakur, Nas and Outkast, taking from them a love for telling stories with an unbridled rigor. Seizing every opportunity to write, at age 15 J. Cole found himself with composition notebooks full of rhymes but no beats of his own to lay them on. Determined to create original songs, he begged his mother for a beat machine so he could produce music solely for himself. She granted his wish and from there, a young Cole spent all his free time creating sounds and songs that would lay the foundation for what his style has evolved to today.

Feeling the need to be heard, J. Cole used college as a tool to chase his dreams. He attended St. John’s University on an academic scholarship, choosing the school so that he could be in the heart of the music industry: New York City. After polishing his sound and graduating Magna Cum Laude, J. Cole is dropping his debut mixtape, properly titled “The Come Up” hosted by DJ On Point. A mash up of dusty, soul filled sound beds, raw, energetic drums and an endless range of topics—everything from the carefree days of college to the seemingly endless plight of those have-nots scrapping for change—The Come Up puts J. Cole’s broad palette of lyrical and production talents on display. “All a nigga wanna do is take his momma from that, but they rather lock us up and make sure we don’t come back,” he vehemently spits over the cascading keys and triumphant strings of the self produced “Lil’ Ghetto Nigga.”

TrueClefMusic embraces RocNation’s very first artist. I believe The Hov’s new protege is something to watch! Click the image at the top to hear his music and add him on myspace. You can also peep the YouTube video below to learn more about J.Cole’s recording process and how he makes the music that got him signed by one of hiphop’s greatest and most prolific icons: