16 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About J. Cole was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
1. We all know J. Cole’s real name is Jermaine Lamarr Cole. But did you know he was born in Frankfurt, Germany?
16 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About J. Cole was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
2. J. Cole’s mom is German & his dad, who left a young Jermaine behind very early on in his life, is African-American.
16 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About J. Cole was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
3. The “extent” of his “prepared food” repertoire goes only so far as cereal and PB&Js.
16 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About J. Cole was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
4. J. Cole’s first rap name was Blaza. His second was Therapist.
16 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About J. Cole was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
5. He considered himself the underdog. He’s quoted as saying: “I’ve always been an underdog. I feel like I beat the odds.”
16 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About J. Cole was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
6. One time, when he was younger, J. Cole rocked a rattail ‘do long enough to wrap around his face… he paired it with a “Bobby Brown fade.”
16 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About J. Cole was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
7. J. Cole moved his “Born Sinner” release date up from June 25th to June 18th to, specifically, compete with Kanye West’s “Yeezus.”
16 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About J. Cole was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
8. J. Cole’s favorite New Yorker, dead or alive, is Tupac.
16 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About J. Cole was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
9. J. Cole stands tall at 6’3″ – he’s one inch taller than his mentor, Jay Z.
16 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About J. Cole was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
10. He was first-chair violinist back in high school.
16 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About J. Cole was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
11. It was J. Cole’s mom who encouraged his production, buying her son a $1,300 ASR-X for Christmas so he could make beats at home.
16 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About J. Cole was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
12. J. Cole has worked as a newspaper ad salesman and a bill collector, in addition to dressing as a kangaroo while working at a skating rink.
16 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About J. Cole was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
13. He first attempted to work with Jay Z after college. In 2007, Hov dismissed the young rapper and the beat tape he was trying to shop around.
16 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About J. Cole was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
14. That same night, J. Cole stood around and waited for Jay Z to arrive at the studio, for 3 hours, in the rain – only to get the cold shoulder from Hov.
16 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About J. Cole was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
15. Cole attended St. John’s University in Queens, NYC. He majored in Communication and minored in Business. He also graduated Magna Cum Laude.
16 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About J. Cole was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
16. Cole’s “2014 Forest Hill Drive” has officially dubbed him a platinum recording artist.
16 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About J. Cole was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
