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Jermaine Lamarr Cole, was born in Frankfurt, Hesse, West Germany, in an American military base.
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Cole's father abandoned the family during his youth, so his mother was forced to move with Cole and his brother, Zach Cole to Fayetteville, North California.
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At the age of twelve, Cole began rapping. And three years later,in 2000, his mother purchaised an ASR-X Musical Sampler as a Christmas gift.
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Jermaine had collaborated with a local group called Bomm Sheltuh, rapping and producing as a member of the group
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The Come Up was the first mixtape from J. Cole, hosted by DJ OnPoint. The mixtape has 21 songs and it has been viewed over 1.274.000 times.
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It was his second mixtape. It was produced by himself with help from Elite and Syience, and it has been viewed over 3.100.000 times. The Warm Up has 22 songs. That same year he signed to the Jay-Z's Roc Nation.
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The Sideline Story was his first studio album. It was produced by himself. It was released by Roc Nation and Columbia records with distribution from Sony Music. It has sold 855.000 copies in the US. The album has 16 tracks.
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Born Sinner was his second studio album. It was produced by himself and it was released by Roc Nation, Columbia Records, ByStorm entertainment and Dreamville Records. The album has sold 796.000 copies in US. It has 16 tracks.
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It was his third and most succesful studio album. It was produced by himself and it was released by Roc Nation, Columbia Records and Dreamville Records. It has sold 353.000 copies in the first week and it was nominated for best rap album at the Grammy's Awards. It has 13 songs.
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It was his fourth studio album. It was produced by himself and it was released by Roc Nation, Dreamville Records and Interscope Records. It has selled 363.000 copies in the first week. It has 10 songs. This album was dedicated for his dead friend's daughter.
