J Cole

  • Birth

    Birth
    Jermaine Lamarr Cole was born on January 28, 1985 in Frankfurt, Germany.
  • First Mixtape

    First Mixtape
    J Cole released his first mixtape in 2007 named "The Come Up"
  • Signed with Jay-Z

    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

    Second mixtape released
    J Cole's second mixtape was titled "The Warm Up." This mix became very succesful
  • Establishes Dreamville

    Establishes Dreamville
    In October of 2011, J Cole had erected Dreamville studios which is well known today
  • Cole's Sympathy

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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