J Cole By 20jthompson Jan 28, 1985 Born Sep 1, 1985 Moved to Fayette North Carolina Jan 27, 1998 Started rapping Jan 28, 2000 Joined Bomm Sheltuh Jun 1, 2003 Graduated High school Sep 1, 2003 Attended St. John's university in New York City Jul 12, 2007 Released first mixtape - The come up Jun 15, 2009 Released second mixtape - the warm up Sep 27, 2011 Cole world: The sideline Story released. Jul 28, 2013 Born Sinner released Mar 30, 2014 2014 Forest Hills Drive - Certified Platinum Dec 9, 2014 2014 Forest Hills Drive- Released