I guess this is a branch off of The Breakfast Club‘s regular programming. J. Cole speaks on ‘Crooked Smile’, his old college job, superheroes and more.
J. Cole To Host Listening Session For ‘Born Sinner’ In 8 Cities Simultaneously
Looks like I’m taking a trip to Fayettnam. On Thursday at 8PM EST, J. Cole will allow fans to listen to Born Sinner in it’s entirety….in order to do so, they will need to follow instructions that include a phone app and coordinate locations (you have to be in one of 8 cities in order to join in). Check out the specifics below.
J. Cole – Born Sinner (Official Tracklist)
We have seen a couple of tracklists for J. Cole’s highly anticipated sophomore album Born Sinner in the past few weeks but I have a feeling this one is it. The standard edition has 16 tracks, which matches the number posted by iTunes while the deluxe has 5 tracks. Check out the tracklisting below.
tracklist is real
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) June 5, 2013
1. Villumanati
2. Kerney Sermon (Skit)
3. Land Of The Snakes
4. Power Trip (Feat. Miguel)
5. Mo Money (Interlude)
6. Trouble
7. Run Away
8. She Know (Feat. Amber Coffman)
9. Rich N***az
10. Where’s Jermaine (Skit)
11. Forbidden Fruit (Feat. Kendrick Lamar)
12. Chaining Day
13. Ain’t That Some Sh*t (Interlude)
14. Crooked Smile (Feat. TLC)
15. Let Nas Down
16. Born Sinner (Feat. Fauntleroy)
DELUXE:
17. Miss America
18. New York Times (Feat. 50 Cent & Bas)
19. Is She Gon Pop
20. N***az Know
21. Sparks Will Fly (Feat. Jhene Aiko)
J. Cole Performs ‘Crooked Smile’ At iHeartRadio Show In NYC
Earlier this evening, J. Cole entertained the crowd at the iHeart Radio event in New York…..above, he performed his latest single, the TLC-featured ‘Crooked Smile‘ for the audience.
CRWN: J. Cole (Episode 4)
In the fourth episode, J. Cole speaks on how he follows his heart, and aims to step up his producing before going on tour.
CRWN: J. Cole (Episode 3)
In the third episode, J. Cole speaks on how he tried to sign Kendrick Lamar to Dreamville Records. He also speaks on how he had to give away a lot of his beats for free and more.
CRWN: J. Cole (Episode 2)
In the second episode, J. Cole talks about working with and competing with his former idols — like Jay-Z and Kanye West — and not needing featured rappers to sell his albums.
Previously: Episode 1
CRWN: J. Cole (Episode 1)
Elliott Wilson continued his CRWN series last week with J. Cole at the Highline Ballroom. In the first installment, J. Cole talks about his new album Born Sinner and mixtapes vs. albums.
J. Cole Speaks On ‘Crooked Smile’
Courtesy of FUSE:
J. Cole talks about how his teeth inspired his TLC collaboration, “Crooked Smile.”
J. Cole – Crooked Smile ft. TLC
Jermain Cole grabs Chilli and T-Boz for the 2nd single from his upcoming album. Born Sinner comes out June 18th.
J. Cole Announces Summer Tour
J. Cole upcoming tour dates will only be a dollar (seriously) and will go down at secret locations to be announced in time…..so no point in searching for tickets this go round. Check it out below.
Born Sinner Ep. 4: Kevin “KO” Ogletree
In the fourth installment of J. Cole’s web series, former Cowboys WR (now with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers) Kevin “KO” Ogletree shares his beginnings in Queens and his journey to the NFL.
J. Cole Covers Billboard Magazine
J. Cole makes the cover of the next issue of Billboard Magazine, which you should notice is on your newsstand this morning. Someone get me a copy.
J. Cole Experienced Depression During ‘Born Sinner’
From SoulCulture for their #OKNotToBeOK series, which focuses on the awareness of mental health:
Roc Nation’s North Carolina emcee J. Cole discusses experiencing depression for the first time whilst crafting his anticipated sophomore album, Born Sinner.
J.Cole “Niggaz Know”
J. Cole borrows some Biggie lines for his new record off his upcoming album, Born Sinner, which is set to drop on June 18th, going head to head with Kanye West.
J. Cole Speaks On Writing Process On ‘Born Sinner’
In another interview with FUSE, Jermaine shares the writing process for the album, how it was a different experience from his previous projects, the J. Cole logo and his mother being White.
Is J. Cole’s Tracklist For ‘Born Sinner’ Revealed?
Rap Dose has revealed the tracklisting for Jermaine’s upcoming album Born Sinner…..as promised, it appears to only have R&B features from the likes of Miguel (obviously), TLC, Lauryn Hill, Frank Ocean and more, leaving the weight of it’s Hip-Hop lyrical content solely on the shoulders of Cole himself.
Born Sinner drops June 18th.
1. Intro
2. Born Sinner
3. Horns & A Halo
4. Power Trip (Feat. Miguel)
5. Crooked Smile (Feat. TLC)
6. Broke Nigga With Money
7. Close Your Eyes (Feat. Lauryn Hill)
8. Played By The Game
9. Deja Vu
10. Chaining Day (Feat. Amber Coffman)
11. NC (Feat. Anthony Hamilton)
12. Found Souls
13. Ransom
14. The Message / The Money
15. Obesessions (Feat. Frank Ocean)
16. Born Saint
17. Miss America (Bonus)
18. TBA (Bonus)
19. TBA (Bonus)
20. TBA (Bonus)
21. TBA (Bonus)
J. Cole Performs At Radio 1’s Big Weekend
J. Cole performs ‘Power Trip‘ in Derry-Londonderry for Radio 1’s Big Weekend.
J. Cole Responds To “I Disappointed Nas”
Courtesy of SoulCulture:
On Wednesday (May 22nd), Dreamville/Roc Nation’s North Carolina hailing rap wunderkid J. Cole sat down with us and a select number of publications to give us a preview of his forthcoming album Born Sinner.
Following the playback, word travelled like wildfire and rumours of a track dedicated to the reaction of rap veteran and J. Cole’s idol Nas, which according to much respected Hip Hop DJ Peter Rosenberg was ‘called something along the lines of “I Disappointed Nas”‘ and as is the nature of the internet that became the official title of the song on several blogs and web magazines.
Well, during our interview with Jermaine last night (May 23rd), the subject of the info leak and reported title came up and Mr Cole World had a message he wanted us to share…
J. Cole – BornSinner.com Vlog: Ibrahim “IB” Hamad (Episode #3)
J. Cole’s right hand man Ibrahim “IB” Hamad speaks on their relationship, decisions on how they move Cole’s brand and the confidence they have in their own vision.
Peter Rosenberg Talks J. Cole, Nas & ‘Born Sinner’ On ‘The Realness’
Rosenberg kicks the realness on some gems he heard in regards to the new J. Cole album.
J. Cole Discusses Kanye West Competition & “Born Sinner”
J. Cole sits down with FuseTV to discuss his upcoming album Born Sinner which he finally turned in to the label for final submission. He recently pushed the album up to June 18th, feeling confident in his body of work to challenge Kanye’s new album Yeezus. Esteban of Fuse went on to say that Kanye West fans normally tend to be J. Cole fans, and Cole himself admitted to being a die-hard Yeezy fan. He went on to say that this isn’t like the Kanye-50 match since they both released major albums at the same time, but stated he’s more a LeBron James-esque artist coming into the game to challenge an established Kobe Bryant champion in Kanye West.
Bas (@FiendBassy) – Quarter Water Raised Me Vol.2 (Mixtape)
Of Sudanese descent, born in Paris and raised in Queens, Bas is one of the newer signees (as of last year) to J. Cole’s Dreamville label. This is his second mixtape, two years in the making. Very much Cole influenced production-wise, interesting drug raps…take a listen below.
J. Cole Performs With The Roots On ‘Jimmy Fallon’
J. Cole performs his single ‘Power Trip’ on Jimmy Fallon’s show. The Roots always make every song better.