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Schoolboy Q is dropping his fifth studio album CrasH Talk on April 26, and he’s willing to do whatever it takes to have his project finish at No. 1 in its first week. NEW ALBUM “CrasH Talk” 4.26.19 pic.twitter.com/D0GJt2MgAJ — ScHoolboy Q (@ScHoolboyQ) April 15, 2019 On Monday, Q sent out a message to J. Cole—without actually […]

On the final night of his seven-day residency at The O2 Arena as part of the Assassination Vacation tour, Drake brought out J. Cole, who performed his hit song “Middle Child.” As the two locked arms, Cole praised Drake, calling him “top five, if not, Goddamn arguably the best rapper to ever come in this motherfucker.”  “Listen, I’m gonna […]

“I reached out to his agent at the time on MySpace. That’s not a joke. I really reached out on MySpace.” Sascha Stone Guttfreund, co-founder of the music promotion company ScoreMore, laughingly recalls the beginnings of his relationship with J. Cole—a bond that culminates on April 6 with the first Dreamville Fest. The festival, co-produced […]

When he set out to create Revenge of the Dreamers III, J. Cole had one specific goal in mind: to show the world he and the Dreamville family weren’t a bunch of recluses. The 34-year-old artist spoke about his intentions in XXL‘s “An Oral History of Dreamville’s ‘Revenge of the Dreamers III’ Recording Sessions.” In the piece, […]

J. Cole is convinced “cancel culture” should be, well, canceled. During a recent interview with XXL magazine, the Grammy-nominated rapper spoke about the politically correct movement that calls for the public denouncement of controversial celebrities—specifically those who have been accused or racist, sexist, or abusive behavior. Cole argued that the idea of “canceling” an individual for their wrongdoings […]

J. Cole‘s a little salty. Cole’s manager Ibrahim H. took to Instagram to post an exchange the 4 Your Eyez Only rapper had about a rec league game that went down in North Carolina. Cole was able to secure the win by making a last minute game-winning three pointer. Unfortunately, no one had their phone out to capture […]

Ever since the music industry shifted to streaming in the beginning of the decade, an entire generation of groundbreaking mixtapes have been left behind, trapped on websites like DatPiff and SoundCloud. While hip-hop heads enjoy sifting through these blog era relics in order to revisit classics from legendary hip-hop acts like Dipset, G-Unit, Lil Wayne, […]

J. Cole has shared the official video for “MIDDLE CHILD,” his first track of 2019. Cole announced the release via social media Friday and shared a still of the visual on Sunday night. It’s unclear if “MIDDLE CHILD” is a stand-alone track or if it’ll land on a full-length project. There’s speculation it will appear on either […]

The welcomed marathon of new videos for tracks off Mike Will Made-It‘s Creed II: The Album continues with “Shea Butter Baby.” Catch the new video for the Ari Lennox and J. Cole collab, which also counts production credits from SHROOM and Elite, up top. The “Shea Butter Baby” video is the third Creed II-related visual accompaniment […]

The annual NBA All-Star game took place in Charlotte, North Carolina this past weekend, with J. Cole performing on Sunday night as the halftime headliner. Dreamville also took the weekend as a chance to celebrate its crew, with a brunch, pop-up shop, and show. During the show, Cole, Wale, J.I.D., Bas, Omen, Lute, Ari Lennox, Cozz, […]