J. Cole
J. Cole Is The New Don in Visuals to “a m a r i”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 Ever since releasing his latest LP, The Off-Season, J. Cole’s had the internet going nuts with it’s bomb tracks and continuous lyrical onslaught. Today the MC from N.C. gives fans a new visual for one of the album’s standout cuts, “a m a r i” and in it finds himself traveling from one place to another to drop his intricate verses and water like flow. From going back to his college dorm where the platinum plaques decorate his wall to controlling a helicopter with a remote control over the Hudson River, Cole seems to be having a grand ol’ time while spitting his bars. Nice dapper don suit too, homie. Cole and his crew looking like The Untouchables out here. Check out the latest visuals for J. Cole’s “a m a r i” below and le...
J. Cole’s Professional Basketball Debut Is In The Books
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty J. Cole is still basking in the glow of releasing his sixth studio album in The Off-Season last week, and now he has another accomplishment to celebrate. The North Carolina rapper and producer made his professional basketball debut over the weekend, adding a feather to his cap by living out his hoop dreams on the world stage. As reported by ESPN, this was the first game for the new Basketball Africa League after it was initially founded in 2019 and had its debut delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions. Cole, 36, played basketball in high school and briefly at St. John’s University in New York before going on to becoming one of Hip-Hop’s biggest stars. Cole will suit up for the Patriots Basketball Club for a handful of games not to exceed ...
J. Cole Silences Doubters With Very 1st L.A. Leakers Freestyle
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty J. Cole began his professional rapping career in 2007 and now is hinting at retiring with his upcoming studio album The Off-Season dropping this Friday. While he might be riding off into the sunset sooner than later, the North Carolina wordsmith dropped his very first freestyle with the L.A. Leakers crew, proving to his doubters that he’s very much a problem with the microphone duties. As hosts DJ Sourmilk and Justin Credible noted, the union between the Dreamville Records honcho and the long-running radio team at Power 106 FM has been 12 years in the making. Cole didn’t waste time and smoked two classic beats in Soul Of Mischief’s “93 Til Infinity” and Mike Jones’ “Still Tippin” tracks. We’ll not do Cole’s bars disservice by sharing t...
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J. Cole Releases ‘Applying Pressure: The Off-Season’ Documentary [Video]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz J. Cole finally is returning to the Rap spotlight with a new project. His new documentary Applying Pressure: The Off-Season gives the world a look into how the album came to be. As spotted on HipHopDX Jermaine is hitting us with a bonus in the form of a short film. Applying Pressure: The Off-Season is a 12 minute piece that follows the “No Role Modelz” MC around in his hometown and different studio settings and he discusses the approach to his sixth full-length album. It opens up with none other than 21 Savage asking Cole how he came up with the name. “What made you say Off-Season?” he asked to which Cole explained that it points to a moment of clarity he had years back. “I had just graduated college. I was broke....
J. Cole Reveals He Would Be “Super Comfortable” Stepping Away From The Rap Game
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 J. Cole is prepping to hit us with his next album, The Off-Season, but could it be “Grown Simba’s” last roar as a rapper? The North Carolina Hip-Hop star made history on Tuesday (May 11), becoming the first rapper to cover the basketball bible, Slam Magazine, which makes sense that he is currently moonlighting as a hooper. In the cover feature, the “No Role Modelz” crafter hinted at the idea of retiring from the Rap game. The 36-year-old Dreamville general revealed that everything he is doing is laying down the groundwork, so if he does decide to put down the microphone, he will have no qualms about it while also saying he won’t ever put a period on his “retirement.” “Oh, bro, I’m super comfortable with the potential of b...
J. Cole To Play For Rwanda In Basketball Africa League
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty If you said you had a star rapper playing for an African pro team in 2021 on your bingo card, we’d call you a liar. But, J. Cole is reportedly on the roster of the Rwanda team in the new Basketball Africa League (BAL). According to the New Times Rwanda, J. Cole will be lacing up his Pumas and donning the uniform of the Rwanda Patriots of the Basketball Africa League. Apparently, the North Carolina rapper born Jermaine Cole is on the team’s roster. The BAL is affiliated with the NBA and its inaugural season kicks off on May 16 with 12 teams participating and its playoff starting a couple of weeks later. The league is a partnership between the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the NBA and the teams include Angola, Egypt, Mor...
J. Cole Announces New Album ‘The Off-Season’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Well, that took a while. J. Cole just announced that he’s dropping a new album, titled The Off-Season, in May no less. The North Carolina rapper took to Twitter and Instagram to announce the new project will be out Friday, May 14. “Just know this was years in the making. My new album The Off-Season available everywhere 5/14,” reads the caption of the album’s cover. Cole is seen forward in the photo while behind him is a burning basketball hoop. Are his hoop dreams officially a wrap? Is a nod to the cross-burning racism of the KKK in his native state? Late last year. ,the guy was even hinting at retirement. Guess we’ll find out when we get a listen. Referencing that aforementioned IG post from late 2020, The Off-Season will ...
PUMA & J. Cole To Unveil RS-DREAMER PROTO In April
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: PUMA / PUMA J. Cole and PUMA already have established prominence in the sneaker space by way of the North Carolina rapper’s RS-DREAMER line. Now, the inspiration for the Dreamville honcho’s footwear, the RS-DREAMER, will soon be available to the masses early next month. The RS-DREAMER is currently available in a variety of colorways and the OG version of the basketball sneakers come in big to small sizes. The RS-DREAMER also comes in a red and white Blood, Sweat, and Tears line as well. For the new drop, the RS-DREAMER PROTO was the genesis for the shoe ahead of the preceding colorways and will get a limited run after some consideration to release the prototype. The shoe employs the same collaborative spirit of Cole’s ideas for the DREAMER along with PUMA...
PUMA Releasing New J. Cole DREAMER 2 Kicks
Source: Puma / PUMA Unbeknownst to many, J. Cole’s sneaker signature line on Puma is continuing to grow in popularity and with that kind of success comes new and innovative colorways and remixes. Source: Puma / PUMA Yesterday (Jan. 21) Puma announced that they were going to be adding to Cole’s basketball RS-Dreamer sneaker line and releasing the new DREAMER 2 at the end of the month for those looking to ball on the court while still looking stylish on the block. Equipped with Puma’s RS technology to help ballers break ankles in comfort, the DREAMER 2 is bound to get some burn on courts from the playground to the NBA. Cole himself announced the new shoe by remaking the album cover of his 2014 Forest Hills Drive project. Cole is back on the rooftop of his childhood crib with the same gear, s...
J. Cole Posts Cryptic Instagram Post, Still Hinting At Retirement
Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty J. Cole could hang up his microphone right today and would deserve every accolade thrown his way, but it appears more music is coming sooner than later. The North Carolina MC and producer shared a somewhat cryptic Instagram post that seemingly hints at retirement. Born Jermaine Cole, the 35-year-old Dreamville honcho turns 36 next month and has been spending more time behind the scenes than in front of the camera. Cole has already suggested that retirement was on the horizon but he has continued to dangle the carrot ever so artfully as evidenced by his latest Instagram post. In an image of notepad atop recording studio equipment, Cole has marked off a number of goals for what he titled as, “The Fall Off Era.” Marked off on the list are “features” and “ROTD3,” th...
Puma Dropping A New J. Cole RS-Dreamer “Ebony and Ivory” Colorway
Source: Puma / PUMA J. Cole might be keeping his fans waiting on some new material to listen to but the man is at least giving them something to put on their feet. Source: Puma / PUMA On December 4, Puma will be releasing a new colorway to J. Cole’s signature line, the RS-Dreamer, which made its debut at the 2020 NBA All-Star Game this past February before the pandemic hit. Dubbed the “Ebony and Ivory” RS-Dreamer, the silhouette sports a clean black and white colorway and boasts Puma’s innovative RS technology and “RS Foam” to make running up and down the court as comfy as can be. We’re not mad at these. The RS-Dreamer “Ebony and Ivory” is set to hit the shelves on December 4th at the tune of $125. Will you be copping a pair? Let us know in the comments, and check out more detailed photos....
J. Cole’s Dreamville Expands, Launches Content Studio Division
Source: Jonathan Mannion / Interscope Dreamville is more than just a record label. Thanks to the forward vision of founders J. Cole and Ibrahim Hamad, it’s now expanded into a multi-disciplinary media company and a content studio. As reported by Variety, Dreamville Ventures, the cross-verticle division, is led by Damien Scott as president and Candace Rodney as executive vice president. Rodney is also doubling as president of Dreamville Studios, the content studio that will develop original and co-produced content. Together, the talented creatives will manage the day-to-day operations of the divisions and develop initiatives across music, entertainment, apparel, and live events. “Dreamville has always been a mom-and-pop operation with grand ambitions and ideas that extend ...
