J. Cole is a multi award-winning American rapper and urban-music producer and the first artist to sign to Jay-Z's Roc Nation label, guesting on his "Blueprint 3" album in 2009.
He also appeared on the Reflections Eternal album "Revolutions Per Minute" (2010), before releasing his own collection, "Cole World: The Sideline Story" in 2011, which hit number 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, followed by the self-produced "Born Sinner" (2013) and "2014 Forest Hills Drive" (2014) and 2016's: "4 Your Eyez Only".