J. Cole on Apple Music (2024)

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Latest Release

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  • MAY 24, 2024
  • Grippy - Single
  • 1 Song
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    • Power Trip (feat. Miguel)

    • Born Sinner (Deluxe Version) · 2013

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    • No Role Modelz

    • 2014 Forest Hills Drive · 2014

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    • Deja Vu

    • 4 Your Eyez Only · 2016

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    • Neighbors

    • 4 Your Eyez Only · 2016

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    • Work Out

    • Cole World: The Sideline Story · 2011

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    • Red Leather

    • WE STILL DON'T TRUST YOU · 2024

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    • Kevin's Heart

    • KOD · 2018

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    • Wet Dreamz

    • 2014 Forest Hills Drive · 2014

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    • Grippy

    • Grippy - Single · 2024

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    • KOD

    • KOD · 2018

Essential Albums

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    2014 Forest Hills Drive

    2014 Forest Hills Drive

    Named after his childhood home, J. Cole’s highly revered third studio album sticks to the Fayetteville, NC rapper’s well-established formula, featuring several self-produced cuts in which warm, old-school samples underpin lyrics about life’s weighty lessons. But unlike earlier offerings, 2014 Forest Hills Drive makes hard pills easy to swallow, as the rapper finds his footing and perfects the balance between conscious and commercial.The album also finds Cole trying to balance the coexistence of darkness and light, with the smile-inducing “Wet Dreamz” pouring into poignant cuts like “03’ Adolescence.” All the while, Cole’s lyrical approach is as unpretentious as his wardrobe, with the MC delivering lessons on cultural appropriation, relatable childhood faux pas, and the true meaning of life.Thanks to its unflinching confidence, playful narratives, and soulful reflections, 2014 Forest Hills Drive would prove to be Cole’s most successful album—culturally and critically—upon its release in 2014. It would go on to sell more than 3 million copies, thanks in part to a daring (and deeply personal) marketing campaign: Cole announced the record less than a month before its drop date, and in the lead-up to release day, the rapper invited a group of his biggest fans to the actual 2014 Forest Hills Drive for a listening session (later, Cole turned that very home into rent-free housing for single mothers). To this day, 2014 Forest Hills Drive remains a crucial entry in the J. Cole catalog: an album that draws on his past, while also giving listeners a glimpse of his future.

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    Born Sinner (Deluxe Version)

    Born Sinner (Deluxe Version)

    Guest verses on Cole's second studio album come from 50 Cent ("New York Times") and Kendrick Lamar ("Forbidden Fruit"), but it's the R&B touches that imbue the project with its defining soul. TLC's T-Boz and Chilli bring a summer sheen to "Crooked Smile," Miguel helps turn "Power Trip" into a melancholic lament on love, and the Dirty Projectors' Amber Coffman graces the dramatic "She Knows."

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    Rap Life Review: Episode 169

    2024

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    First Person Shooter (feat. J. Cole)

    2023

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    Rap Life Review: Episode 153

    2023

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    The Secret Recipe

    2023

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    2023

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    Passport Bros

    2023

Artist Playlists

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    J. Cole Essentials

    J. Cole Essentials

    The rare rapper capable of reconciling the conscious with the commercial.

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    J. Cole Video Essentials

    J. Cole Video Essentials

    No theatrics, just straight-up realness.

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    J. Cole: Chill

    J. Cole: Chill

    Lean back and relax with some of their mellowest cuts.

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    J. Cole: Deep Cuts

    J. Cole: Deep Cuts

    Thought-provoking gems buried in the rapper's discography.

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    Every song Drake and J. Cole are performing on their massive joint tour.

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    J. Cole: Influences

    J. Cole: Influences

    The artists that inspired the rapper from Forest Hills Drive.

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    Grippy - Single

    Grippy - Single

    2024

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    The Secret Recipe - Single

    The Secret Recipe - Single

    2023

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    The Secret Recipe - Single

    The Secret Recipe - Single

    2023

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    Passport Bros - Single

    Passport Bros - Single

    2023

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    90 Proof - Single

    90 Proof - Single

    2022

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    LONDON - Single

    LONDON - Single

    2022

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    Johnny P's Caddy - Single

    Johnny P's Caddy - Single

    2022

Live Albums

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    Forest Hills Drive: Live from Fayetteville, NC

    Forest Hills Drive: Live from Fayetteville, NC

    2016

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    Let Me Calm Down (Extended Version) [feat. J. Cole] - Single

    Let Me Calm Down (Extended Version) [feat. J. Cole] - Single

    Nicki Minaj

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    Gucci Mane

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    All My Life (feat. J. Cole) - Single

    All My Life (feat. J. Cole) - Single

    Lil Durk

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    YG

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    Poke It Out (feat. J. Cole) - Single

    Poke It Out (feat. J. Cole) - Single

    Wale

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    Red Cafe

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    Family and Loyalty (feat. J. Cole) - Single

    Family and Loyalty (feat. J. Cole) - Single

    Gang Starr

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    J. Cole

    J. Cole

    He went to Ferguson and took a stand 10 years ago.

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    21 Savage, J. Cole

    21 Savage, J. Cole

    Their 2018 collaboration “a lot” is a classic.

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    Drake, J. Cole

    Drake, J. Cole

    These two icons had collaborated before, but this song is the one.

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    J. Cole

    J. Cole

    Two years ago, J. Cole woke up fulfilling both his lifelong dreams.

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    J. Cole

    J. Cole

    How a three-word text message led to their first music collaboration.

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    Jan. 28: J. Cole

    Jan. 28: J. Cole

    There’s more to “January 28th” than J. Cole’s birthday.

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    April 6, 2019

    April 6, 2019

    We're doing this one for Nipsey Hussle… 🏁

About J. Cole

Raised on 2Pac, Biggie, Nas, and JAY-Z, J. Cole emerged in the 2010s as a kind of torchbearer for serious hip-hop. He takes on capital-T topics with an earnestness—and moral imperative—that most rappers seem to avoid. A North Carolina native (born in Frankfurt, West Germany, in 1985), Cole moved to New York City on scholarship to St. John’s University, graduating magna cum laude while making beats on the side, at one point waiting outside JAY-Z’s studio for three hours to give him a CD. Jay dismissed him initially, but circled back a year or so later on the strength of Cole’s mixtapes, making him the first signee to the Roc Nation label. Cole’s since gone on to release a string of ambitious, increasingly confident albums, often meditating on single subjects at length: 2018’s KOD, for example, offered a sustained look at addiction, while several songs on 2016’s 4 Your Eyez Only were written from the perspective of a friend killed in his early twenties after leaving the drug game—a composite of people Cole knew from childhood. Despite the gravity of his subjects (and his sobering delivery), Cole—like his occasional collaborator Kendrick Lamar—is the rare artist who's managed to reconcile the conscious with the commercial, balancing his conceptual side with giant singles like “Work Out,” “Deja Vu,” and “ATM.”

HOMETOWN
Frankfurt, Germany
BORN
January 28, 1985
GENRE
Hip-Hop/Rap
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  • Drake
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  • Big Sean
  • Bas
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J. Cole on Apple Music (2024)

FAQs

Why isn t Jay-Z on Apple Music? ›

You can still purchase Jay Z's solo albums on iTunes, but if you want to stream, you'll have to do it on Jay's terms: as a member of Tidal. Friday's move is the latest in a steady string of decisions made by Jay. In April 2015, he removed his timeless debut Reasonable Doubt.

What music program does J. Cole use? ›

Cole. An interview with SOS is a welcome chance for him to talk about the tools of his trade, from his very first music-making machine, the Ensoniq ASR X Pro, to his current DAW, Logic, and how he's planning to move into using Ableton Live, Reaper, and analogue mixing methods in the near future.

Is J. Cole on Amazon Music? ›

Play REDISCOVER J. Cole Playlist on Amazon Music Unlimited.

How many monthly listeners does J. Cole have? ›

Cole has now surpassed 40 MILLION monthly listeners on Spotify for the FIRST time in his career 🤯🔥.

Why was JAY-Z removed from Spotify? ›

Jay Z has also been a vocal critic of tech companies over the issue of compensating artists; in 2015 at an event in New York he had targeted Google, Spotify and Apple, saying they paid artists much less than what they deserved. This could explain his move from Spotify, a company he views as not being artist friendly.

Why is Kanye not on Apple Music? ›

“On Friday, February 9, 2024, a long-standing FUGA client delivered the album Vultures 1 through the platform's automated processes, violating our service agreement,” the spokesperson continued. “Therefore, FUGA is actively working with its DSP partners and the client to remove Vultures 1 from our systems.”

What style of rapper is J. Cole? ›

Southern hip hop

Does J. Cole use autotune? ›

For long-time fans of J-Cole, it is commonly known that he hates autotune and has never used it throughout his career; however, at the end, J-Cole bridges together the new and old rap generation by using no auto-tune throughout the song; a common production method used by older generation rappers, but then uses ...

What rappers inspired J. Cole? ›

He Was Inspired Early On By Classic Rappers

Cole's formative influences included Eminem, Nas, Canibus and others. And as he explained in 2014, his earliest material sounded like the former two artists in a blender.

Will Dreamville be on Amazon Prime? ›

Dreamville Festival Livestream: How to Watch

The 2024 Dreamville Festival will stream live on Prime Video, Amazon Music's Twitch channel and the Amazon music app.

Is J Cole on SoundCloud? ›

Stream J. Cole music | Listen to songs, albums, playlists for free on SoundCloud.

Is Amazon Music free on Prime? ›

Amazon Music provides Prime members with access to 100 million songs ad-free, the largest catalog of ad-free top podcasts, and thousands of playlists and Stations, included with Prime at no additional cost.

What is J. Cole's most streamed song? ›

Song TitleStreamsDaily
No Role Modelz2,227,939,1821,289,144
MIDDLE CHILD1,282,696,640503,539
Wet Dreamz1,241,364,923662,220
Work Out951,890,539669,736
124 more rows

Who is #1 on Spotify? ›

As of June 2024, the Canadian singer the Weeknd is the artist with the most monthly listeners on Spotify, while the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift is the female artist with the most monthly listeners.

Has J. Cole ever had a #1? ›

J. Cole released his debut studio album Cole World: The Sideline Story on September 27, 2011. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 218,000 copies.

Why is a song currently unavailable on Apple Music? ›

Apple Music may display the message “This song is not currently available in your country or region” for several reasons: Licensing restrictions. Regional restrictions. Local laws and regulations.

Why is a song not on Apple Music anymore? ›

Song is grayed out

If the song was purchased from the iTunes Store, authorize your computer to play iTunes Store purchases. If you see No Longer Available next to a song that's grayed out, the song was added from Apple Music and was removed from the Apple Music catalog.

Why are songs not adding to Apple Music? ›

Check the Sync Library Setting

You should also check if the Sync Library is on: Settings > Music > Sync Library at the top. Make sure the Sync Library setting has been enabled or from here to disable it, then enable it again. Test it out to see whether this has fixed the Apple Music not adding to library issue.

Why do songs get removed from Apple Music? ›

However, all of the content on the service is specifically licensed to stream. Those licenses can sometimes expire or be revoked, meaning that you could lose access to tracks that you haven't downloaded.

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