J. Cole

J. Cole (Jermaine Lamarr Cole) is a rapper, singer, and producer born in Germany and raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He signed with Jay-Z's Roc Nation in 2009 and built a following through a mix of introspective lyricism and self-produced beats. His music draws heavily on personal biography, touching on class, ambition, and life in the American South.