J Cole

At 39 years old, J Cole has this physical status:

Jermaine Lamarr Cole (born January 28, 1985) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, and record executive.

Born on a military base in Germany and raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cole initially gained recognition as a rapper following the release of his debut mixtape, The Come Up, in early 2007.

Intent on further pursuing a solo career as a rapper, he went on to release two additional mixtapes, The Warm Up (2009) and Friday Night Lights (2010), after signing to Jay-Z's Roc Nation imprint in 2009. Cole released his debut studio album, Cole World: The Sideline Story, in 2011.

It debuted at number one on the U.S.

Billboard 200, and was soon certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

His next two releases, 2013's Born Sinner and 2014's 2014 Forest Hills Drive, received mostly positive reviews from critics, and both were certified platinum in the United States.

The latter earned him his first Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Album.

In 2016, he released his fourth album, 4 Your Eyez Only, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, and was later certified platinum.

His fifth album, KOD, was released in 2018, and also debuted atop the Billboard 200; marking his fifth number one album. Self-taught on piano, Cole also acts as a producer alongside his hip-hop career, producing singles for artists such as Kendrick Lamar and Janet Jackson, as well as handling the majority of the production in his own projects.

He has also developed other ventures, including Dreamville Records, as well as a non-profit organization called the Dreamville Foundation.

In January 2015, Cole decided to house single mothers rent-free at his childhood home in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Early life

Cole was born on January 28, 1985, at an American military base in Frankfurt, West Germany. His father is an African American veteran, who served in the U.S. Army, and his mother, Kay, is a European American who was a postal worker for the United States Postal Service. Cole's father later abandoned the family during his youth. At the age of eight months his mother moved with him and his older brother Zach to the United States, to Fayetteville, North Carolina. Cole grew up in a multi-ethnic environment, and when asked about how closely his ethnicity impacts him, Cole commented, "I can identify with white people, because I know my mother, her side of the family, who I love. But at the end of the day, [I've] never felt white. I can identify [with white people] but never have I felt like I'm one of them. I identify more with what I look like, because that's how I got treated [but] not necessarily in a negative way". During his youth, Cole expressed an affinity for basketball and music, and served as a first-chair violinist for the Terry Sanford Orchestra until 2003.

Cole began rapping at the age of twelve, and saw it as an ideal profession in 2000, when his mother purchased an ASR-X musical sampler as a Christmas gift. During this period, Cole heightened emphasis on improving his production skills, later beginning initial production under the pseudonym Therapist. Cole later collaborated with local group Bomm Sheltuh, rapping and producing as a member of the group.

Cole can be seen in the crowd of the 2006 documentary Dave Chappelle's Block Party.

Upon graduating high school with a 4.2 GPA, Cole decided that his chances of securing a recording contract would be better in New York City. He moved there and accepted a scholarship to St. John's University. Initially majoring in computer science, Cole later switched to communication and business after witnessing the life of a lonely computer science professor. At the college, Cole was the president of Haraya, a pan-African student coalition. He graduated magna cum laude in 2007, with a 3.8 GPA. Despite graduating, Cole would officially receive his degree during a homecoming concert in 2015, revealing that he had owed money for a library book, causing the university to hold back from granting him his degree.

Cole later worked in various part-time jobs in Fayetteville, including a working ad salesman for a newspaper, a bill collector, a file clerk, and a kangaroo mascot at a skate rink.

Personal life

In a January 2016 interview with director Ryan Coogler, Cole revealed that he was married. His wife, Melissa Heholt, who met Cole while they were students at St. John’s University, is the Executive Director of the Dreamville Foundation. Also in a May 2018 interview with radio host Angie Martinez, Cole stated that he and his wife have a son together. In 2019, he publicly spoke about his son. On July 20, 2020, Cole revealed he has two children. Cole is dual citizen of Germany and United States.

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Musical career

Cole and his cousin worked on developing their basic knowledge of rhyming and wordplay, as well as learning how to interpolate storytelling within their songs, after being inspired by Canibus, Nas, Tupac, and Eminem. Cole had several notebooks packed with song plans by 14, but was unable to produce beats further than sampling. Cole's mother bought him the Roland TR-808 drum machine in order to expand Cole's production knowledge. He began posting songs under the moniker Blaza name in the first three years, but then went back to Therapist.

Cole later expanded his band to produce an entire CD's worth of songs, as well as heading to Roc the Mic Studio in the hopes of playing it for Jay Z while he was in recording sessions for American Gangster. Cole waited for more than three hours before being dropped by Jay Z. Cole. The Come Up, Cole's debut mixtape, uses the CD as the backdrop.

J. Cole's second mixtape, The Warm Up, received raves on June 15, 2009. Cole appeared on Jay Z's album "A Star Is Born" on the track "A Star Is Born." He appears on both Wale's debut album, Attention Deficit (2009), and Mixtape Back to the Feature (2009), respectively. Cole, label mate Jay Electronica, and Mos Def appeared on Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek's "Just Begin" in January 2010 for Reflection Eternal's album Train of Thought (2000), titled Revolutions Per Minute (2010). Cole appeared on B.O.B.'s mixtape "Gladiators," produced by The Alchemist, on May 25 (2010).

Cole was selected one of Beyond Race magazine's "50 Great Breakthrough Artists" in early 2010, resulting in the publication's front page and a Q&A as well as a Q&A for the magazine's website. He has also been included in XXL Magazine's 2010 version of the Top Ten Freshmen, a yearly publication devoted to young rappers. Cole began a college tour from March 19, 2010 to April 30, 2010, concluding in New Brunswick, NJ, at Rutgers University's annual Rutgersfest. Wiz Khalifa, a fellow rapper, appeared at Syracuse University for a performance. On March 31, he performed "Who Dat" (who Dat) in a new song and released the album as a single on April 30, 2010. Cole appeared on Young Chris' album "Still The Hottest" as well as Miguel's debut single "All I Want Is You." Cole also appeared on a track titled "We On," a song that failed to make the final track list for DJ Khaled's Victory LP.

On June 15, 2010, J. Cole released "The Last Stretch" to commemorate the debut of The Warm Up mixtape. J. Cole premiered the music video to his first single "Who Dat" on BET's program 106 & Park on June 21st. Cole received the UMA Male Artist of the Year in August 2010 after heralded The Warm Up mixtape and a high-profile deal with Jay Z's label Roc Nation. In a July 2010 interview, J. Cole discussed three songs that would be on his debut album: "Dreams," "Won't Be Long," and "Never Told" that was produced by No I.D. A demo titled "I'm Coming Home" was leaked online on October 30, 2010. Cole wrote the song as a reference track for Diddy, which later became "Coming Home" off the Last Train to Paris (2010). J. Cole's third official mixtape titled Friday Night Lights debuted on November 12, 2010. Drake, Wale, and Omen were included on the tape, with the bulk of the work being handled by Cole himself.

Cole appeared on the Light Dreams and Nightmares UK Tour from January 5 to 2011. "HiiPoWeR," a song Cole wrote for Kendrick Lamar's Section.80 (2011), was released in April 2011. It was the first of many collaborations between the two companies to appear. Cole released "Return of Simba," the third in the "Simba" series of songs after "Simba" and "Grown Simba" were released on May 22, 2011. Cole purposefully held off announcing that Jay-Z will be included on his debut album out of inconsistency, but only announced that Jay-Z would be on his debut album. Cole's sequel to "Who Dat," the album's lead single, was released on June 15, 2011, in honor of his second anniversary of his highly acclaimed mixtape The Warm Up. Kanye West's "The New Workout Plan" is included in the album, as well as Paula Abdul's "Straight Up" is included. The song went on to become a hit single, debuting on several music charts.

Cole revealed Any Given on Sunday, a homage to Kanye West's G.O.D. A free music giveaway on Fridays. Cole wrote, "I'll be back with something every Sunday until the album's release." Maybe just one song, maybe a video, depending on how I'm feeling." Cole went on Ustream to inform fans about the album and play a few tracks that didn't make the final track list for the 3rd installment of the series. "Work Out"'s music video premiered on YouTube, Vevo, and 106 & Park on August 15, and "Work Out" premiered on YouTube, Vevo, and 106 & Park. Cole's debut album's cover art, titled "Killers," was designed by Alex Haldi for Bestest Asbestos, who Cole produced a song for Haldi's mixtape The Glorification of Gangster. He announced his debut album's track list on August 29, but it was not on Twitter.

"Can't Get Enough" by a previously leaked version of R&B singer Trey Songz was released as the album's second single on August 30, after an unfinished version had previously leaked. Cole shot "Can't Get Enough" with Songz and Rihanna, who performed in Barbados for his last appearance as Rihanna's official opening act. Clifton Bell's film was released on September 14, 2011. In addition, Cole released the music video for the iTunes bonus track "Daddy's Little Girl" early on September 25, two days before his album's unveiling.

Cole World: With 218,000 copies in its first week of sales, the Sideline Story was released on September 27, 2011, debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments and sales of 500,000 copies as of December 2, 2011. Cole's third and final single from his debut album, "February 7, 2012," was released on February 7, 2012. Missy Elliott, a well-known female rapper, appears on the album, "Nobody's Perfect," marking her return to music. The album had sold 855,000 copies in the United States as of December 2016.

Cole began recording on his second studio album on October 24, 2011, with the intention of releasing it in June 2012. "I don't know how many songs will make it, but I have songs that didn't make the last album that are obviously going to make this one," he said, announcing the release date: "June." "Maybeth is the end of June, not June." Cole appeared at Bournemouth International Centre, Cardiff, Wales, and Manchester's MEN Arena, Glasgow, Scotland.

Cole was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2012 Grammy Awards. Cole competed for the Eastern Team in the 2012 NBA All-Star Weekend Celebrity Game. Cole celebrated two million followers on Twitter on February 24, 2012, the first "Grew Up Fast" was released. Cole returned to Fayetteville, North Carolina, on March 1, 2012. He performed the song "Visionz of Home" and held an event titled "Dreamville Weekend" to inspire the youth of his neighborhood to do amazing things. Cole appeared at the Big Brother Africa 7 opening ceremony in Africa on May 6, 2012, alongside Camp Mulla, P-Square, Naeto C, Flavour N'abania, Davido, and Aemo E'Face.

Cole revealed in a Bootleg Kev interview on May 14 that he was recording a collaborative album with Kendrick Lamar, saying, "I just started working with Kendrick the other day." We've got it back, eventually. "We got maybe four or five [songs] together," the project's lead said and then announced that it would be more focused and eventually concluded after Born Sinner had been announced. After a 100-day absence, he returned to Twitter on July 26 to announce and announce his latest song, "The Cure," in which he speculated at a new album. On October 20, he revealed that his second album was complete and that he was waiting for the unveiling of his second album, m.A.d. city.

Cole unveiled the name of his second album, Born Sinner, on November 5, 2013, as well as a tentative release date set for January 28, 2013. www.ustream.com Cole's album "Miss America" debuted on November 13, 2012. Cole said that he wished that "Miss America" would change music in a different direction, but that it wouldn't be a big radio success. He elaborated on: "To me, 'Miss America' shifts the conversation in a more proactive direction, more raw, and more social commentary." That's my aim, and it's my intention to change culture slightly, not to change the subject. Nobody expects that for your first single.

Born Sinner will not be announced on January 28, 2013, as had been predicted, Cole revealed on December 31, 2012. Cole said he "needed a little more time to get things done." Cole's Born Sinner campaign launched Truly Yours on February 12, 2013, Cole's project titled Truly Yours consisted of five tracks Cole knew would not appear on Born Sinner. He revealed the artwork for the first single on Instagram on February 14, 2013. Cole's second collaboration with R&B recording artist Miguel was announced on February 14, 2013.

Born Sinner's release date was set on June 25, 2013. However, when Cole announced that Kanye West's Yeezus would be released just one week later on June 18, Cole postponed the release date of Born Sinner up a week in order to contend with West. "This is art, and I can't compete against the Kanye West celebrity and the fame he has gained just for being a genius," he later wrote. But I can put my name in the hat and tell you that my album is amazing and you be the judge and you choose." On April 30, 2013, Cole unveiled the second installment in the Truly Yours collection. Born Sinner's first week of release in the United States, debuting at number two on the Billboard 200 chart, but only about 30,000 copies behind Kanye West's Yeezus. "Crooked Smile" on TLC, "Forbidden Fruit" featuring Kendrick Lamar, and "She Knows" were three other singles in support of the album. The album had sold 796,000 copies in the United States as of December 2016.

Cole's reaction to Michael Brown's shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, on August 15, 2014, Cole released "Be Free." He returned to the city three days later to speak with protesters and activists who had descended on the city's campus in order to talk about the civil unrest that had erupted. At the Late Show with David Letterman on December 10, he performed the track with an additional verse. Cole unveiled a video on November 16, announcing the release of his third studio album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive, on December 9. Cole's name was derived from the address of his childhood home, according to the video, as well as revealing that the album's name was derived from the address of Cole's childhood home. He confirmed that the album would have no lead singles and little exposure, but that four promotional singles, including "Clearly," "No Role Modelz," and "Love Yourz," would be included on the album. On debut, the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, with 353,000 copies selling in its first week.

On February 13, 2015, Cole unveiled the "Fort Hills Drive Tour." Forest Hills Drive: Live, the tour set the stage for his first live album, Forest Hills Drive: Live. Cole's 31st birthday is on display in Fayetteville, Canada, and was released on the tour's record. Forest Hills Drive was awarded platinum on March 31, 2014. The album had sold 1.24 million copies in the United States as of December 2016. At the 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards, 2014 Forest Hills Drive received the Top Rap Album and Album of the Year. At the 58th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album, the album was selected. "Unfortunately" was also nominated for Best Rap Performance.

Cole's J. Cole: Road to Homecoming, a documentary series based on Cole's experiences, ahead of his HBO special Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming. Kendrick Lamar, Wale, Rihanna, Pusha T, Big Sean, Jay Z, and Drake appeared in five episodes as well as presenting guest appearances from Kendrick Lamar, Wale, Rihanna, Pusha T, Big Sean, Jay Z, and Drake. All episodes were released weekly and were also available on Vimeo before January 9. On January 9, 2016, which was shot during the final show of his Forest Hills Drive Tour at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina, a concert film titled Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming debuted. Cole released Forest Hills Drive: Live on January 28, 2016, as well as the music video for "Love Yourz" from the concert film.

DJ Khaled's ninth studio album, Major Key, was released on July 29, 2016. Cole appears on "Jermaine's Interlude," a track. "Now I play with thoughts of retirement," Cole's fans were concerned about him and his music career. "We were just trying to get Bas to fuck with the song," Cole said in a long time," he said. He overthinks marijuana, but we were in the garage smoking a blunt," a narrator says, and the beat was playing in the background." We stacked the hook up, we all had verses about it, but it was a possible record and it was like, nine verses long." Cole, Big Sean, and Chance the Rapper appeared at Jay Z and Beyoncé's Hillary Clinton Rally in Cleveland, Ohio, on November 4, 2016. Spillage Village officially launched "Can't Call It" on November 8, 2016, according to Spillage Village. Cole, EarthGang, Bas, and JID appear in the video.

Cole's fourth album, titled 4 Your Eyez Only, was shown on iTunes on December 1, 2016, with a release date set for December 9, 2016. Cole's Eyez, a 40-minute documentary on Tidal, was released on December 2, 2016. Cole and collaborators on the album were featured on the film, as well as two music videos for the songs "Everybody Dies" and "False Prophets"; neither song was on the album; neither song was included on the album. Both "False Prophets" and "Everybody Dies" were released as singles in iTunes's and other subscription programs on December 5, 2017. 4 Your Eyez Only debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 492,000 album-equivalent units, of which 363,000 were pure album sales, making Cole's fourth top ten albums. "Deja Vu" by J. Cole's highest charting hit No. 7 in the US Hot 100 without being announced as a single. Since having just four top 40 hits as a solo artist, all ten songs from 4 Your Eyez Only debuted in the top 40 of the Hot 100. Both "False Prophets" and "Everybody Dies" were charted. In a single week, Cole completed 12 simultaneous Hot 100 entries. On January 10, 2017, "Deja Vu" was the album's first single. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) awarded gold to 4 Your Eyez Only on January 12, 2017. The album was named platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on April 7, 2017.

Cole unintentionally released "High for Hours" on his SoundCloud on January 16, 2017. Elite and Cam O'Bi produced the video. On January 18, the album was released on iTunes as a single. On February 21, 2017, Cole revealed the 4 Your Eyez Only World Tour, which featured 62 dates around North America, Europe, and Australia. J. Cole: 4 Your Eyez Only, a documentary released by HBO on March 24, 2017. Cole and Scott Lazer produced the film. It is now on YouTube.

Fans of the Gramercy Theatre in New York City surprised J. Cole on April 16, 2018. The appearance turned out to be a listening session for his forthcoming album, titled KOD, which was released on April 20, 2018. Cole held a second listening session in London the next day. Cole's alter ego, Kill Edward, has twelve songs and two videos on the album's cover and tracklist, as shown by his name. Cole had hoped that KOD has three names, including children on drugs, King Overdosed, and Kill Our Demons. The front art for KOD was created by a Detroit artist named Kamau Haroon, who goes by the name Sixmau. Drug use, heroin use, depression, and greed are among the album's topics.

KOD set the previous record for Views by Drake in 2016 by receiving 64.5 million streams on Apple Music, on the day of its launch. In the first 24 hours, Spotify had 36.7 million streams. In addition, the titled track surpassed Taylor Swift's "Look What You Made Me Do" by 0.4 million viewers on its first day. Cole's fifth number one album debuted on the US Billboard 200, grossing 397,000 album-equivalent units, including 174,000 in pure sales, making it Cole's fifth top-one hit. With "ATM" (at 6), "Kevin's Heart" (8), and "KOD" (10), J. Cole became the first act to debut three songs simultaneously in the Billboard Hot 100. The remainder of the album debuted on the Hot 100, taking the total number to twelve songs on the chart. On May 8, 2018, "KOD" was the album's first single. Cole and Scott Lazer directed the songs "ATM" and "Kevin's Heart" on YouTube. As the album's second single, "ATM" affected American rhythmic contemporary radio on July 31, 2018. In the official NBA Playoffs and the NBA Finals promotion for ESPN, songs from the album were included. Cole was working on another project titled The Fall Offset, Cole said, before he registered KOD, it was announced. Cole also confirmed that he is working on a Kill Edward album. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) awarded KOD Gold for sales of over 500,000 album-equivalent units in the United States on May 14, 2018. The album has since been rated Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for one million album-equivalent units in the United States.

Young Thug, Jaden Smith, EarthGang, and Kill Edward were among the supporting acts on Cole's KOD Tour on May 8, 2018. On August 9, 2009, the tour will begin in Miami and conclude in Boston on October 10, 2018. Cole appeared on "Intro" and "Mates" at the 2018 BET Awards on June 24, 2018. "Intro" and the chorus to "Mates" was performed by singer Daniel Caesar, and rapper Wale was also a part of the set.

Cole released "Album of the Year" on August 7, 2018. (Freestyle) The single was accompanied by a music video, which premiered on WorldStarHipHop. Cole has also announced The Off Season, Cole's latest project, which he hopes to debut ahead of his forthcoming studio album, The Fall Off. It reads: "The Off Season is coming soon" in the video's description. Cole: "All roads lead to The Fall Off - Cole" Cole said in an interview with Billboard in September 2018, that he wants to take off 2019 from touring to finish work on The Off Season, The Fall Off, and the Kill Edward project.

Cole revealed Dreamville's compilation album Revenge of the Dreamers III by posting a gold poster-like invitation on January 6, 2019. Beginning in January 6, recordings were held in Atlanta from January 6 to January 16, 2019. Invitations were shared by the entire Dreamville crew, as well as other musicians and producers outside of Dreamville throughout the 10-days of recording. A total of 343 artists and producers were invited to the sessions, including Big K.R.I.T., Mike Will Made It, DJ Khaled, Swizz Beatz, Tay Keith, T.I., and Wale. Cole's first lead single since 2013 was titled "Middle Child" on January 23, 2019. "Middle Child" debuted at number 26 on the US Billboard Hot 100, with only one day of counting. The song debuted at number four this week, making it Cole's first charting hit. Cole appeared at the 2019 NBA All-Star Game in Charlotte on February 17, 2019. "Middle Child," "A Lot," "ATM," "Love Yourz," and "No Role Modelz" were among the many programs performed by him. Cole appeared alongside American rapper and singer Travis Scott on "The London," which would be Thug's first studio album, So Much Fun.

Cole, JID, Bas, EarthGang, and Young Nudy were among the first two sets of Revenge of the Dreamers III's dual singles released on June 12, 2019, including Ari Lennox, Omen, Ty Dolla Sign, and Dreezy. Bas, JID, Reese, Mez, Mez, Smokepurpp, Buddy, and Ski Mask the Slump God were among the album's second series of dual singles from the album's debut on July 1, 2019. Dreamville announced the album's launch date on the same day on the same day and that limited merchandise related to the album was available on July 1. Dreamville Presents: REVENGE, a film capturing the album's recording sessions in Atlanta, was released on the brand's official YouTube page on July 2, 2019.

Cole's sixth consecutive number-one album in the country followed the Dreamers III on the US Billboard 200 with 115,000 album-equivalent units, of which 24,000 were pure album sales. The album was named Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). At the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for Best Rap Album, while "Middle Child" and "Down Bad" were nominated for Best Rap Performance. Cole's work with 21 Savage "A Lot" earned him the Grammy Award for Best Rap Song, his first Grammy Award win, according to his.

On June 16, 2020, J. Cole's first song of 2020, "Now on tha Bluff," a politically charged track that was released shortly after George Floyd's assassination of George Floyd that resulted in differences with and criticism from Noname and other rappers, as well as criticism from Noname and other rappers. Cole's new album "The Climb Back" and "Lion King on Ice" were two of his first two songs from his forthcoming album The Fall Off on July 23, 2020. On the official EP, Lewis Street, the singles were released.

Cole posted a snapshot on December 29, 2020, where he chronicled a list titled, "The Fall Off Season Affects" on Instagram. The Dreamers III's features and Revenge were left out on the list. Two projects, The Off-Season and It's a Boy, were also listed, but not completed, including The Fall Offender and It's a Boy, which he announced would be announced ahead of The Fall Off. "I still have some goals I need to check off for" I scram," J. Cole's sixth studio album, The Off-Season, is released on May 4, 2021. "Interlude," the album's lead single, was unveiled on May 7.

On May 14, 2021, the Off-Season was released. T-Minus and featured guest appearances from Morray, 21 Savage, Lil Baby, Bas, and 6LACK co-executively produced the album. Cole's sixth consecutive number one album in the country received warm feedback from critics and topped the US Billboard 200 in first week, selling 282,000 album-equivalent units. With "My Life" (at 2)), "Amari" (at 5), and "95 South" (at 8) four songs from The Off-Season debuted in the top ten on the US Billboard Hot 100, including "My Life" (at 6) and "90 South" (at 8). This week, "Interlude" debuted at number eight on the top ten singles chart for the first week.

J. Cole's "Heaven's EP" was released on September 21, 2021, remixing the beat of Drake's Certified Lover Boy's "Pipe Down." Cole appeared on the songs "Stick" and "Freedom of Speech" on Dreamville's D-Day compilation D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape on March 31, 2022, with Cole also appearing on the songs "Stick" and "Freedom of Speech."

Basketball career

Cole attended basketball at Terry Sanford High School in North Carolina. He started out as a walk-on at St. John's University and was one of ten call-back players during his sophomore year with an academic scholarship. Cole appeared on the Eastern Team in the NBA All-Star Weekend Celebrity Tournament in 2012. Cole said in 2013 that "Sports is where it started for me." It's similar to my daily life. Rap is such a competitive sport. That's why I have to watch sports. I have to keep up. It's just me in another form.

Cole wrote about his aspirations after graduating college to playing professional basketball and saying, "if I can blow up in the next three years, I'll be 27." Even if I don't have enough time to prepare and pursue a professional basketball career, it may be able to fit in enough hours to train and play a professional basketball career. "I'll play in Europe and then try to get to the NBA," says the writer. Cole unveiled the PUMA RS-Dreamer, his first signature shoe in collaboration with Puma, on July 31, 2020. Cole was also revealed by Master P. Cole in August 2020 that he was training to try out for the NBA.

J. Cole was dubbed the cover athlete for NBA 2K23 on the Dreamer Edition in September 2022, as well as a character in the game's "MyCareer" mode. "NBA 2K has long been a place to discover new musical talent through their sport," Cole said in a press release, and continues to be a gold standard for displaying all aspects of basketball culture. It's been an incredible ride to not only be on a cover of this year's game but also to be a part of the MyCareer storyline, soundtrack, and launch of the Dreamer brand into NBA 2K.

Cole, a 2021 basketball player for the Rwanda-based Patriots Basketball Club, has signed a 2021 NBA deal with the Basketball Africa League. Cole was also on the front page of the American basketball magazine SLAM for their May 2021 issue. Cole made his professional debut against the Rivers Hoopers on May 16, scoring three points, three rebounds, and two assists in 17 minutes. In three games with the team, he scored five points, three assists, and five rebounds in 45 minutes of play. He had only been under control for a minimum of three games. After playing the three games, he left the team.

Cole signed with the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League on May 19, 2022. Cole would withdraw from the team on permanent leave from the team on June 8, 2022, according to a social media interview posted by the Shooting Stars, to fulfill his concert tour commitments. Cole averaged 2.4 points, 0.6 rebounds, and 0.4 assists in four games with the Shooting Stars, while shooting 50% from 3-point range in four games.

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