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Government Name
Jermaine Cole (Formerly: Therapist) (Born January 28, 1985 in Fayetteville, NC)

Group
All City Chess Club:
Lupe Fiasco (Born Wasalu Muhammad Jaco February 17, 1982 in Chicago, IL)
Asher Roth (Born Asher Paul Roth, August 11, 1985 in Morrisville, PA)
B.o.B. (Born Bobby Ray Simmons, November 15, 1988 in North Carolina)
The Cool Kids
~Chuck Inglish (Born Evan Ingersoll in Mount Clemens, MI)
~Mikey Rocks (A.K.A. Sir Michael Rocks) (Born Antoine Reed in Matteson, IL)
Charles Hamilton (Born Charles Eddie Lee Hamilton, November 10, 1987 in Cleveland, OH)
Blu (Born Johnson Barnes, April 15, 1983 in Inglewood, CA)
Diggy Simmons (Born Daniel Dwayne Simmons III, March 21, 1995 in Queens, NY)
Wale (Born Olubowale Victor Akintimehin, November 21, 1984 in Washington, D.C.)
J. Cole (Formerly: Therapist) (Born Jermaine Cole, January 28, 1985 in Fayetteville, NC)
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See Also: Asher Roth, B.o.B., The Cool Kids, Charles Hamilton, Wale & Lupe Fiasco

Albums
J. Cole - Cole World: The Sideline Story

Mixtapes
J. Cole - The Come Up
J. Cole - Friday Night Lights
J. Cole - Any Given Sunday EP #1

Also Featured On...
B.o.B. & Wale - Leaders Of Tha New Kool Pt. 1
Diddy - Dirty Money - Last Train To Paris
DJ Khaled - Kiss The Ring
Melanie Fiona - The M.F. Life
The Game - Jesus Piece
Keri Hilson - No Boys Allowed
Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3
Maybach Music Group Presents: Self Made Vol. 1
Miguel - All I Want Is You
Reflection Eternal - The Re:Union
Reflection Eternal - Revolutions Per Minute
Wale - Attention Deficit
Kanye West – Toast To The Scumbags

Bio From Wikipedia.Org
Jermaine Cole (born January, 28 1985), better known as his stage name J. Cole (often stylized as J.Cole), is an American rapper and producer. He is best known for being the first artist to be signed to Jay-Z's label Roc Nation.

J.Cole was born in Frankfurt, Germany, and then shortly after moved to Fayetteville, North Carolina, where he was raised by his mother. He is of mixed-race, being born to a Black father and a White mother. Cole attended Terry Sanford High School in Fayetteville, and graduated in 2003. He decided that he had a better chance of getting signed in New York City, so he used college as a way to get there. He attended St. John's University on an academic scholarship where he majored in communication and minored in business, graduating magna cum laude.

J Cole started rapping at the age of 12 when his cousin showed him the basics of rhyming. Inspired by Tupac Shakur, Nas, and OutKast, J. Cole developed a love for telling stories in his lyrics. At age 15, J. Cole had notebooks filled with rhymes but not beats of his own to lay them on. His mother bought him a beat machine so he could produce music himself. By the age of 17, he was posting songs on internet forums such as canibus-central.com under the moniker "Therapist".

Cole released his debut mixtape, The Come Up, in late 2007 after graduating college. J. Cole put his mixtape The Come Up hosted by DJ On Point including "soul filled sound beds, raw, energetic drums and an endless range of topics; everything from the carefree days of college to the seemingly endless plight of those have-nots scrapping for change." Jay-Z signed Cole after hearing one of the songs, "Lights Please." Prior to releasing his second mixtape, Cole released the single, "Show Me Somethin'" for promotional purposes. He released his second mixtape, The Warm Up, on June 15, 2009. Following the release of The Warm Up, he released the freestyle "Back to the Topic."

Cole appeared on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint 3, on the track "A Star Is Born." He is featured on Wale's debut album, Attention Deficit in the song "Beautiful Bliss", after being featured on Wale's mixtape Back to the Feature. Cole has also stated that he worked with producers such as No I.D., Pharrell, Jim Jonsin and Salaam Remi for his upcoming debut album. Most recently, he was touring with Jay-Z on The Blueprint 3 tour. His debut album is reported to be released in Summer 2010.

In early 2010, Cole was chosen as one of Beyond Race Magazine's "50 Emerging Artists," he ranked 49, resulting in the cover story of the publication's #11 issue, as well as a Q&A for the magazine's site. He was also featured in XXL magazine's 2010 version of Top Ten Freshmen.

In January 2010, Cole, along with Jay Electronica & Mos Def appeared on Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek's single, "Just Begun" for the follow-up of Reflection Eternal's album Train Of Thought, called Revolutions Per Minute. Cole has also appeared on B.o.B's mixtape May 25th (released in February 2010) on the song "Gladiators. On March 31st, he performed a new song titled "Who Dat", which will be the first single from his debut album. He later released the song on April 27, 2010. Cole was also featured on Young Chris' song "Still the Hottest" as well as Miguel's All I Want Is You. Additionally, Cole was featured on "We On," a song that did not end up making the final tracklist for DJ Khaled's Victory.

Roc Nation/Columbia Records Artist J. Cole has recently hit the road for a college tour from March 19, 2010 to April 30, 2010 concluding in New Brunswick, NJ at Rutgers University's annual Rutgersfest.

Official Sites: J. Cole Music, MySpace & Fuckin' Twitter