Drake may be ending his Light Dreams and Nightmares tour this weekend, but he’ll head overseas with J. Cole come January. January 5: O2 Academy, Glasgow January 7: HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London January 8: HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London January 12: O2 Apollo, Manchester January 14: NIA, Birmingham

New Cole is further evidence of why DJ Premier co-signs him. LISTEN: J. Cole – “I’m On It” (MP3)

In a recent interview with XXL, DJ Premier showed love to buzzworthy young newcomers Drake and J. Cole. “I saw Drake at the Yankee Stadium and he just like bowing and all that,” Preem told XXL. “I’m like, ‘Nah you ain’t gotta do that, man.’ And he’s like, ‘Dude, I wanna work with you.’ And [cont.]

Good*Fella Media: Is J. Cole Engaged? from Good*Fella Media on Vimeo. J. Cole defeats rumors that he is engaged with this Good Fella Media interview.

LISTEN: J. Cole – “Relaxation” (feat. Fashawn + Omen) (MP3)

NBA Elite ’11? Isn’t this the game’s rookie year? Anyway, J. Cole offers the “lead single” to the soundtrack. Thought he was gonna bust out the “Fugeela” for a second there. LISTEN: J. Cole – “The Plan” (MP3) J. Cole – “The Plan” (MP3)

We all may know about J. Cole’s rapping activities, but The Smoking Section asks J. Cole some great questions about his production techniques, who he would like to produce for, working with No ID and…

Rap King Cole wastes no time hopping on Kanye West’s, Bink produced, super recent “Devil In a New Dress” beat. Cole has even stated on Twitter that that he has a mixtape in store before his album drops. LISTEN: J. Cole “Villematic”

J. Cole performs his breakout single “Who Dat” on BET’s 106 & Park. Watch as this man shuts the shit down. A star is born?

Cole gives us a brief history of his career and the eventual release of his Roc Nation debut.

DJ Whoo Kid teases this new J. Cole track via his Radio Planet TV network.

With no plans to drop another mixtape before the album, could we be seeing J. Cole’s Roc Nation debut as early as November? It’s looking that way. This is a song for his haters. LISTEN: J. Cole – “Blow Up”

J. Cole celebrates the release of the big homie Bun B’s Trill O.G. and it’s subsequent 5-mic rating with this new track. Can anyone call that cold ass sample? LISTEN: J. Cole – “Bun B For President”

Roc Nation’s rising star does his thing over a classic “Affirmative Action” instrumental.

New music from Roc Nation’s J. Cole surfaces, addressing the issues of racial profiling and police brutality. LISTEN: J. Cole – “Problems” (prod. Jim Jones)

Roc Nation’s star rookie talks about the birth of his career, being on Jay-Z’s label, and his forthcoming LP.

Roc al-lstars old and new, Freeway and J. Cole join together on stage for this performance of “Roc The Mic”. And Beanie Sigel is somewhere in the back up against the wall, ice grilling.

New material from Roc Nation’s J. Cole released into the wild today… Not the best use of his talents that we’ve seen, but it will do for now. LISTEN: J. Cole – “Premeditated Murder”

Cole continues his European vacation, this time appearing on Tim Westwood, freestyling over classic Wu-Tang beats. LISTEN: J. Cole “Wu-Beats Freestyle (Tim Westwood)” (MP3) J. Cole “Wu-Beats Freestyle (Tim Westwood)” (MP3)

J. Cole appears on BBC’s Radio One with DJ Semtex, freestyling over Puff’s “Hello Good Morning” instrumental. LISTEN: J. Cole – “Hello Good Morning (Freestyle)” (MP3) J. Cole – “Hello Good Morning (Freestyle)” (MP3)