In part 2 of this interview with Nick Huff Barili, XV talks about collaborating with Kendrick Lamar not only on Textbook Stuff but also on tracks to be release in the future. XV agrees with Nick that J Cole’s productions skills are slept on and states that he has 4 tracks produced by J Cole, [cont.]

Muve Music from Cricket Wireless recently caught up with J. Cole to hear the stories behind ‘Lost Ones’, ‘Rise and Shine’, ‘Work Out’ and ‘God’s Gift’. He discusses working with Jay Z, where ideas for his verses came from and the production process.

“I think it’s great for him, because I’m sure it’s a dream of his. We grew up seeing Michael Jackson, and I’m sure he grew up seeing whatever moment stuck in his mind, so I know it’s great for him to do that,” Hov told MTV News following a press conference announcing a pair of [cont.]

J. Cole tells the stories behind “Can’t Get Enough” and “In the Morning” from Cole World: Sideline Story.

Red Cafe serves up the Bad Boy remix to his “Fly Together” single. The Hell’s Kitchen mixtape is dropping soon. Download  

J. Cole sits in with BET UK about traveling overseas and what to expect from his second LP.

See J Cole performing the track ‘Can’t Get Enough’ as part of his 1Xtra Live performance in Birmingham.

Part 2 of 2: Wale previews an unreleased collaboration with J. Cole called “Traffic Jam,” shares advice from his Maybach Music boss Rick Ross, and reveals a new project with producer Mark Ronson.

From Tinie’s Happy Birthday mixtape, due next week. SX on the track. Download  

Deleted scene from MTV’s When I Was 17, with Cole.

J. Cole appears on MTV’s When I Was 17, alongside Robyn and Chad Michael Murray. Cole says his first rap name was “Therapist”; probably changed it so people didn’t mistake him for “The Rapist”.

Kendrick Lamar sat down with Curry of DealWithNoDeal to talk about who he is, his parents’ feelings on his success, the difference between his debut album and Section.80, wanting to work with Erykah Badu, the transition from underground to the mainstream, the status on his joint project with J. Cole, what Black Hippy/TDE are up [cont.]

Better late than never video for “Lost Ones”, recorded in 2008 and unearthed today.

In part 2 of Al Lindstrom’s interview, they talk with Young Guru about the success of J. Cole. They ask him how he feels about the sales of the album, after most people counted Cole out for a lack of a radio hit. They also talk about fan loyalty, the labels approach to digital music [cont.]

Engineer extraordinaire Young Guru speaks on his work with Jay-Z and the Roc Nation imprint.

From Drama’s The Third Power hitting later this month.

J. Cole discusses the currently ensuing Jay-Z / Lil Wayne war of words, and discusses who is the better emcee. In the second clip, Cole thanks his fans for making Cole World the #1 album in the country with 217,825 copies sold in it’s first week. This album is the biggest debut a new artist [cont.]

In a recent interview with Billboard, J. Cole suggested that he is already hard at work on his sophomore LP, which could be ready by Summer 2012. “I’m trying to do nine months, be back in nine months with the next album,” Cole tells Billboard.com, adding that he’s “already tracking the second album. I’ve got [cont.]