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.]

Check out this exclusive video from the set of J. Cole’s rim-rocking cover shoot. The rapper (who used to ball well enough to get called back as a walk-on at St. John’s University) challenged his old friend D. Scott to a little game of one-on-one that soon turned into a grudge match. It’s Montclair vs. [cont.]

Lots of J. Cole press coming down the pipeline today, but the best piece comes from Billboard, who gets an exclusive track-by-track breakdown of Cold World: The Sideline Story. Additional clips with AllHipHop and Karmaloop follow.

It seems as though we’ve been talking about Jermaine Cole for years. Impressive guest spots and near classic mixtapes will do wonders for an artist as far as buzz is concerned. In Cole’s case, the hype machine has churned not because of self promotion or an unwarranted co-sign, but rather because of pure talent. Cole [cont.]

Latest video from J. Cole’s Cole World: The Sideline Story, hitting this coming Tuesday.

Cool ass J. Cole doesn’t seem to care if his album leaks, which it has. Do the right thing and pick it up in stores September 27th.

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Detroit’s Bei Major links up with Roc Nation rookie J. Cole for this track from Bei’s upcoming album. Meanwhile, check out his MaejorMaejor mixtape here.

From J. Cole’s Cole World: The Sideline Story, hitting Sept. 27th on Roc Nation. He speaks on the collaboration in the above clip. LISTEN: J. Cole – “Mr. Nice Watch” (feat. Jay-Z)

Cole spits over “Ima Boss” and “Otis”, respectively.

J. Cole speaks with Life + Times about his music, growing as an artist, and what to expect from him later down the line.

J. Cole serves up two deleted tracks from the Cole World: The Sideline Story sessions. Says Cole: LISTEN: J. Cole – “Neverland” produced by Chase N. Cashe and J. Cole. Some shit we did out in LA! Not on the album, but something you should have. Ride to it. Shout to my nigga Chase! LISTEN: [cont.]

Latest single from Cole’s September 27th Roc Nation debut, Cole World: The Sideline Story. LISTEN: J. Cole – “Can’t Get Enough” (feat. Trey Songz)

Cole released the tracklist to his Roc Nation debut via Twitter on Sunday. 1. Intro 2. Dollar and a Dream III 3. Can’t Get Enough ft. Trey Songz 4. Lights Please 5. Interlude 6. Sideline Story 7. Mr. Nice Watch ft. Jay-Z 8. Cole World 9. In The Morning ft. Drake 10. Lost Ones 11. [cont.]

J. Cole chats with Vibe on the Red Carpet.

Round two of Cole’s free music series. J. Cole tells us: 1. Bring Em’ In- Made this in ATL during the “single hunt” phase. Even though it wasn’t a single and won’t make the album, I love this shit! 2. Roll Call- Just some real shit. Venting 3. Be Freestyle- “Put on for my city [cont.]

Says Mr. Cole: “Every Sunday til the album drops I’ll be back with something. Maybe just 1 song, maybe a video, depending on how I’m feeling.” Tracklist: 1. Like A Star- Was saving this for the 2nd album. Due to some other shit beyond my control, I’ma let this out now. 2. Knock On Wood- [cont.]

From Wale’s next LP, Ambition, via WB/MMG. LISTEN: Wale – “Bad Girls Club” (feat. J. Cole)

From HardKnock.TV: Exclusive in-depth interview with J Cole! Part 1 starts off with Cole talking about picking a song for Jay-Z to jump on but not wanting to be out shined on his own track. Nick Huff Barili asked Cole if he has ever given an artist a song with verses already on it and [cont.]