In 2013, while on the European leg of his What Dreams May Come tour, J. Cole had an epiphany that would inspire the best album of his career. It was while he was on tour that he realized his next ...

Allow me to address the lightskinned elephant in the room: I have been pretty critical of J. Cole over the course of his career. Some of that criticism has been fair and some of it hasn’t. I’ve been ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. J. Cole's Friday Night Lights mixtape debuts on the Billboard 200 ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from J. Cole, Rico Nasty, and Doechii. I don’t know what was going on for the past seven days, but this week’s column is a doozy. To ...

Sales of J. Cole's 2014 Forest Hills Drive soared by nearly 400% from one week to the next after the rapper released a tenth anniversary deluxe edition. MONTREAL, QC - AUGUST 02: J. Cole performs on ...

J. Cole expresses gratitude to his fans for the re-release of Friday Night Lights. J. Cole took a moment to commemorate the streaming re-release of his fan-favorite mixtape Friday Night Lights with a ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Allow me to address the lightskinned elephant in the room: I have been ...

OPINION: In the series, J. Cole shares his rise in the rap game from the very beginning, and you can’t help but feel inspired by his story. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the ...