In terms of his wealth, American hip-hop singer, songwriter, and record producer J. Cole (who has a net worth of $60 million) ranks among the top earners in his field.
When Jay-Z originally started his record label, Roc Nation, he signed rapper J. Cole as his first artist. Every year, he is among the top earners in the rap industry. He averages $30,000,000 in annual income.
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J. Cole Early Life.
Jermaine Lamarr Cole was born on a U.S. Army base in Frankfurt, West Germany on January 28, 1985. Cole’s mother, Kay, worked as a postal worker, and his father, a U.S. Army veteran, abandoned the family when Cole was young. Cole’s mother transferred him and his older brother Zach to Fayetteville, North Carolina when he was eight months old, and it was there that Cole began rapping.
Cole had notebooks full of rhymes by the time he was 14, but he had no method to transcribe them. His mother encouraged his interest in music production by gifting him an 808 rhythm machine.
He began releasing music online as a “Therapist” when he was just 17 years old. Cole received a full scholarship to attend St. John’s University and came to New York City after graduating from high school with a 4.2 GPA. His final grade point average was 3.8.
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J. Cole
Net Worth: | $60 Million |
Date of Birth: | Jan 28, 1985 (37 years old) |
Gender: | Male |
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Profession: | Record producer, Rapper, Songwriter, Music artist |
Nationality: | United States of America |
J. Cole Career.
After the release of his first mixtape, “The Come Up,” in 2007, Cole began to get widespread attention. American rapper Jay-Z contacted Cole soon after its release, and he eventually signed with Jay-label, Z’s Roc Nation. Cole dropped “The Warm Up” in 2009, and then “Friday Night Lights” in 2010.
Cole went on the road with Drake in 2011 to serve as the opening act. Cole World: The Sideline Story, his first studio album, was released in 2011. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, US Rap, and US R&B/Hip-Hop charts.
As soon as it was released, it was given platinum status. In 2013, he released Born Sinner, his second album, and it immediately went to the top of the Billboard 200, the iTunes album list, and the Billboard R&B album chart.
Cole’s 2014 album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 list that year and also topped the US Rap and US R&B/Hip-Hop polls. Forest Hills Drive earned him a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album, and both Born Sinner and that album went platinum.
His 2016 album, 4 Your Eyez Only, topped the charts everywhere it was available and went straight to the top in Canada. In 2018, Cole released KOD, his fifth studio album, and it immediately became his fifth consecutive No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart. For their work on the song “A Lot,” J. Cole and 21 Savage took home the Grammy for Best Rap Song on January 26, 2020.
The tracks “Work Out,” “Can’t Get Enough” (with Trey Songz), “Nobody’s Perfect” (featuring Missy Elliott), “Power Trip” (featuring Miguel), “Crooked Smile” (featuring TLC), “Deja Vu,” and “Neighbors” are among of Cole’s most popular singles.
Cole has been nominated for many Grammys and has won several BET Hip Hop Awards. Between the months of June 2017 and June 2018, J. Cole made $36 million. Influential rappers for J. Cole include Tupac Shakur, Jay Z, Eminem, Nas, and Andrew 3000. Tupac, The Notorious BIG, Nas, and Jay Z are the best rappers of all time, according to his stated opinion.
Other Ventures
Cole is also a producer in addition to his rapping career. In early 2007, he co-founded Dreamville Records with Ibrahim Hamad. There have been nine albums released under the Dreamville Records label, and three of them have achieved platinum status. J. Cole has worked as a record producer for a wide range of musicians, including Janet Jackson, Kendrick Lamar, and many more. Additionally, he is a small investor in Tidal.
In addition, in October 2011, Cole founded a charity called The Dreamville Foundation. For disadvantaged kids, they host events like a book club for boys and a drive to collect school supplies in the summer. Writing competitions and career days are also supported by the Dreamville Foundation.
For $120,000, Cole was able to buy back his childhood house from the foundation in 2014 after it had been repossessed from his mother years before. He bought it with the intention of converting it into a home for single moms and their children that would be free of rent.
Once a year, he hosts the Dreamville Festival, a concert series that has featured national stars like Nelly, Big Sean, and 21 Savage in addition to local talent, culture, and cuisine. Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy and the Dreamville Foundation in Raleigh, North Carolina will get the earnings.
Controversies
A fight broke out between Cole and Diddy during the afterparty for the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards in New York City. Diddy tried to pour a drink on Kendrick Lamar after they got into an argument about a verse in one of Lamar’s songs.
Cole stepped in, and the two engaged in a confrontation that quickly escalated to a small melee involving members of both teams. A public reconciliation between Cole and Diddy was disclosed a few months later.
Rappers have thought that Cole was making fun of Lil Uzi Vert and Lil Yachty in his songs Everybody Dies and False prophets, both of which have caused controversy in the hip-hop world.
The hip-hop world also thinks Kanye West is the target of the song’s opening lyric, “False Prophets.” There had been allegations of a fight between him and rapper Lil Pump since April of 2018, but in May of this year, the two got down for an interview together to put the speculations to rest and show fans that they have resolved their issues.
J. Cole’s Personal Life.
Cole and Melissa Holt have been married for some time. She is the current Executive Director of the Dreamville Foundation and they met at St. John’s University. J. Cole stated the couple was expecting their second child in July of 2019, following the birth of their son, which he revealed they had in a radio interview in May of 2018.