After pushing up his album release date to be in competition with Kanye West, J.Cole is back with the third installment of his “Born Sinner” series. In this episode we get to know Cole’s best friend Ibrahim Hamad and get a background of who he is and the relationship they have with one another. Due remember, Born Sinner hits stores June 18th and not the 25th.
Last night J.Cole hit the stage sans Miguel to perform his hit single “Power Trip“. It’s about time for that second single, Cole. “Born Sinner” in stores June 18th.
We’re a little less than a month away from the sophomore album of Roc Nation‘s J.Cole and today he lets go of his album cover(s). Above is the deluxe edition of the album cover and after the jump you can view the regular version of the album cover. J.Cole also broke down the thought process and meaning of the album cover(s) with MTV, you can view that below. Born Sinner has also been pushed up to June 18th instead of the 25th.
”It’s not necessarily a church theme and it’s not really about church. I like my album themes to be metaphors because it gives me the freedom to speak about something else that’s going on in my life, so the Born Sinner thing is not about church, it’s not even about religion. It’s using that as canvas to get other messages across and that’s what the album will be.”
Last week in episode one of J.Cole‘ “Born Sinner” series, we heard from Cole’s mother Kay Cole and her thought process in retiring from the post office. Tonight, we have episode two of J.Cole’s series and it features his good friend, Kendrick Lamar. During the audio, Kendrick touches on how he utilizes his rapping skills and why he raps the way he does, advice given to him by Erykah Badu and much more.
Today J.Cole kicked off his “Born Sinner” web series, and in episode 1, we get to know Kay Cole. Being that mothers day is this weekend, it was only right that the first episode highlight J.Cole’s mother. During this episode, Kay Cole reflects on her last day at work and how it feels to be retired. I hope we all can experience this feeling one day in the near future. Born Sinner, June 25th.
After dropping “Cole Summer” last night, J.Cole capitalizes off of the momentum and decided to drop the second installment of his Truly Yours EP. The EP is made up of 6 brand new tracks (5 if you count “Cole Summe”r as not being new), and unlike the first EP, Cole has a few special guests that appear on the project. You can stream/download the EP after the jump. “Born Sinner“, June 25th.
In the words of J.Cole, it’s just one of those nights. Cole was in a giving mood tonight, and luckily for us he gave us a brand new track with a sample from the great Lauryn Hill. Audio after the jump. And remember, this is not a preview. “Born Sinner“, June 25th.
While in the studio, J.Cole went down memory lane to give us an in depth look at how he created his latest single “Power Trip” featuring Miguel. It’s pretty safe to say that this is one of J.Cole’s most dominant singles to date. I’m sure he has a lot more up his sleeve, which is why a lot of people can’t wait for “Born Sinner” to drop on June 25th.
