Artist

J. Cole

Wins

2

Nominations

18

Category

Rap R&B General

Biography

"I feel like the reason people feel like they know me is because I'm giving you myself in the music."

  • Born Jermaine Lamarr Cole on Jan. 28, 1985, in Frankfurt, West Germany
  • Cole's first major label release, Cole World: The Sideline Story, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The album featured the Hot Rap Songs chart hits "Nobody's Perfect" with Missy Elliott, "Work Out" and "Can't Get Enough" featuring Trey Songz.
  • Cole received his first GRAMMY nomination for Best New Artist at the 54th GRAMMY Awards.
  • Did you know? Prior to becoming a recording artist, Cole once worked a part-time job as a costumed kangaroo mascot for a skating rink in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
  • J. Cole founded the Dreamville Foundation in 2011 to help disadvantaged urban youth, particularly in his childhood community of Fayetteville.

 

All Grammy Awards and Nominations for J. Cole

  • Best Rap Album

    Might Delete Later. J. Cole

  • Best Melodic Rap Performance

    All My Life. Durk Banks, J. Cole

  • Best Melodic Rap Performance

    P R I D E . I S . T H E . D E V I L. J. Cole, Dominique Armani Jones

  • Best Rap Album

    The Off-Season. J. Cole

  • Best Rap Performance

    M Y . L I F E. J. Cole, 21 Savage, Morray

  • Best Rap Song

    M Y . L I F E. 21 Savage, J. Cole, Jacob Dutton

  • Best Rap Performance

    Middle Child. J. Cole

  • Best Rap Album

    Revenge Of The Dreamers III. Dreamville

  • Best Rap Performance

    Down Bad. Dreamville, J.I.D, Bas, J. Cole, EARTHGANG, Young Nudy

  • Best Rap Song

    A Lot. J. Cole, Dahi, 21 Savage, Anthony H. White

  • Best Melodic Rap Performance

    The London. Jeffery Lamar Williams, J. Cole, Travis Scott

  • Best R&B Song

    Come Through And Chill. J. Cole, Miguel, Salaam Remi

  • Best Melodic Rap Performance

    Pretty Little Fears. 6LACK, J. Cole

  • Best Rap Performance

    Apparently. J. Cole

  • Best Rap Album

    2014 Forest Hills Drive. J. Cole

  • Best R&B Performance

    Planes. Jeremih, J. Cole

  • Best Melodic Rap Performance

    Power Trip. J. Cole, Miguel

  • Best New Artist

    . J. Cole

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