In hip-hop, there's not a lot of love. There's not a lot of love being spread. It's always like 'I'm stuntin' on you raps, or I'm better than you raps.' It's not a lot of 'Yo man, I idolize you raps.' J. Cole hiphopidolize Change image and share on social
I'm half-black, half-white, so I basically put it like this: I can fit in anywhere. That's why I write so many stories from so many different perspectives, because I've seen so many. J. Cole basicallyblackfit Change image and share on social
I kinda like the idea of having an album that's all me. J. Cole albumideakinda Change image and share on social
My real dream is to have a whole, like, buy a whole piece of land. Imagine, like, a long driveway. Like, a cul de sac-type street, with maybe, like, seven houses. Me be right here. Have my mom be able to be right here. My brother over here. My girl's grandmother and family right here. Friends over there. That's my real dream. J. Cole brotherbuycul share on social
I had a lot of resistance, and not just to fame. I was always conscious of not changing. J. Cole changeconsciousfame Change image and share on social
I had a rat-tail when I was younger. I had this nice Bobby Brown fade, with a rat-tail that was long enough to wrap around my face. I used to chew on the end and bite it. J. Cole bitebobbybrown Change image and share on social
I always feel like it's two key ingredients when it comes to following your dreams, making something happen that the average person deems difficult. If you truly believe it, that's step one. Step two, is, you know, the hard work that goes along with it. J. Cole averagedeemdifficult share on social
I still wanna rap better than everybody else, and I wanna say important things. J. Cole importantrapthing Change image and share on social
I've got two Rolexes that I'm very proud of - a gold Presidential that was a gift and a white gold one I gifted myself. I'm trying to step my game up and get a few more of those. J. Cole gamegiftgold Change image and share on social
I just feel like, with rappers, there's so much complacency. It's like, 'Oh, I'm a rapper. I'm successful. I make money. That's all that matters.' But there's a lot of stuff going on in the world. Whether or not you're aware of it, it's happening. J. Cole awarecomplacencyfeel share on social