The thing about being an artist today is you get to develop right in front of people's eyes before you even put out an album. J. Cole albumartistdevelop Change image and share on social
Barack Obama would not be President if he were dark skin. You know what I mean? That's just the truth. I might not be as successful as I am now if I was dark skin. J. Cole barackdarkobama 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
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 do put a lot of God in my music, but not because I'm super religious. There are a lot of demons in my music, too. I acknowledge both. J. Cole acknowledgedemongod Change image and share on social
I struggled with being a broke college graduate, and while all my friends were getting career jobs, I was working horrible part-time jobs. That's why now, even when I get tired, I think, 'This is what I asked for.' J. Cole askbreakcareer 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
There's been people who've rapped and produced - like Kanye - but I don't feel like on the rapping side there's ever been a producer who can rap as good as I think I can rap. J. Cole feelgoodhave Change image and share on social