Jermaine Lamar Cole (born: January 28, 1985), better known professionally as simply J. Cole, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and basketball player.
Since his career began in 2007 he's released a total of seven studio albums, including Cole World: The Sideline Story, (2011), Born Sinner, (2013), 2014 Forest Hills Drive, (2014), For Your Eyez Only, (2016), KOD, (2018), The Off-Season, (2021), and The Fall Off, (TBA), one live album, which is Forest Hills Drive: Live From Fayetteville, NC, (2016), three compilation albums, which included Revenge of the Dreamers (with Dreamville Records), (2014), Revenge of the Dreamers II (with Dreamville Records), (2015), and Revenge of the Dreamers III (with Dreamville Records), (2019), three extended plays, which includes Truly Yours, (2013), Truly Yours 2, (2013), and Lewis Street, (2020), and four mixtapes, which are The Come Up, (2007), The Warm Up, (2009), Friday Night Lights, (2010), and It's a Boy, (2020).