J. Cole explains delays, lands Jay-Z collaboration

div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”a href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WuiLawmtvT4/TePE73kbV_I/AAAAAAAADs0/V7YUZo6Vv7Q/s1600/J.+Cole.jpg” imageanchor=”1″ style=”clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;”img border=”0″ height=”320px” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WuiLawmtvT4/TePE73kbV_I/AAAAAAAADs0/V7YUZo6Vv7Q/s320/J.+Cole.jpg” t8=”true” width=”218px” //a/divBy The Hip Hop Writerbr /Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writerbr /br /Hip hop listeners in Fayetteville, North Carolina were excited when his music caught the attention of Jay-Z. Being discovered by the legendary rapper led to J. Cole becoming the first artist signed to his new label, Roc Nation.br /br /Because the label was an upstart, not many expected a debut album from J. Cole. But, in 2009, hip hop critics and fans were waiting on the first J. Cole album. The wait would prove to be long until a 2010 release date was announced.br /br /Right before the summer, J. Cole released “Who Dat” and a video was filmed. Still, no album came and J. Cole lost all of his buzz until he discussed his album earlier this year. Recently, J. Cole stated the album has a release date and a single.br /br /However, he is waiting on a sample clearance from Kanye West and then he is good to go. J. Cole also announced his collaboration with Jay-Z is complete and it will be featured on his fifteen track debut album.div class=”blogger-post-footer”div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”
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