J Cole is the newest artist ready to blow. Cole made his name known in many households around the nation when he made a guest appearance on Jay Z’s track “A Star Is Born'”. Now Cole is taking the world by storm. Guided byRocNation and Jiggaman, Cole is poised to be the next young artist to sell big. In the video, J. Cole puts down a rhyme on Tim Westwoods UK radio show, and when he freestyles, he doesn’t use a blackberry. Check out the video below.

Cole released his debut mixtape, The Come Up, in late 2007 after graduating college. J. Cole put his mixtape The Come Up hosted by DJ On Point including “soul filled sound beds, raw, energetic drums and an endless range of topics; everything from the carefree days of college to the seemingly endless plight of those have-nots scrapping for change”.

Jay-Z signed Cole after hearing one of the songs, “Lights Please.” Prior to releasing his second mixtape, Cole released the single, “Show Me Somethin’” for promotional purposes. He released his second mixtape, The Warm Up, on June 15, 2009. Following the release of The Warm Up, he released the freestyle “Back to the Topic.”

By: Xavier B.