(Video) J. Cole Live at Duke University

J. Cole hit Duke University for a show, above he performs “Losing My Balance” and after the jump you can watch “Lights Please” from his mixtape The Warm Up. Footage via theneedleandthegroove.com (more…)

J. Cole Live in Philly at Sneakerpimps

J. Cole holds it  it down in Philly at Sneakerpimps and puts on a solid show. He has one of the best mixtapes out right now,The Warm Up; which is saying a lot with the solid tapes that have dropped the past few weeks, i.e. Curren$y and Wiz Khalifa, Wale, Bobby Ray/B.o.B., etc… He opens up with “Grown Simba” which is probably the standout song on the tape followed by “Lights Please” which the crowd gets into and shows him love. Roc Nation’s first signee doesn’t disappoint and seems to be headed in the right direction as puts on a good set here. Keep reading for the part 2 of his performance. (more…)

Daily Downloads – Friday July 24

It’s finally Friday folks, and before you go out partying for the night, check out today’s “Daily Downloads”. Peep new music from KiD CuDi called “Call Me Moon Man” and an unreleased track “If There’s A Cure” by 2Pac and Snoop Dogg and of course the new Jay-Z single “Run This Town”. Hit the jump for those tracks and others from J. Cole, Royce Da 5′9″, Mikkey Halsted, Joe Budden and more.

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(Video) J. Cole x Jabari – Artist Advice

J. Cole shares his artist advice for other artists in the industry. His advice? Stay humble and build an online presence. Couldn’t agree more.

I love doing these posts and I hope we are helping all artists out there become better. I want to share advice not just from me but artists who are in the game and at various stages in their careers. First up is J. Cole. The young MC has a very promising future and he gives his insight on what all artists should remember. If you enjoyed this clip send J. Cole a thankshttp://www.twitter.com/JColeNC. Share your own artist advice on Twitter using the #ArtistAdvice hashtag.

J. Cole Interview with DiceMusicTV Part 2

Part 2 of Dice Music TV’s impromptu “interviewish kinda thing” with J. Cole …in this second and final edition, Cole speaks on which rappers influenced him the most and how as well as how he feels about people comparing him to Drake. He also discuses how he’s soaked up a lot of different artists style to help create his music. Personally, J. Cole > Drake. If you haven’t download his mixtape “The Warm Up” get it now.

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