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I'm not gonna be bad at anything, and I want to actually be the best at anything I'm doing. So if I'm playing basketball, if I'm taking the SATs, like, there's a competitive spirit behind it. With production, it's the same thing.

J. Cole

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J. Cole
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: January 28
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