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School is a good place - it ain't for everybody, but I think it's for most people.

J. Cole

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J. Cole
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: January 28
Film Director
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Frankfurt/Main
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Jermaine Lamarr Cole
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I had a rat-tail when I was younger. I had this nice Bobby Brown fade, with a rat-tail that was long enough to wrap around my face. I used to chew on the end and bite it.
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When you're headlining, people are paying to come see you specifically. It's a different kind of pressure, because you've got to deliver. You've got to give these people what they paid for. It's a different mind state, a different type of mentality, but it's honestly a pretty good problem to have, you know?
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I'm here to spread a message of hope. Follow your heart. Don't follow what you've been told you're supposed to do.
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I'ma be here for a while. None of these clowns can hurt me.
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You hate it before you played it. I already forgave ya.
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I worked in ad sales. I would call up local businesses and try to get them to buy ads in the paper. The whole time, I felt like I was just scamming people.
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While silly ni**as argue over who gon' snatch the crown / Look around my ni**a, white people have snatched the sound / This year I'll probably go to the awards dappered down / Watch Iggy win a Grammy as I try to crack a smile.
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I put a lot of pressure on myself. I think something's not good enough, and I won't stop until I feel like I've made it. I'm never satisfied.
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I never really told anybody that I'm a rapper. I wasn't walking around being like, Yo, check out my mixtape! It was more of a secret grind.
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