J. Cole on Apple Music (2024)

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Has J. Cole ever had a #1 song? ›

Cole has scored his first number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100, solidifying his role as a leader in hip hop. Jermaine Cole, better known as J. Cole, dropped his first mixtape, “The Come Up” in 2007. Since then, he has won a Grammy Award, had six albums peak at #1 on the billboard charts.

Cole. An interview with SOS is a welcome chance for him to talk about the tools of his trade, from his very first music-making machine, the Ensoniq ASR X Pro, to his current DAW, Logic, and how he's planning to move into using Ableton Live, Reaper, and analogue mixing methods in the near future.

Cole = 95m Kendrick Lamar = 57m Average streams (album) Drake = 5.0b Kendrick = 3.8b J. Cole = 2.6b Average streams (song) Drake = 230m Kendrick = 204m J. Cole = 156m Platinum certified songs Drake = 80 J.

The Beatles have the most number one hits on the chart, with 20 songs having reached that position.

"Old Town Road" holds the record for the longest stretch at No. 1 with 19 weeks. It also became the fastest song in history to be certified diamond.

For long-time fans of J-Cole, it is commonly known that he hates autotune and has never used it throughout his career; however, at the end, J-Cole bridges together the new and old rap generation by using no auto-tune throughout the song; a common production method used by older generation rappers, but then uses ...

Cole plays the game. Really plays. He's adopted a very consistent daily routine. “I work out in the morning, I do a basketball workout, I do my music, and then I do family time,” he says.

Self-taught on piano, Cole also acts as a producer alongside his recording career—having largely handled the production of his own projects—with credits on material for other artists, including Kendrick Lamar, Janet Jackson, Young Thug, Wale, and Mac Miller, among others.

The hip-hop powerhouse has now hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with each of the following six solo albums: Cole World: The Sideline Story, Born Sinner, 2014 Forest Hills Drive, 4 Your Eyez Only, KOD and now The Off-Season. He also sent a collaborative album, Revenge of the Dreamers III, to the summit as well.

What is the big three rap? ›

These days, the “Big Three” is the title for the three biggest rappers part of this debate: Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole and Drake, three artists who are constantly pitted against each other by fans to find out who is the definitive GOAT.

'Diss tracks' are exchanged between rap artists in reaction to disagreements that can stem from something personal, professional or anything in between, and to some degree they form the foundation of rap as a genre.

Cole has won one GRAMMY (Best Rap Song for "A Lot," a collaboration with 21 Savage, at the 2020 GRAMMY Awards) and has been nominated for 16.

The reason J. Cole is so widely celebrated in a scene bursting with rappers full of character and skill is because he's not only fantastic at what he does but because of the total respect he has for hip hop's past and love for it as it is now, and he stresses the value of the album format.

J. Cole's first song “Can I Bus” released in 2003.

Bob Marley is a reggae legend, and beloved by millions. And while his legacy certainly lives on, it's surprising to know that he did not ever actually notch a hit in the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100.

Martin has written the second-most number-one singles on the chart, behind only Paul McCartney (32), having surpassed John Lennon (26) with his 27th number one in March 2024.

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