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J. Cole is the Fayetteville, North Carolina rapper and producer behind 2014 Forest Hills Drive, the first rap album in 25 years to go platinum with no features. Born Jermaine Cole on a U.S. Army base in Frankfurt, Germany in 1985, he founded the Dreamville label and is routinely counted alongside Kendrick Lamar and Drake in his generation's rap elite.
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How old is J. Cole?
J. Cole was born on 28 January 1985 — 41 years old as of 2026 — on a U.S. Army base in Frankfurt, Germany, before growing up in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
What is J. Cole's real name?
Jermaine Lamarr Cole — the "J. Cole" is simply his own name, compressed.
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