J. Cole
"Power Trip"
With his first album Cole World: The Sideline Story, the Fayetteville, North Carolina MC solidified his position as a bonafide rap star touring the world with hit records and then earning himself a nomination at the 54th Grammy Awards. Now with his sophomore LP Born Sinner scheduled for a June 25 release on Roc Nation/Sony the once humble kid stands tall as confident man on a musical mission. "I didn't know conceptually what it was going to be, I just knew that I had to come right back. I wasn't satisfied with the first album," Cole says of Born Sinner. Cole's first album hit #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart when it was released in September 2011, earned him a gold plaque and spawned the platinum-selling, hit-single "Work Out." He promises Born Sinner will top it all. "I think I'm somebody that's finally starting to realize how good I am and starting to realize I can do anything I put my mind to, as cliche as it sounds," he says.