J. Cole’s 2015 anthem, No Role Modelz, wasn’t just a hit song; it was a declaration. It marked a pivotal moment in the North Carolina rapper’s career, setting the tone for a new era of introspective ...

Actress Nia Long has been a fixture in African-American pop culture since getting her start in Hollywood back in the early 90s and when she was recently put on the spot about her name popping up in ...

J. Cole once asked on "Rise and Shine," "Isn't it ironic?" and the rapper can now back that up with a piece of true irony, as he celebrates his third platinum single. "No Role Modelz" will join "Power ...

First things first, rest in peace Uncle Phil! J. Cole is officially a diamond-selling artist. Chart Data notes Cole’s “No Role Modelz” from his 2014 Forest Hills Drive album has surpassed 10 million ...

Music should move a listener in some form, whether it's to inspire, to think, to act or to believe. For Director J.D. Dillard, music, specifically J. Cole's "No Role Modelz, helped the young filmmaker ...

J. Cole, born Jermaine Lamarr Cole on January 28, 1985, at a U.S. Army base in Frankfurt, Germany, moved to Fayetteville, North Carolina as a baby with his mother and brother. Coming from a family ...

Billboard is celebrating the 2010s with essays on the 100 songs that we feel most define the decade that was -- the songs that both shaped and reflected the music and culture of the period -- with… By ...

Did J. Cole have doubts about that Jada and that Will love? A 2022 Dreamville Festival clip has resurfaced showing the Grammy-winning rapper bypassing a line in "No Role Modelz" about his admiration ...

One of my absolute favorite things in hip-hop is how the timely pop culture references often evolve with the times. Some rhymes age poorly, depending on the fortunes of the celebrity or work of art ...

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Nia Long has been hip-hop's dream girl for some time now. For decades we've heard on several tracks from hip-hop's top rappers like Kanye West, Ghostface Killah, Juicy J and more recently J. Cole show ...