I was a class clown. At 12, I was definitely clowning. I was making all the jokes. But I was smart, so the teachers didn't know what to do with me. — J. Cole Copy Share Image
It's the way I enjoy making art - I like sitting down and making five beats; I enjoy that process. I can go two… — J. Cole Copy Share
Producing all my own songs and refusing to go to the hot producer. That's the biggest risk I've taken so far. — J. Cole Copy Share
Sold my soul to Satan. I've been dancing with the devil. So when you get to hell you can say you know me. I'm… — J. Cole Copy Share
I truly believe that I make my path and I set my course, and where I land, at the end of the day, or… — J. Cole Copy Share
My parents were divorced by the time I was even conscious - like, I don't remember them ever being together. — J. Cole Copy Share
When I first started rapping, when I switched my style to more like a punch line style - this is when I'm like 13… — J. Cole Copy Share
I'm not gonna be bad at anything, and I want to actually be the best at anything I'm doing. So if I'm playing basketball,… — J. Cole Copy Share
We got dreams and we got the right to chase 'em, Look at the nation, that's a crooked smile braces couldn't even straighten. — J. Cole Copy Share
I seen a baby cry seconds later he laughs... the beauty of life, the pain never lasts. — J. Cole Copy Share
If I'm a character, it's a biographical movie. My character is as close to me as possible. As close to being myself as possible.… — J. Cole Copy Share
You can't take yourself too seriously. Like, yeah, I'm doin' all that, but still I don't feel like I've done anything, really. I feel… — J. Cole Copy Share
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… — J. Cole Copy Share
