The Warm Up

Time files when you're killing the charts on Billboard. Just five years ago, J.Cole was a newbie on the rap scene, hoping to grab a handful of listeners through his storytelling and hard hitting bars. He accomplished his goals when he released his masterpiece, The Warm-Up...

Now that J. Cole's debut album Cole World: The Sideline Story is in stores, XXL takes a look back at the North Carolina rapper's 25 Coldest Lines...

After two years of anticipation, J. Cole releases his debut album Cole World: The Sideline Story. Can the Roc Nation signee's offering live up to expectations?

After J. Cole dropped "Return of Simba" on Sunday night—his third Simba-related titled track—XXL decided to break down the Roc Nation signee's lyrics to see common threads in the three cuts...

Plus, the XXL Freshman tries his hand on the keyboard during his sold out show...

Rozay joins Wale and J. Cole at Heineken sponsored concert in NY...