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J. Cole

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Jermaine Lamarr Cole (born January 28, 1985) is an American rapper and record producer. Born in a military base in Germany and raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cole initially gained attention as a rapper following the release of his debut mixtape, The Come Up, in early 2007. Intent on further pursuing a musical career, he signed with Jay-Z's Roc Nation in 2009 and released two additional mixtapes: The Warm Up (2009) and Friday Night Lights (2010) to further critical acclaim as he garnered a wider following. Each of Cole's studio albums have peaked atop the US Billboard 200, beginning with his debut, Cole World: The Sideline Story (2011), and its follow-up, Born Sinner (2013). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. J. Cole is the 564th most popular singer (up from 2,805th in 2019), the 2,617th most popular biography from Germany (up from 6,112th in 2019) and the 21st most popular German Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, J. Cole ranks 564 out of 4,381Before him are Solomon Burke, Šaban Bajramović, Lili Ivanova, Black, Tricky, and Cristina Deutekom. After him are John Wetton, Carlo Bergonzi, René Jacobs, Adolphe Nourrit, Waylon Jennings, and Tito Schipa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, J. Cole ranks 23Before him are Michelle Trachtenberg, Angela White, Mario Gómez, Stromae, Stan Wawrinka, and Wayne Rooney. After him are Léa Seydoux, Priscilla Chan, Marina Diamandis, Nico Rosberg, Sanna Marin, and Ciara.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, J. Cole ranks 2,618 out of 7,253Before him are Carl, Duke of Württemberg (1936), Sophie of Thuringia, Duchess of Brabant (1224), Karl Hein (1908), Alexander Gode (1906), Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke (1835), and Princess Dorothea Wilhelmine of Saxe-Zeitz (1691). After him are Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch (1888), Georg August Goldfuss (1782), Götz George (1938), Johann von Staupitz (1465), Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1851), and Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort (1517).

Among SINGERS In Germany

Among singers born in Germany, J. Cole ranks 21Before him are Tarkan (1972), Fancy (1946), Wolf Biermann (1936), Fritz Wunderlich (1930), Franzl Lang (1930), and Heino (1938). After him are Gundula Janowitz (1937), Doro (1964), Michael Kiske (1968), Heidi Brühl (1942), Renate Müller (1906), and Tanita Tikaram (1969).