What is J. Cole?
{{Use American English|date=May 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = J. Cole | image = J. Cole in 2023.png | caption = Cole performing in 2023 | alias = {{hlist|Therapist|Hollywood Cole|Kill Edward<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Lamarre|first1=Carl|title=Who Is KiLL Edward, the Lone Feature on J. Cole's 'KOD' Album?|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8347892/j-cole-kill-edward-kod-album|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=April 19, 2017|date=April 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418230925/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8347892/j-cole-kill-edward-kod-album|archive-date=April 18, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>}} | birth_name = Jermaine Lamarr Cole<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rocnation.com/music/j-cole/|title=J. Cole|access-date=April 7, 2020|archive-date=August 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805083648/http://rocnation.com/j-cole|url-status=dead}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|1|28}} | birth_place = [[Frankfurt]], [[West Germany]] | nationality = American | alma_mater = [[St. John's University (New York City)|St. Johns University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]]) | occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|singer|songwriter|record producer|basketball player}} | years_active = 2007–present | organization = [[Dreamville Ventures]] | spouse = {{marriage|Melissa Heholt|2015}} | children = 2 | awards = [[#Awards and nominations|Full list]] | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | origin = [[Fayetteville, North Carolina]], U.S. | genre = {{hlist|[[Southern hip hop]]|[[conscious hip hop]]|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]}} | label = {{flatlist| * [[Dreamville Records|Dreamville]] * [[Roc Nation]] * [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] * [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] * [[ByStorm Entertainment|ByStorm]] }} | past_member_o