Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With seven No. 1s, J. Cole moves out of a tie with Nas for the sixth-most No. 1 albums among rappers, after Drake and Jay-Z (14 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. J. Cole’s 2014 Forest Hills Drive hits 550 weeks on the Billboard ...

With the release of The Fall-Off, J. Cole delivers his seventh studio album and what has long been billed as his swan song before officially hanging up the mic. The magnitude of Cole stepping away ...

Cole kicks off the global trek in Charlotte on Friday (July 10).

The streaming champions of modern hip-hop have not yet hit their ceiling. On April 20, the day of its release, the rapper J. Cole’s new album, “KOD,” logged more than 36.5 million Spotify streams in ...

From the album cover to the soundscapes, J. Cole’s new LP is pretty much a safe haven for anyone who thinks hip-hop died a quarter century ago. Sure, that’s usually the case for a J. Cole album, but ...

J. Cole’s The Fall-Off debuts at No. 1 on Billboard's Vinyl Albums chart, giving him his first leader on the wax-only ranking. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 22: J. Cole performs onstage during the ...

This Friday, J. Cole released his seventh and final album, The Fall-Off. With the release, Cole gave his fans a project to remember—a lengthy double album complete with 24 tracks and a 1-hour and ...

DJ Akademiks dropped a new Drake snippet just before J. Cole’s The Fall-Off went live. Fans accused Drake of trying to overshadow Cole’s release with the timing of the leak. Akademiks claims he had ...

J. Cole dropped four freestyles in Birthday Blizzard ’26 on his 41st birthday, building anticipation for “The Fall Off” album. J. Cole just gave fans the perfect birthday gift. The Fayetteville rapper ...

J. Cole released a cinematic trailer for his upcoming studio album The Fall-Off The visual features narration on the fleeting nature of fame and a preview of a new track Dreamville has confirmed the ...