J. Cole
Wins
2
Nominations
18
Category
Biography
"I feel like the reason people feel like they know me is because I'm giving you myself in the music."
- Born Jermaine Lamarr Cole on Jan. 28, 1985, in Frankfurt, West Germany
- Cole's first major label release, Cole World: The Sideline Story, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The album featured the Hot Rap Songs chart hits "Nobody's Perfect" with Missy Elliott, "Work Out" and "Can't Get Enough" featuring Trey Songz.
- Cole received his first GRAMMY nomination for Best New Artist at the 54th GRAMMY Awards.
- Did you know? Prior to becoming a recording artist, Cole once worked a part-time job as a costumed kangaroo mascot for a skating rink in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
- J. Cole founded the Dreamville Foundation in 2011 to help disadvantaged urban youth, particularly in his childhood community of Fayetteville.
All Grammy Awards and Nominations for J. Cole
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Best Rap Album
Might Delete Later
J. Cole
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Best Melodic Rap Performance Winner
All My Life
J. Cole, Durk Banks
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
P R I D E . I S . T H E . D E V I L
J. Cole, Dominique Armani Jones
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Best Rap Album
The Off-Season
J. Cole
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Best Rap Performance
M Y . L I F E
J. Cole, 21 Savage, Morray
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Best Rap Song
M Y . L I F E
J. Cole, Jacob Dutton, 21 Savage
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Best Rap Performance
Middle Child
J. Cole
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Best Rap Album
Revenge Of The Dreamers III
J. Cole, Bas, Cozz, EARTHGANG, J.I.D, Ari Lennox, Lute, Omen, Dreamville
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Best Rap Performance
Down Bad
J. Cole, Bas, EARTHGANG, J.I.D, Young Nudy, Dreamville, Olu (aka Johnny Venus), WowGr8 (aka Doctur Dot)
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Best Rap Song Winner
A Lot
J. Cole, Anthony H. White, Dahi, 21 Savage, Sheila Young
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
The London
J. Cole, Travis Scott, Jeffery Lamar Williams
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Best R&B Song
Come Through And Chill
J. Cole, Miguel, Salaam Remi
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
Pretty Little Fears
J. Cole, 6LACK
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Best Rap Performance
Apparently
J. Cole
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Best Rap Album
2014 Forest Hills Drive
J. Cole
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Best R&B Performance
Planes
J. Cole, Jeremih
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
Power Trip
J. Cole, Miguel
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Best New Artist
J. Cole
