Is the world still hating on J. Cole? As a NC native I could never. I can’t lie when I first saw this pop on on instagram I could’ve sworn he was dropping some new music. But, honestly I think this is really unique. Any big J. Cole fans out there are in for something special with this deep dive into his career and his life. With the assistance of Dreamville Co-founder, Cole’s manager, and friend Ibrahim “Ib” Hamad, as well as Scott Lazer he’s bringing us this new series.
As it reads in his synopsis for this show “In this raw and reflective limited audio series, Jermaine Cole takes listeners on an unfiltered voyage through his life, career, and personal evolution, using both released and unreleased music to guide the story. Through conversation with Ibrahim Hamad and Scott Lazer, Season 1 finds Cole recounting his journey from his early days as a young, aspiring rapper to finally seeing his dreams become a reality, despite the many hurdles and pitfalls he faces along the way.”
Cole says on a recent Instagram post about his project:
“It’s hard to write a caption to describe what this is. I really don’t even know what to call it. We settled on calling it an ‘audio series’ but to me it plays like a movie in the form of a conversation.
First, me and Ib spent mad days talking to Scott, recapping the whole journey up to present day. Front to back. It was new, it was fun, it was emotional and more than anything, it was therapeutic.
After that Scott took the conversation and did his thing with it… then it was time to listen back. When I heard it with fresh ears, I was glued to the story as if it was somebody else’s. At times I could feel my adrenaline rush when hearing about the ups and the many downs and how it all played out in the end.
I got so much clarity from it, and I understood more than ever the power of having a dream, the power of fueling that dream with strong vision, the magic that happens when we stay in alignment with God, and the darkness that can come in the times that we don’t.
As the years of my career grew I found myself much more hesitant to share details of my life with the world. Even as I type this, I feel the last little bit of resistance. ‘You sure you want to do this?’ But if I was a younger version of myself, I know that I would get so much fuel from hearing this from somebody that went for theirs and ‘made it.’ For that reason, I think it’s worth sharing.
So, if you rocked with me at any point so far on my journey, I hope this will give you even more perspective and fill in a lot of blanks. If you have your own dream in life that you hope to achieve, in any field, I hope that this will feed your spirit, giving you confidence to believe in that dream and the encouragement to push through the tough times. To go for it even when you may be afraid to.
Please enjoy Season 1 of ‘Inevitable’
First episode available 11/18 @ 6pm ET.”
This should definitely be an interesting listen, especially in the wake of his album release “The Fall Off” which he has been teasing for years. Check it out here. First Episode is out at 6pm EST today.
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