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Middle Child by J. Cole

Artist Biography For J. Cole

Jermaine Lamarr Cole Born January 28 1985 Better Known By His Stage Name J. Cole Is An American Hip Hop Recording Artist And Record Producer. Born In Frankfurt Germany Raised In Fayetteville North Carolina Cole Posted Songs On Various Internet Forums At The Age Of 14 Under The Name "Blaza" But Later Switched To The Name "Therapist". Cole Initially Gained Recognition As A Rapper Following The Release Of His Debut Mixtape The Come Up In Early 2007 In Which He Also Founded His Record Label Dreamville With Label President Ibrahim Hamad. Intent On Further Pursuing A Solo Career As A Rapper He Went On To Release Two Additional Mixtapes The Warm Up In 2009 And Friday Night Lights In 2010 After Signing To Jay Z's Roc Nation Imprint In 2009. Cole Released His Debut Studio Album Cole World The Sideline Story On September 27 2011 Which Included The Lead Single "Work Out". It Debuted At Number One On The U.S. Billboard 200 And Was Soon Certified Platinum By The Recording Industry Association Of America RIAA . In June 18 2013 Cole Released His Second Studio Album Born Sinner. Born Sinner Sold 297 000 Copies In Its First Week Of Release And Peaked At Number One In It's Third Week Of Release. The Album Received Mostly Positive Reviews From Critics. On September 15 2020 Born Sinner Was Certified Double Platinum. The Album Was Supported By The Lead Single Power Trip With R&B Artist Miguel Which Was Released On February 14. On December 9 2014 Cole Released His Third Studio Album "2014 Forest Hills Drive". It Was Also The First Album In 25 Years At That Time That Went 3 Times Platinum With Absolutely No Features. The Album Debuted At Number One On The Billboard 200 Selling 353 000 Copies In Its First Week And Was Certified Platinum On March 31 2015. The Latter Earned Him His First Grammy Award Nomination For Best Rap Album. The Album Was Later Accompanied By Two Documentaries "J. Cole Road To Homecoming" In The Period Of December 16 2015 – January 9 2016 & "Forest Hills Drive Homecoming" On January 9 2016. On 9 December 2016 Cole Released His Fourth Studio Album "4 Your Eyez Only". The Album Debuted At Number One On The Billboard 200 Chart With 492 000 Album-Equivalent Units Of Which 363 000 Were Pure Album Sales Becoming Cole's Fourth Number One Album. On January 12 2017 The Album Was Certified Gold And Certified Platinum By The Recording Industry Association Of America RIAA On April 7 2017. On April 20 2018 Cole Released His 5th Studio Album "KOD" After He Revealed The Album Name Two Days After And Held A Couple Listening Sessions. The Album Featured His New Alter Ego KiLL Edward Under Which He Released The Single "Tidal Wave Just A Little Reference " On April 18th 2018 2 Days Before Releasing KOD. The Album Was Recieved With Positive Reviews From Critics And Debuted Atop The US Billboard 200 Selling 397 000 Album-Equivalent Units In Its First Week 174 000 Coming From Pure Sales Earning Cole His Fifth Consecutive Number-One Album In The Country. The Album Broke Several Streaming Records At The Time Of The Release. On December 5 2018 The Album Was Certified Platinum. Cole Released A 2 Song EP Called "Lewis Street" On July 22 2020 Which Included The Single "The Climb Back" Which Would Later Be Featured On His 6th Studio Album. On May 7 2021 Cole Released The Lead Single "Interlude" One Week Before Releasing His 6th Studio Album. Cole's 6th Studio Album "The Off-Season" Was Released On May 14 2021. The Album Sold 282 000 Album-Equivalent Units In Its First Week And Would Earn Cole His Sixth Consecutive Number-One Album In The Country. 4 Of The 12 Songs Debuted On The Top Ten On The US Billboard Hot 100 With The Song "My Life" Featuring 21 Savage & Morray Peaking At Number 2. Self-Taught On Piano Cole Also Acts As A Producer Alongside His Hip Hop Career Producing Singles For Artists Such As Kendrick Lamar And Janet Jackson As Well As Handling The Majority Of The Production In His Own Projects. He Has Also Developed Other Ventures Including Dreamville Records As Well As Non-Profit Organization The Dreamville Foundation. In January 2015 Cole Decided To House Single Mothers Rent-Free In His Childhood Home In Fayetteville North Carolina.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: MIDDLE CHILD

"MIDDLE CHILD" Is A Song By American Rapper J. Cole. The Song Was Released On January 23 2019 Through Dreamville Records Roc Nation And Interscope Records As The First Single From Dreamville's 2019 Compilation Album Revenge Of The Dreamers III. The Song Was Written By J. Cole T-Minus Allan Felder & Norman Harris And Produced By The Former Two. It Was Serviced To Rhythmic And Urban Contemporary Radio On February 5 2019. The Track Contains A Sample From "Wake Up To Me" Written By Felder And Harris As Performed By First Choice. On The Song J. Cole Explores "his Place Between The Old And New Generations Of Hip-Hop Making Him The 'middle Child' Of Rap." J. Cole’s First Offering Of 2019 Serves As A Warning In Advance Of An Extensive Rollout Of Dreamville Material. On The Track Cole Envisions Himself In The Center Of The Old And New Generations Of Hip-Hop Therefore Making Him The “middle Child” Of Rap. “Middle Child Syndrome” Is A Psychological Condition In Which Middle Children Sometimes Feel Neglected By Their Families Due To The Attention That Their Younger And Older Siblings Receive. An Accompanying Music Video For The Track Was Uploaded To Cole's Official YouTube Channel On February 25 2019. Cole Announced The Video Via Twitter On February 22 2019. The Video Was Shot In Georgia And Was Directed By Fellow North Carolina Rapper Mez And Features Cameos From Dreamville Artists Lute Omen And Cozz. The Video Serves As Mez' First Directed Video. In An Interview With Complex Mez Spoke About The Creation Of The Video He Said "I Came Up With Everything From Scratch But J. Cole's Go-To Director Scott Lazer Had An Idea For The Bentley. He Was Like "Man We Should Get The Bentley Dirty We Should Ride It Through The Mud " You Know What I Mean? And We Ended Up Having A Conversation About How To Expand On That Idea. It's Funny Because We're All From North Carolina So Mudding Cars Is Something We All Know And Understand. But When They Said That I Then Came Up With The Whole Concept For The Video. I Was Like "Oh I Know What I Want It To Be." The Whole Video Is A Concept. It's Like A Flip Of Middle America The NASCAR Shit The Mudding Shit The Hunting Shit Everything. Almost Every Single Shot—even In The Grocery Store Setting With The White Woman Purchasing The Black Girl's Features You Know What I'm Saying?" Reviewing The Music Video Laura Dzubay Of The Michigan Daily Said "The Visuals Used In The "MIDDLE CHILD" Video Are Very Evocative Between The Lit-Up Marching Band The Covered Dead Bodies The Stuffed Rappers' Heads On The Mantle And The Woman At The End Picking A Saran-Wrapped Head Out Of A Sale Freezer At The Grocery Store It's Almost Hard To Land On Which Theme If Any Might Be The Most Significant. What Does Seem Clear Is That J. Cole Is Asserting His Readiness To Dominate The Music Scene No Matter Which Direction It Takes Next." Writing For The Fader Jordan Darville Described The Video As "a Fun Symbolic And Provocative Set Of Visuals." J. Cole Performed "MIDDLE CHILD" At The 2019 NBA All-Star Game Halftime Show On February 17 2019 In Charlotte North Carolina.

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