original story posted October 22, 2009
“The stuff I'm doing makes the mixtapes sound wack.”
J. Cole's rise in the Hip-Hop industry has been chronicled through his mixtape series. With “The Come Up,” the North Carolina native put his foot in the door and threw his voice in the air to see if it would carry and it must have worked as he caught the attention of Jay-Z.
Most recently he dropped “The Warm Up” which showcased a glimpse of things to come now that he was back behind Roc Nation. The tape also sparked one of his favorite verses to date on the track “The Badness.”
Before stepping up to the stage in Seattle, Cole was able to have a sit down during an interview and speak more about having the dream fulfilled when he joined forces with Hov.
“I think every up and coming rapper is usually like
