There was the time I bought three cars in the span of three or four weeks. It was crazy; it wasn't greedy. It was mine, my girl's, my mom's. I got Benzes for my ladies. But I felt crazy. You have to understand I come from a world where we're very modest. But that's not greedy. That's nice, right? - J. Cole 1 Share Now -
I was a super-duper Tupac fan, and I realized later, when I became a huge Nas fan and a huge Eminem fan, I was drawn to the storytellers. They all told stories in different ways, but they were all like the best storytellers. - J. Cole 2 Share Now -
I don't live for the accolades. I'm more so about the music. Making it, and putting it out. Those are the two best feelings. - J. Cole 3 Share Now -
I always feel like it's two key ingredients when it comes to following your dreams, making something happen that the average person deems difficult. If you truly believe it, that's step one. Step two, is, you know, the hard work that goes along with it. - J. Cole 4 Share Now -
I actually started off majoring in computer science, but I knew right away I wasn't going to stay with it. It was because I had this one professor who was the loneliest, saddest man I've ever known. He was a programmer, and I knew that I didn't want to do whatever he did. - J. Cole 5 Share Now -
I put a lot of pressure on myself. I think something's not good enough, and I won't stop until I feel like I've made it. I'm never satisfied. - J. Cole 6 Share Now -
Rhyme patterns are nothing without meanings to the words. A lot of rappers can do those flows, but the raps aren't really about anything - which is cool sometimes, but to have the flow and the message is one of my favorite things. - J. Cole 7 Share Now -
I'm here to spread a message of hope. Follow your heart. Don't follow what you've been told you're supposed to do. - J. Cole 8 Share Now -
There was the time I bought three cars in the span of three or four weeks. It was crazy; it wasn't greedy. It was mine, my girl's, my mom's. I got Benzes for my ladies. But I felt crazy. You have to understand I come from a world where we're very modest. But that's not greedy. That's nice, right? - J. Cole 9 Share Now -
You can't reverse fame. You can lose all the money, but you'll never lose people knowing you. - J. Cole 10 Share Now -