Cole says delay made him. Reflecting on his career trajectory, J Cole shared that he is ultimately glad Roc Nation mogul Jay-Z didn’t push his debut project out earlier, noting the delay allowed him to mature as an artist.
J Cole Says He’s Grateful Jay-Z Didn’t Put Him On Earlier as in preview clip from show, Cole spoke about playing early records like Wet Dreamz for Jay-Z five years before it came out, and revealed he’s actually grateful for Hov not pushing commercial breakthrough early on. Now though he feels grateful he didn’t blow up until later, revealing on-stage moment during The Fall-Off tour made him think about first meeting with Jay.
Cole signed with Roc Nation in 2009, first artist signed, waited over three hours before being dismissed by Jay Z. Cole later used CD as backdrop for debut mixtape The Come Up. Relationship has attracted considerable attention because of Jay-Z status as most celebrated figure and Cole emergence as leading lyricist of his generation. Latest comments emphasise gratitude.
