THE MUSIC CHARTS DECODED Every week, Frequency News will take a close look at what is going on with the Urban Mainstream, and Urban Adult…

New school rap heads are about to go nuts. J. Cole recently gave an interview where he stated he and and Kendrick Lamar were working…

Talking with Bootleg Kev of Las Vegas’ Hot 97.5, J.Cole revealed that he won’t be returning to Twitter anytime soon. The Roc Nation rapper with…

Roc Nation’s flagship artist J. Cole is dropping the final video from his debut album. The final single is one of the better tunes from…

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Your little siblings’ favorite emcee, Diggy Simmons, stopped by 99.1 KGGI in Riverside, California in promotion of his new album,Unexpected Arrival, and of course was asked the story behind the recently leaked track that features the rap legend’s son taking shots at J. Cole. His response: “No big story behind it. It was really just that my sister […]

With her sophomore album The MF Life, due out March 20, Melanie Fiona abandons her innocent demeanor by releasing new music. On “This Time,” Melanie…

We were excited for DMV rapper Wale to make MTV’s 2011 Hottest MC list. However, the list is generating a bit of controversy, as it seems a couple familiar faces didn’t make the nominations. Rapper J. Cole is missing from the list as well as rapper Kendrick Lamar. Both have addressed their absence. Kendrick Lamar […]

J. Cole blew up last year, but there’s still a lot the public doesn’t know about him, so here are some interesting facts about him.…

J. Cole blew up last year, but there’s still a lot the public doesn’t know about him, so here are some interesting facts about him. The good people over at Roc4Life.com generated a list of 10 J. Cole facts: 1.) He was born in Frankfurt, Germany’s fifth largest city. 2.) His mother, Kay Cole is […]

J. Cole amassed great momentum in 2011. His album posted respectable numbers and his fan base continues to grow. Another feather in his cap would be the lead single off his debut album, “Work Out,” has gone platinum. This milestone is coming a month after reaching gold certification. Jermaine Cole took to his Twitter page […]

Nicki Minaj, Big Sean, Plies, Rick Ross, Beyonce, J. Cole, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Tyler The Creator, Kreayshawn, Lil B, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Birdman, Drake, Wyclef Jean, Rihanna and LMFAO get parodied in this video by the grassroots arts collective known as 2-Cent. Even though we’re no longer in holiday season, it’s so funny that […]

Over the weekend rapper Canibus added J.Cole to the  list of MCs he’s had issue with over the years. What made this latest assault so bizarre is that J. Cole has publicly stated that Canibus is one of his favorite MCs and biggest influences, even playing his music at his shows. Well, it seems that […]