Next Level: Roc Nation’s J. Cole puts NC on the hip-hop map

Fayetteville, NC native, Jermaine Cole (J. Cole), posses the talent to make the hip-hop world recognize NC as the miniature NYC of the South (minus the Y). He was handpicked by Jay-Z himself and featured on the Blueprint 3 album. Big things are expected from the first artist signed to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation label. READ MORE Posted by Kia on 1 January 2010 | 12:51 pm