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J. Cole

1985 - Today

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Jermaine Lamarr Cole (born January 28, 1985) is an American rapper and record producer. Born in a military base in Germany and raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cole initially gained attention as a rapper following the release of his debut mixtape, The Come Up, in early 2007. Intent on further pursuing a musical career, he signed with Jay-Z's Roc Nation in 2009 and released two additional mixtapes: The Warm Up (2009) and Friday Night Lights (2010) to further critical acclaim as he garnered a wider following. Each of Cole's studio albums have peaked atop the US Billboard 200, beginning with his debut, Cole World: The Sideline Story (2011), and its follow-up, Born Sinner (2013). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of J. Cole has received more than 19,475,534 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). J. Cole is the 2,803rd most popular singer (down from 2,673rd in 2019), the 6,112th most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,326th in 2019) and the 110th most popular German Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 19M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, J. Cole ranks 2,803 out of 4,381Before him are Marc Martel, Katrin Siska, Mýa, Halla Margrét Árnadóttir, Jala Brat, and Malika Pukhraj. After him are Lucenzo, Ahmed Rushdi, Nanci Griffith, Stefano Secco, Sıla, and K.Will.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, J. Cole ranks 389Before him are Lizzie Brocheré, Peter Velits, Lana, Ram Charan, Fábio Santos, and Mark Milligan. After him are Karim Matmour, Cléo, Aurélien Chedjou, Jamie Brewer, Elena Berkova, and Kornel Saláta.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, J. Cole ranks 6,112 out of 7,253Before him are Martin Harnik (1987), Martina Jäschke (1960), Jens Spahn (1980), Grit Breuer (1972), Jakob Arjouni (1964), and Laura Berlin (1990). After him are Stefan Bradl (1989), Balian Buschbaum (1980), Erik Möller (1979), Henning Fritz (1974), Dhurata Dora (1992), and Jacqueline Börner (1965).

Among SINGERS In Germany

Among singers born in Germany, J. Cole ranks 110Before him are Lou (1963), Oceana (1982), Jeanette Biedermann (1980), Jasmin Wagner (1980), Rob Thomas (1972), and Kool Savas (1975). After him are Dhurata Dora (1992), Alice Merton (1993), Olia Tira (1988), Max Mutzke (1981), Annett Louisan (1977), and Karmen Stavec (1973).