J. Cole treated fans to a weekend concert fit for any budget. The “Dollar and a Dream” show hit Roseland Ballroom in New York City Saturday night, with tickets costing only a buck.
Cole lit up the stage with rookie energy, but fans cheered him on like he’s already a veteran.
As he performed tracks spanning The Warm Up 
to The Sideline Story, the crowd recited his lyrics right back at him. During his encore, he gave a shout out to everything fans threw up, from St. John’s sweaters to Yankee fitteds. He threw up the Roc-A-Fella Records/Roc Nation sign before the lights went down, causing a sea of diamonds in the audience.
Hip Hop’s freshman and fans alike are clearly celebrating the release of his first album, The Sideline Story, in stores Tuesday.
Watch performance clips of “God’s Gift/Mr. Nice Watch” and “Grown Simba” below.
at least J.cole charged the people exactly what hes worth. Hes wack Cole world gna flop hard
Haters gonna hate.
Haters gon Hate yup
like i said cole world will sell more den take care on drizzy bday nd wen da album drop dat album may flop tho
to Curtis
Youre out of your damn mind if you think Cole is gonna sell more than Take Care. And im a huge fan of both. Im buying coles album tomorrow. But lets face the facts. Cole is essentially an underground artist with an album coming out. he still hasnt broken mainstream yet. And i hate saying that but its true. Friday Night Lights was the shit but it had nowhere near the impact that So Far Gone had.
Soulja boys first album went platinum and was a huge commercial success numbers wise
Jayzs reasonable doubt sold less than 80k its first week and Nas Illmatic sold less than 75k its first week. Both are heralded as hip hop classics.
fuck outa here with that numbers bullshit
damn they made it seem like him doin a show only for a dollar was a bad thing. It actually makes sense. The title “dollar and a dream” and its an easy way to get more people to come see you so they can see what you have to offer then maybe buy the album
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Just Recieved Cole World in uk….. 16 tracks not 19!?!? apparently the others are itunes (US) exclusives……. so i’m downloading the on frostwire! Good album but cheer up and nothing lasts forever shouldve been on the standard edition- i resent having to search for tracks illegally on the net that i should already own!!!
Still 4 stars MR COLE
oh and Who dat shouldve been on the album instead of lights please or in the morning….
Checks the mail.
SEPT 27th – HISTORY WILL BE MADE
COLE WORLD
COLE WORLD GET U A COPY ITS BETTER DEN TAKE CARE ND IT WILL SELL MORE DEN TAKE CARE….. DRAKES ALLWAYS IN LOVE ND HURT ND SHIT GO BACK TO DA SO FAR GONE DRAKE
I was there. Amazing show!
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