J. Cole recently spoke on his previous rap moniker, Therapist, explaining that he wouldn’t change it again because he feels like his current name suits him best. During an interview with Trace Urban, the Roc Nation rapper recalled how he got the nickname and why he decided to drop it.
“I won’t change my name again, because now it’s right. It’s perfect, it feels good,” he said. “The reason why I changed it was because the other name, Therapist, was when I was younger. First of all, it was given to me by my mentor. I was really just a kid. Thye gave me a name and I was like, ‘Aight, y’all like it? I like it.’ I came to love it, I learned to love it, because it really became my style and who I was. At the end of the day, it always felt like a wrestler name. […] I had to do something more like my name. Jermaine Cole, J. Cole.”
J. Cole is currently gearing up for the release of his debut album Cole World: The Sideline Story, dropping September 27th.
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down syndrome ass having fool used to call him self the rapist?
from the comment you just made it seems like you’d be the one with down syndrome. Try picking up a book chief.
Y exactly is he a “down syndrome ass having fool”!?!?!?
LMAO fuck you talking about????
it’s “therapist”… like a psychologist.
THE RAPIST, thats classic
one of the few comments posted on hiphop dx that actually made me laugh a lil
Whenever someone has an album about to come out they get an ass of articles on here. With that said Cole better not dissapoint with this one
have faith playa…if your a true fan youll expect a classic
dnt expect that highly because there is always a chance of disappointment
Sept 27 gonna be great. J. Cole, Krit, Phonte, n 9th Wonder albums all on the same day bout as good as it gets
I have the same frame of mind my friend.
Cole is my fav, but I’m looking forward to Phonte’s the most.
Really Cole World
am i a jcole fan? no. am i going to listen to the album and give my honest opinion? of course, thats what any true rap fan would do. but in my opinion this guy is extremely overrated maybe this album will prove me wrong, we’ll see.
listen to his track “Enchanted” and then try to tell me he overated
Cole dropped some pretty hot mix-tapes and I think he has star potential with his beats, lyrics and overall persona but it just hasn’t really manifested yet. I think just being signed to ROCnation has put him on a big platform but holds this high expectation over his head which is difficult for any new artist to reach. I also think that is why Jay-Z distances him self. Jay made that mistake with Bleek. I think Cole is dope. I try to look at him as an artist not a “ROCnation artist” so I can appreciate his music as his and not Jay-Z’s apprentices’ music. Besides Kanye is already on his nuts enough. As far as I am concerned, Jay and ROCnation help get my attention on Cole and that’s about it. From there on out, I just base my opinion of his music on the music alone and disassociate everything else. Cole is a dope artist and I like his music. I don’t expect a classic album but I do expect a good album. Oh and the name “Therapist” is ridiculous, but the name don’t make the artist.
i wish i was in toronto to get faded by claudio the barber again. even j.cole went to get a haircut by him wen he went to t.dot
Claudio ferreira that works at the forum barber parlour is j.coles barber?
ye claudio ferreira is j.coles t.o nigga. illest barber in the dot. he gon be running t.o soon, mans 19 and we working at the forum with drakes barber jmac
claudio da barber is greezyyyyy gottoo get faded by him soon stylll.
This nigga called himself “Therapist”. Think about it.
ANNOUNCER: Welcome everybody, here is…. the rapist!
(Confusion and shock from the audience)
ANNOUNCER: Oh, therapist, fuck