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J. Cole's success story is still being written, but what he's accomplished so far is inspiring. With nothing but ambition and a dream the Roc Nation emcee moved from Fayetteville, North Carolina to Queens, New York.
Since then he's graduated from St. John's University and released two great albums.
In this MTV special Cole visits his old Queens apartment, talks about his landlord who believed in him, decodes the lyrics to "Crooked Smile," discusses his Born Sinner album, being a starving artist and his college years.
"My senior year of college, and then the 'broke struggle period' of barely surviving and floating I was there. This man let me stack up my rent to the ceiling--thousands upon thousands [of dollars] that I owe for this crib," Cole says. "So went back to this crib, shot scenes there , talked about all about the song 'Crooked Smile' and all about how I made the song, because it really a journey to make that song."
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Life & Rhymes: J Cole - "Crooked Smile"
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Life & Rhymes: J Cole - "Crooked Smile" | J. Cole On The Diversity Of Queens
Life & Rhymes: J Cole - "Crooked Smile" | J. Cole On His College Years
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