According to Soundscan J Cole sophomore studio album beat sales of Kanye’s Yeezus. It’s his first debut among the Billboard 200 with album sales over 200,000 and so far the album has sold 400,000 lamost reaching Gold in 3 weeks. He has been named one of the top rappers in his generation. His music and singles have received positive reviews from critics. But his start in the game was a little shaky. When he first approached Roc Nation owner Jay-Z he was met with immediate rejection. He says the rapper told him to “get the f*ck out of here” when he handed him a copy of his demo. Just 4 years later he’s a Grammy Nominated artist and just performed for the second time at the BET Awards. He made his debut on Jay-Z’s 12th number 1 album Blueprint III on the song Star Is Born. Jusgt 2 years later he dropped his debut album Cole World which went Gold. J Cole earned a majority of his net worth in 2011 from album sales pulling in an estimated $2 from each cd sold. He is also paid $75,000 per show while his mentor Jay Z was paid $3 million to perform 1 song at someone’s Sweet 16. J Cole has worked with TLC, DJ Khaled, Kanye West, Missy Elliot, Drake, Kendrick Lamar and countless other stars since his debut. He was featured on Beyonce’s single Party rapping over a verse originally given to Outkast member Andre 3000.
