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All About J. Cole's Parents, James and Kay Cole


James and Kay Cole welcomed their son, J. Cole, in 1985. Here's everything to know about J.Cole’s parents, James and Kay Cole.

In September 2016, Kay gave The Fayetteville Observer some insight into her younger son’s personality as a child, sharing that he was open to different genres of music — including rap — and would often dance along in the kitchen to bluegrass. Both James and Kay were in the military, but Cole told NPR's Microphone Check in June 2013 that his mom left the service when she gave birth to him. Everything from Peter, Paul and Mary to Queen to Eric Clapton and into the modern stuff — so Red Hot Chili Peppers at that time, Counting Crows, Smashing Pumpkins.”

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