As the 1st artist Jay signed to Rocnation, J. Cole has been compared to many. "Comparisons are natural," Cole told MTV News. "You're going to compare LeBron to Jordan or (Dwyane) Wade to whoever you compare him to. But in this particular instance, and no disrespect to (Drake's) opinion, because that's how he feels, but I feel like it's too early."
The only similarity I see between Cole and Drake, is their complexion/some facial features. Other than that, J. Cole has proven himself enough to be considered "the next One" to all of his hardcore fans, some legendary fellow artists (Talib Kweli & Mos Def recently did collaborations with him; Drake compared him to Nas in a recent interview) and probably even to Jay-Z. J. Cole is too humble to openly agree with such profound remarks and/or prophecies. "You can't call things like that, that early," J.Cole says. "You can't say I'm Nas because, look, Nas was in the game for 16 years. What if I'm not here next year? What if you're not here next year? I don't think you can say stuff like that this early, but I understand what people are saying. At his status right now, he's the most talked-about guy in the game. The Nas comparison is like, 'He gets a little bit beyond the surface,' but I feel like when it comes to those comparisons, it's way to early. And you never know, 10 years from now, I could be Jay."
Check out the raw talent of our 'grown Simba' displayed at the Le Poisson Rouge on May 7, 2009. J. Cole performed there as part of the release party for his highly anticipated mixtape, The Warm Up.
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