Artist

J. Cole

Wins

2

Nominations

18

Category

Rap R&B

67th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Rap Album - Nominee

Might Delete Later. J. Cole

66th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Melodic Rap Performance - Winner

All My Life. Durk Banks, J. Cole

64th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Rap Album - Nominee

The Off-Season. J. Cole

64th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Melodic Rap Performance - Nominee

P R I D E . I S . T H E . D E V I L. J. Cole, Dominique Armani Jones

64th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Rap Performance - Nominee

M Y . L I F E. J. Cole, 21 Savage, Morray

64th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Rap Song - Nominee

M Y . L I F E. 21 Savage, J. Cole, Jacob Dutton

62nd Annual Grammy Awards

Best Rap Performance - Nominee

Middle Child. J. Cole

62nd Annual Grammy Awards

Best Rap Album - Nominee

Revenge Of The Dreamers III. Dreamville

62nd Annual Grammy Awards

Best Rap Performance - Nominee

Down Bad. Dreamville, J.I.D, Bas, J. Cole, EARTHGANG, Young Nudy

62nd Annual Grammy Awards

Best Rap Song - Winner

A Lot. J. Cole, Dahi, 21 Savage, Anthony H. White

About J. Cole

"I feel like the reason people feel like they know me is because I'm giving you myself in the music."

  • Born Jermaine Lamarr Cole on Jan. 28, 1985, in Frankfurt, West Germany
  • Cole's first major label release, Cole World: The Sideline Story, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The album featured the Hot Rap Songs chart hits "Nobody's Perfect" with Missy Elliott, "Work Out" and "Can't Get Enough" featuring Trey Songz.
  • Cole received his first GRAMMY nomination for Best New Artist at the 54th GRAMMY Awards.
  • Did you know? Prior to becoming a recording artist, Cole once worked a part-time job as a costumed kangaroo mascot for a skating rink in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
  • J. Cole founded the Dreamville Foundation in 2011 to help disadvantaged urban youth, particularly in his childhood community of Fayetteville.

 

All Grammy Awards and
Nominations for J. Cole

Year Award Artists Work All Nominees
2025 Best Rap Album J. Cole Might Delete Later All Nominees
2024 Best Melodic Rap Performance Durk Banks, J. Cole All My Life All Nominees
2022 Best Rap Album J. Cole The Off-Season All Nominees
2022 Best Melodic Rap Performance J. Cole, Dominique Armani Jones P R I D E . I S . T H E . D E V I L All Nominees
2022 Best Rap Performance J. Cole, 21 Savage, Morray M Y . L I F E All Nominees
2022 Best Rap Song 21 Savage, J. Cole, Jacob Dutton M Y . L I F E All Nominees
2020 Best Rap Performance J. Cole Middle Child All Nominees
2020 Best Rap Album Dreamville Revenge Of The Dreamers III All Nominees
2020 Best Rap Performance Dreamville, J.I.D, Bas, J. Cole, EARTHGANG, Young Nudy Down Bad All Nominees
2020 Best Rap Song J. Cole, Dahi, 21 Savage, Anthony H. White A Lot All Nominees
2020 Best Melodic Rap Performance Jeffery Lamar Williams, J. Cole, Travis Scott The London All Nominees
2019 Best Melodic Rap Performance 6LACK, J. Cole Pretty Little Fears All Nominees
2019 Best R&B Song J. Cole, Miguel, Salaam Remi Come Through And Chill All Nominees
2016 Best Rap Album J. Cole 2014 Forest Hills Drive All Nominees
2016 Best Rap Performance J. Cole Apparently All Nominees
2016 Best R&B Performance Jeremih, J. Cole Planes All Nominees
2014 Best Melodic Rap Performance J. Cole, Miguel Power Trip All Nominees
2012 Best New Artist J. Cole All Nominees
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