Complete List Of J. Cole Albums And Discography

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Cole World: The Sideline Story, J. Cole’s major-label debut, arrived on September 27, 2011, entering the Billboard 200 at number one. Singles including “Work Out,” “Can’t Get Enough,” “Mr. Nice Watch,” and “Nobody’s Perfect” introduced his combination of detailed storytelling, self-produced foundations, and crossover instincts. His second album, Born Sinner, followed in June 2013 and eventually rose to number one after opening behind Kanye West’s Yeezus.

With 2014 Forest Hills Drive, Cole made his clearest statement about artistic independence. Named after his childhood address in Fayetteville, the album arrived in December 2014 without guest appearances and with little conventional advance promotion. “Apparently,” “Wet Dreamz,” “No Role Modelz,” and “Love Yourz” helped turn the record into the central album of his career.

4 Your Eyez Only opened at number one in December 2016 and placed all ten of its songs inside the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. KOD followed in April 2018, pairing a tightly focused examination of addiction and escapism with one of Cole’s biggest chart weeks. “ATM,” “Kevin’s Heart,” and the title track simultaneously debuted in the Hot 100’s top ten.

The Off-Season arrived in May 2021 and returned Cole to the top of the Billboard 200. Four songs from the album—“My Life,” “Amari,” “Pride Is the Devil,” and “95 South”—debuted in the Hot 100’s top ten. His appearance on Drake’s “First Person Shooter” in 2023 then gave Cole his first number-one single on that chart.

Cole continued building the final phase of his catalog with the 2024 mixtape Might Delete Later, the return of his early mixtapes to major streaming services, and the four-song Birthday Blizzard ’26 EP. His seventh studio album, The Fall-Off, arrived on February 6, 2026. Structured as a twenty-four-track double album, it connected the hunger of his earliest work with reflections on fame, age, family, ambition, and the meaning of a career’s closing chapter.

Cole has earned two Grammy Awards, including Best Rap Song for “A Lot” with 21 Savage and Best Melodic Rap Performance for “All My Life” with Lil Durk. He has also received major honors from the BET Hip Hop Awards, Billboard Music Awards, and Soul Train Music Awards.

Beyond his own recordings, Cole has produced music for artists including Kendrick Lamar, Janet Jackson, Young Thug, Wale, and Mac Miller. He and longtime manager Ibrahim Hamad founded Dreamville Records, whose roster has included JID, Ari Lennox, Bas, EarthGang, Cozz, and Lute. The label’s collaborative album Revenge of the Dreamers III reached number one on the Billboard 200 and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album.

Cole World: The Sideline Story

Released September 27, 2011

J. Cole’s Cole World: The Sideline Story was released on September 27, 2011. His debut studio album brought songs from his mixtape years into a major-label setting while introducing new recordings shaped for a wider audience. Trey Songz, Drake, Jay-Z, and Missy Elliott appeared as guests, and the singles included “Work Out,” “Can’t Get Enough,” “Mr. Nice Watch,” and “Nobody’s Perfect.” The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and later received platinum certification.

CD Track Listings:

1. “Intro” – 1:22
2. “Dollar and a Dream III” – 4:43
3. “Can’t Get Enough” – 3:45
4. “Lights Please” – 3:28
5. “Interlude” – 1:39
6. “Sideline Story” – 3:57
7. “Mr. Nice Watch” – 3:59
8. “Cole World” – 3:04
9. “In the Morning” – 3:54
10. “Lost Ones” – 4:23
11. “Nobody’s Perfect” – 3:10
12. “Never Told” – 3:31
13. “Rise and Shine” – 4:34
14. “God’s Gift” – 3:32
15. “Breakdown” – 4:50
16. “Work Out” – 3:54

Born Sinner

Released June 18, 2013

J. Cole’s Born Sinner was released on June 18, 2013. His second studio album featured Kendrick Lamar, TLC, Miguel, Amber Coffman, and 50 Cent across its standard and deluxe editions. “Power Trip,” “Crooked Smile,” “Forbidden Fruit,” and “She Knows” became the project’s best-known singles. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 before rising to number one.

CD Track Listings:

1. “Villuminati” – 5:06
2. “Kerney Sermon (Skit)” – 0:48
3. “Land of the Snakes” – 4:14
4. “Power Trip” – 4:01
5. “Mo Money (Interlude)” – 1:12
6. “Trouble” – 4:19
7. “Runaway” – 4:36
8. “She Knows” – 4:56
9. “Rich Niggaz” – 4:31
10. “Where’s Jermaine? (Skit)” – 0:53
11. “Forbidden Fruit” – 4:39
12. “Chaining Day” – 4:35
13. “Ain’t That Some Shit (Interlude)” – 1:15
14. “Crooked Smile” – 4:38
15. “Let Nas Down” – 4:37
16. “Born Sinner” – 3:29

2014 Forest Hills Drive

Released December 9, 2014

J. Cole’s 2014 Forest Hills Drive was released on December 9, 2014. Named after his childhood home in Fayetteville, the album arrived with little conventional advance promotion and no guest performers. “Apparently,” “Wet Dreamz,” “No Role Modelz,” and “Love Yourz” became defining songs in Cole’s catalog. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and developed into one of the most enduring releases of his career.

CD Track Listings:

1. “Intro” – 2:09
2. “January 28th” – 4:02
3. “Wet Dreamz” – 3:59
4. “03’ Adolescence” – 4:24
5. “A Tale of 2 Citiez” – 4:29
6. “Fire Squad” – 4:48
7. “St. Tropez” – 4:17
8. “G.O.M.D.” – 5:01
9. “No Role Modelz” – 4:52
10. “Hello” – 3:39
11. “Apparently” – 4:53
12. “Love Yourz” – 3:31
13. “Note to Self” – 14:35

4 Your Eyez Only

Released December 9, 2016

J. Cole’s 4 Your Eyez Only was released on December 9, 2016. The ten-song concept album used intimate storytelling to examine family, friendship, fatherhood, mortality, and the pressures surrounding life in Fayetteville. “Deja Vu” became its highest-charting song, while every track from the album reached the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.

CD Track Listings:

1. “For Whom the Bell Tolls” – 2:08
2. “Immortal” – 3:20
3. “Deja Vu” – 4:25
4. “Ville Mentality” – 3:14
5. “She’s Mine Pt. 1” – 3:29
6. “Change” – 5:31
7. “Neighbors” – 3:36
8. “Foldin Clothes” – 5:17
9. “She’s Mine Pt. 2” – 4:40
10. “4 Your Eyez Only” – 8:50

KOD

Released April 20, 2018

J. Cole’s KOD was released on April 20, 2018. The title was presented with three meanings: Kids on Drugs, King Overdosed, and Kill Our Demons. Cole used the album to explore addiction, escapism, money, celebrity, trauma, and responsibility, with Kill Edward—his own altered-vocal persona—serving as the project’s principal featured voice. “KOD,” “ATM,” and “Kevin’s Heart” led the release, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.

CD Track Listings:

1. “Intro” – 1:42
2. “KOD” – 3:11
3. “Photograph” – 3:28
4. “The Cut Off” – 3:58
5. “ATM” – 4:36
6. “Motiv8” – 2:13
7. “Kevin’s Heart” – 3:46
8. “BRACKETS” – 5:14
9. “Once an Addict (Interlude)” – 3:16
10. “FRIENDS” – 5:19
11. “Window Pain (Outro)” – 4:13
12. “1985 (Intro to ‘The Fall Off’)” – 3:10

The Off-Season

Released May 14, 2021

J. Cole’s The Off-Season was released on May 14, 2021. The sixth studio album emphasized competitive rapping while balancing that intensity with personal reflection. Guest appearances included 21 Savage, Lil Baby, Bas, 6LACK, Morray, and Cam’ron. “The Climb Back” preceded the album, while “My Life,” “Amari,” “Pride Is the Devil,” and “95 South” all opened inside the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.

CD Track Listings:

1. “95 South” – 3:17
2. “Amari” – 2:28
3. “My Life” – 3:38
4. “Applying Pressure” – 2:57
5. “Punchin’ the Clock” – 1:52
6. “100 Mil’” – 2:53
7. “Pride Is the Devil” – 3:35
8. “Let Go My Hand” – 4:15
9. “Interlude” – 2:29
10. “The Climb Back” – 5:06
11. “Close” – 3:32
12. “Hunger on Hillside” – 3:58

The Fall-Off

Released February 6, 2026

J. Cole’s The Fall-Off was released on February 6, 2026. Presented as his seventh and final studio album, the double-length project divided its story between Disc 29 and Disc 39, revisiting Fayetteville and Cole’s career from two different stages of his life. The twenty-four tracks included appearances by Burna Boy, Erykah Badu, Future, Morray, Petey Pablo, PJ, and Tems. “WHO TF IZ U” introduced the album’s release campaign, and the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.

CD Track Listings:

1. “29 Intro” – 0:57
2. “Two Six” – 3:16
3. “SAFETY” – 5:18
4. “Run A Train” featuring Future – 4:02
5. “Poor Thang” – 4:50
6. “Legacy” featuring PJ – 3:55
7. “Bunce Road Blues” featuring Future and Tems – 5:10
8. “WHO TF IZ U” – 4:37
9. “Drum n Bass” – 4:14
10. “The Let Out” – 4:14
11. “Bombs in the Ville/Hit the Gas” – 4:06
12. “Lonely at the Top” (bonus track) – 3:24
13. “39 Intro” – 6:06
14. “The Fall-Off Is Inevitable” – 2:56
15. “The Villest” featuring Erykah Badu – 4:30
16. “Old Dog” featuring Petey Pablo – 3:22
17. “Life Sentence” – 4:12
18. “Only You” featuring Burna Boy – 4:46
19. “Man Up Above” – 4:58
20. “I Love Her Again” – 5:32
21. “What If” featuring Morray – 5:19
22. “Quik Stop” – 4:24
23. “and the whole world is the Ville” – 4:35
24. “Ocean Way” (bonus track) – 2:34

Selected J. Cole Mixtapes, EPs, Live Albums, and Dreamville Releases

The Come Up Mixtape Vol. 1 (2007)

The Warm Up (2009)

Friday Night Lights (2010)

Truly Yours (2013)

Truly Yours 2 (2013)

Revenge of the Dreamers (with Dreamville) (2014)

Revenge of the Dreamers II (with Dreamville) (2015)

Forest Hills Drive: Live from Fayetteville, NC (2016)

Revenge of the Dreamers III (with Dreamville) (2019)

Lewis Street (2020)

D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape (with Dreamville) (2022)

Might Delete Later (2024)

2014 Forest Hills Drive (10 Year Anniversary Edition) (2024)

Birthday Blizzard ’26 (2026)

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