J. Cole Says He Was Smoking Cigarettes Regularly At 6-Years-Old

J. Cole Reveals He Smoked Cigarettes Regularly At 6-Years-Old

J. Cole is undoubtedly one the best rappers of his generation, often regarded as an intelligent lyricist. However, his recent revelation on his childhood took fans by surprise.

During a recent interview, Cole was asked the stupidest thing he did and according to him, it was smoking cigarettes regularly at 6-years-old.

“At 6-years-old I was smoking cigarettes regularly around the neighborhood,” the North Carolina rapper said. “The thing is my brother is 4 years older than me…” “He smoking too?” the interviewer asked. “Nooo, that’s the wild thing,” Cole replied.

 

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“I was always hanging around the older niggas in the neighborhood that he was hanging around . They was smoking and I was young and fearless and tryna be cool..”

“So it was like.. ‘oh y’all smoke that.. let me see that..'” he continued.

Cole initially gained recognition as a rapper following the release of his debut mixtape, The Come Up, in early 2007. Intent on further pursuing a musical career, he went on to release two additional mixtapes, The Warm Up (2009) and Friday Night Lights (2010) both to critical acclaim, after signing to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation imprint in 2009.

Cole has won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Song, a Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Album, three Soul Train Music Awards, and 8 BET Hip Hop Awards. All five of his albums have been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), as well as Revenge of the Dreamers III.