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Within the last two years, J. Cole has managed to capture the attention of hip- hop heads, get the approval of Jay-Z and sign to Roc Nation and release his first studio album ‘Cole World: The Sideline Story,’ which made it’s debut at number one. The certified golden rap phenom also grabbed his first Grammy nomination for ‘Best New Artist.’

Jay-Z recently spoke to MTV and expressed how happy he was for his artist J. Cole to get a Grammy nomination but in his book he already proved he’s the ‘Best New Artist.’

I think it’s great for him, because I’m sure it’s a dream of his. We grew up seeing Michael Jackson, and I’m sure he grew up seeing whatever moment stuck in his mind, so I know it’s great for him to do that. I think he’s already won Best New Artist, to me. His journey is what I’m really excited about because it’s real. The person he is today is not who he was when he first walked in. He got a chance to really go out, see what worked, see what people connect to, figure out how he was gonna tell his story.

That artist-development thing, I think we need more of it because we need to ensure that this thing is around for future generations. This thing that fed our kids and our family and took us to these heights needs to be held intact by the people who are doing it. I just think it was a great journey for him. Whether he was nominated or not, he was the best new artist to me; sold 200-and-something-thousand records in his first week; he the best new artist but I’m sure it’s great for him.

Watch Jay Big up J. Cole below:

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