Case Study

Artist Name: J. Cole
Profession: Rapper, Producer, Song Writer

Introduction
J Cole has become one of the most talked about rappers to date because of his chilled and relaxed style of rapping. He is signed to ROC Nation (Jay-z), He first  came to people's attention because he could produce and rap so he didn't need anyone to provide for him. This is how he links in with me because he is the reason I started making instrumentals.

 Trajectory of J Cole
J Cole began rapping at the age of 12, he began taking it serious at 15 when he decided to join a group of rappers  He began rapping under the name of Therapist at 15. When he first started he still had the same style. He enhanced his skills further for many years before releasing his first mixtape 'The Come Up' in the year 2007 in which was the year he gained some hype. After he gained that hype he was contacted by Jay-z and signed in 2009. He then released his second mixtape 'The Warm Up' n 2009 and his third was released in the same. 
 
In my opinion I believe J Cole showed a lot of heart and determination  and that is the key to achieving in anything you want. He stood outside of jay-z 's studio for 3 hours to give him an instrumental and was turned down but still pursued his dream. J Cole started posting music on forums at 17 so he gave himself to get a style and not to rush anything and perfect his craft, this is the difference between J Cole and most rappers he won't rush anything. And I think that's why jay-z signed J Cole, because he could see that Cole wouldn't need to ask for help for instrumentals and would work for what he wants and not just get complacent.