I've Always Been An Underdog.

It's No Coincidence That All The Greatest Rappers - Whoever You Put In Your Top Five - I Guarantee You They A Great Storyteller.

If I'm A Character, It's A Biographical Movie. My Character Is As Close To Me As Possible. As Close To Being Myself As Possible. So My Character, J. Cole, Is Very Close To Jermaine Cole.

When You're Headlining, People Are Paying To Come See You Specifically. It's A Different Kind Of Pressure, Because You've Got To Deliver. You've Got To Give These People What They Paid For. It's A Different Mind State, A Different Type Of Mentality, But It's Honestly A Pretty Good Problem To Have, You Know?

You Can't Take Yourself Too Seriously. Like, Yeah, I'm Doin' All That, But Still I Don't Feel Like I've Done Anything, Really. I Feel Blessed 'cause I'm Doin' All These Things, But I'm Not Satisfied. I Still Have That Feeling Like, "who Am I? Who Am I To Have An Ego? Who Am I To Change Up And Act Like Some Hollywood Character?" Technically, In The Grand Scheme Of Things, I Haven't Done Anything.

You Can't Reverse Fame. You Can Lose All The Money, But You'll Never Lose People Knowing You.