Jermaine Lamarr Cole (born January 28, 1985) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born on a military base in Germany and raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Cole was driving down highway 67 in the rainy, cloudy weather when multiple cars swerved caused a train reaction, he passed just yesterday around 4:57 pm on Friday March 31. J. Cole was a very talented writer and was loved by most of the United States.