J. Cole Says Ye Is The First Rapper He Saw Himself In: “He Kinda Cracked My Mind Open”

J. Cole went down memory lane for the debut installment of his new audio series, “Inevitable,” which launched on Monday (Nov. 18) evening. During the nearly two-hour conversation with Ibrahim “Ib” Hamad and Scott Lazer, the “No Role Modelz” hitmaker discussed moving to New York City to pursue his dreams, releasing his first mixtape, The Come Up Mixtape Vol. 1 — fittingly, the episode’s title — as well as how Ye inspired him musically.

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