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Jermaine Lamarr Cole is a rapper and record producer from the United States. Jermaine Lamarr Cole was born on January 28, 1985, in Frankfurt, West Germany, at an American military base.

J. Cole Family, Wife, Children, Parents and siblings

Cole’s father is an African American Army veteran, and his mother, Kay, is a European American postal worker for the United States Postal Service.

Cole’s mother moved him and his older brother Zach to the United States when he was eight months old, to Fayetteville, North Carolina. Cole revealed his marital status in a January 2016 interview with director Ryan Coogler.

Melissa Heholt, Cole’s wife, is the Executive Director of the Dreamville Foundation. They met while students at St. John’s University. Cole also revealed that he and his wife have a son in a May 2018 interview with radio host Angie Martinez. Cole spoke publicly about his son in 2019. Cole revealed he has two children on July 20, 2020. Cole holds dual citizenship in Germany and the United States.