![]() ![]() On February 12, 2013, Cole released a free EP titled Truly Yours in promotion of the album. So it's like, I'm a competitor by nature so it was instant, it wasn't even a thought." I'm not going to sit … I worked too hard to come a week later after Kanye West drops an amazing album. I was like, 'Yo…' The idea hit me instantly: 'You got to go to that date. He later revealed that he moved up the release date to coincide with the release of Kanye West's album Yeezus, saying "Instantly the lightbulb … it got real. However, he announced on May 20, 2013, via his Twitter account that he would move the release up one week to June 18, 2013. Interesting enough, that date would have been the seventeenth anniversary of the release of Jay-Z's debut album Reasonable Doubt. ![]() Cole announced via Twitter that the album would be released on June 25, 2013. ![]() He later would confirm a release month for June, and then on April 8, 2013, J. Cole said that the album should arrive around June 2013. After describing the January release date as ambitious, he would announce on New Years Day 2013 that the album would be coming out at a later date. In early January the album was included on multiple "Most Anticipated Albums of 2013" such as MTV and XXL ranked Born Sinner the sixth most anticipated album of 2013. Cole announced a release date of January 28, 2013, (his birthday) along with the album name on November 9, 2012. Cole said he recorded four albums worth of material during the recording process for the album. Also in November 2012, Cole stated that the album is 90% completed including the writing and recording. The album's production was primarily handled by J. He went onto say the features will be minor and key to the album. Most of the production will come from himself and most guest producers and features will be kept under wraps until the album release comes closer. On November 30, 2012, Cole said he feels the album will be better than his debut due to him being more free in creating this one. With the title he ended his basketball-themed series of projects. On November 5, Cole revealed the title of his second album, and an album teaser for it, Born Sinner and the release date of January 28, 2013, via Ustream. "Maine on Fire" would end up appearing on a Funkmaster Flex mixtape. On October 20, he announced at a live show that his second album was complete and he would wait until after Kendrick Lamar released Good Kid, M.A.A.D City to reveal it and previewed two new songs, "Maine on Fire" and "Crooked Smile." However they were not tied to any project. On July 26, he returned to Twitter after a 100-day absence and went on to reveal and release his new song "The Cure" in where he hints at a new album. To celebrate his return, he released the song "Visionz of Home" (which launched an event, titled "Dreamville weekend") to inspire the youth of his hometown to achieve great things. Cole returned to his hometown of Fayetteville, North Carolina. Cole reached two million followers on Twitter, he celebrated by releasing the song "Grew up Fast." On March 1, 2012, J. He had also stated that the album would consist of songs that failed to make his debut: "I don't know how many, but I got songs that didn't make the last album that are automatically going to make this one." On February 24, 2012, J. He said that it allowed him to, "reinvigorate himself both mentally and creatively." On October 24, 2011, during his interview with Hot 106's Rise & Grind morning show, Cole revealed that he had begun working on his second studio album, with hopes of releasing it in June 2012. Only a week after the release of his gold certified-debut album, Cole began working on his second album, Born Sinner. As of December 2016, the album has sold 796,000 copies in the United States. The album has since been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). After two weeks of being at number two, Born Sinner climbed to number one in its third week. It debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, selling 297,000 copies in its first week of release. The album received generally positive reviews from critics. The album was also primarily produced by Cole himself, along with others such as Jake One, Syience, and Elite.īorn Sinner was supported by four official singles " Power Trip", " Crooked Smile", " Forbidden Fruit" and " She Knows", along with the promotional single " Miss America". The album features guest appearances from Miguel, Amber Coffman, Jhené Aiko, James Fauntleroy, Bas, TLC, Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent. The album serves as the follow-up to his debut album, (2011). It was released on June 18, 2013, by ByStorm Entertainment, Columbia Records, Dreamville Records and Roc Nation. Born Sinner is the second studio album by American rapper J. ![]()
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