J. Cole walked the city's streets himself in his younger years.

If I’m in the area where he lives, that’s Texas, I’ll see him.” J. Cole’s mom was a postal worker After her time in the army, Kay went on to work as a postal worker for the United States ...

J. Cole was raised in Fayetteville and graduated ... is also the name of Cole's certified six-times platinum album. His mother, Kay Cole, remembers a son who "wasn't afraid to sing and dance ...