It's official! J. Cole has the #1 album in the country on the Billboard charts, racking in first week sales of $217,000. Congrats to J. Cole and his entire team. There was a lot of doubt along the way from naysayers, but in the end he's exceeded expectations set forth. Jay-Z had this to say in a statement sent to Billboard:
“J. Cole’s success is testament to amazing artist development and Cole’s hard work,” Jay-Z said, via press release. “I want to congratulate him on a #1 album and more importantly a great body of work.”
Hit the jump to watch J. Cole perform "Cole World" Live on Sirius's Hip Hop Nation!
