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J. Cole is an American rap artist born in 1985 in Frankfurt, Germany. He initially became known for his mixtape The Come Up in 2007. Rap artist and businessman Jay-Z signed Cole to Roc Nation in 2009. He released his debut album Cole World: The Sideline Story in 2011. He released his second Born Sinner in 2013. Cole’s hit singles includeMiss America, Crooked Smile, She Knows, and Forbidden Fruit. He has earned two BET Hip Hop Awards in his career.

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30 Mar, 2015

Launch Tidal

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Jay-Z launches his streaming music service TIDAL at an industry event, #TIDALforall at Skylight in Moynihan Station in New York City. He announces his partnership with 16 other artists, including Beyonce, Madonna, Usher, Rihanna, Butler and Chassagne of Arcade Fire, Jason Aldean, J. Cole, Jack Wright, Chris Martin, Daft Punk, Deadmau5, Nikki Minaj, Coldplay and Calvin Harris, who formally sign a declaration of partnership. Tidal is the first service to offer ad-free music, video and editorial content owned by the stars who actually create it. The high quality sound service is available across iOS and Android devices, as well as in Web browsers and desktop players, in the U.S. and 30 other countries. Tidal Premium is $9.99, and Tidal Hifi is $19.99. Alicia Keys:

We come to you with one voice in unity. The first ever artist owned global music and entertainment platform!