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J. Cole stopped by the Los Angeles Leakers Takeover Show with DJ Sourmilk and Just N Credible to speak about his plans for 2010.

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Karen Civil introduces the world to Jay Z’s protege J Cole in this 4 part documentary series.

In this episode J Cole discusses moving from North Carolina to New York to pursue a rap career, getting signed to Jay Z’s Roc Nation & preparing a classic album.

J. Cole speaks with Straight Spittas DVD about his debut album which is set to be released either the Spring or Summer of 2010!

The 24-year-old rapper, the first artist signed to Jay-Z’s fledging new label Roc Nation, now faces the task of making hit music under the wing of his boss, who brought to the world superstars Kanye West and Rihanna.

“I studied the game and I studied the greats and I studied people’s movements and the mistakes they made and the pitfalls. And he just did everything so close to perfect,” Cole said about Jay-Z, during an interview with ABC News. “If I wanted to do it like anybody or better than anybody, it would be him,” Cole said.

But just two years ago, he feared that chance would never come. In September 2007, after reading about Jay-Z’s upcoming album “American Gangster” on a rap Web site, Cole thought he could get his break by making beats for a record that would ultimately top the Billboard charts.