CRWN w/ Elliott Wilson Ep. 2 Pt. 2: J. Cole Doesn't Need Jay-Z's Validation

J. Cole works with and competes with his former idols like Jay-Z and Kanye West, and doesn't need featured rappers to sell his albums. Talks about how the recording process on Born Sinner was different than his first album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5nU-1lqxrg#t=00m35s Discusses the "wisom" he absorbs from Jay-Z: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5nU-1lqxrg#t=02m07s Explains why there are no featured rappers on the new album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5nU-1lqxrg#t=05m26s Talks about why he's a rapper first and a producer second: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5nU-1lqxrg#t=08m20s Explains why he decided to drop his album the same day as Kanye: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5nU-1lqxrg#t=12m45s Subscribe to LOUD and stay updated with CRWN!! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=LOUD http://www.watchloud.com/ LOUD Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/watchLOUD LOUD Twitter: https://twitter.com/watchLOUD LOUD Instagram: http://instagram.com/watchLOUD Shout @ Elliott & J. Cole: @JColeNC @ElliottWilson J. Cole on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JColeMusic Respect Mag: http://respect-mag.com/ Rap Radar: http://rapradar.com/ CREDITS:   Executive producers: Elliott Wilson & Jesse Kirshbaum   Thanks Chris Clancy Richie Cruz & Jamal Henderson Mountain Dew Highline Ballroom Danyel Smith Alex Kirshbaum & Sam Norwick