'Maine on Fire' would end up appearing on a Funkmaster Flex mixtape. On October 20, he announced at a live show that his second album was complete and he would wait until after Kendrick Lamar released Good Kid, M.A.A.D City to reveal it and previewed two new songs, 'Maine on Fire' and 'Crooked Smile.' However they were not tied to any project. On July 26, he returned to Twitter after a 100-day absence and went on to reveal and release his new song 'The Cure' in where he hints at a new album. To celebrate his return, he released the song 'Visionz of Home' (which launched an event, titled 'Dreamville weekend') to inspire the youth of his hometown to achieve great things. Cole returned to his hometown of Fayetteville, North Carolina. Cole reached two million followers on Twitter, he celebrated by releasing the song 'Grew up Fast.' On March 1, 2012, J. He had also stated that the album would consist of songs that failed to make his debut: 'I don't know how many, but I got songs that didn't make the last album that are automatically going to make this one.' On February 24, 2012, J. He said that it allowed him to, 'reinvigorate himself both mentally and creatively.' On October 24, 2011, during his interview with Hot 106's Rise & Grind morning show, Cole revealed that he had begun working on his second studio album, with hopes of releasing it in June 2012. Only a week after the release of his gold certified-debut album Cole World: The Sideline Story, Cole began working on his second album, Born Sinner. Cole provided the vast majority of songwriting and production for the album. As of December 2016, the album has sold 796,000 copies in the United States.

The album has since been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). After two weeks of being at number two, Born Sinner climbed to number one in its third week. It debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, selling 297,000 copies in its first week of release. The album received generally positive reviews from critics. The album was also primarily produced by Cole himself, along with others such as Jake One, Syience, and Elite.īorn Sinner was supported by four official singles ' Power Trip', ' Crooked Smile', ' Forbidden Fruit' and ' She Knows', along with the promotional single ' Miss America'. The album features guest appearances from Miguel, Amber Coffman, Jhené Aiko, James Fauntleroy, Bas, TLC, Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent. The album serves as the follow-up to his debut album, Cole World: The Sideline Story (2011). It was released on June 18, 2013, by ByStorm Entertainment, Columbia Records, Dreamville Records and Roc Nation. Born Sinner is the second studio album by American rapper J.

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