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Part 1 of 3: J. Cole on his hum­ble begin­nings as a bill col­lec­tor to becom­ing the first artist signed to Jay-Z's Roc Nation label.

Part 2 of 3: J. Cole reveals the lineup for his debut album and speaks on record­ing with Pharrell. Plus, will his Roc Nation boss Jay-Z appear on the album?

Part 3 of 3: J. Cole dis­cusses his lofty one-year goals, which of his hip-hop peers got skills on the bas­ket­ball court, and the celebrity he wants to meet most.

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My friend, Andy, and I went to United Record Pressing here in Nashville and got an amaz­ing tour by my friend Adam. Adam knows his stuff when it comes to vinyl. We got to hear and see every step that goes into mak­ing a vinyl record.

In case you didn't know, United presses the major­ity of vinyl you see in stores and they have been doing so since the late 40's. This place is, def­i­nitely, a hid­den gem in Nashville. If you are in to vinyl and in Nashville, pay them a visit. It's com­pletely worth it! Thanks again to Adam for giv­ing us a great tour!

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On April 13th, April of 2010, Basic Vocab (JL Sorrell, Mental Growth and Tony Galvin) return with their sopho­more LP, A Better Way.

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Rocksmith Tokyo & Donny Goines Presents 20X.

In response to the Haitian relief effort, Starbucks today com­mit­ted sup­port and fund­ing to the grow­ing inter­na­tional relief effort. Starting today, Starbucks stores in the U.S. and Canada will enable cus­tomers to make mon­e­tary dona­tions at store reg­is­ters, with no pur­chase nec­es­sary, to ben­e­fit the American and Canadian Red Cross orga­ni­za­tions for a lim­ited time. The Starbucks Foundation will also donate $1 mil­lion (U.S.) from The Starbucks Foundation to the American Red Cross efforts to help Haiti.

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