January 25, 2022
J. Cole Wins Lyricist of the Year for XXL Awards 2022
[ad_1] J. Cole has won the XXL Awards 2022 Lyricist of the Year honor.The North Carolina rhymer beat out fellow wordsmiths Isaiah Rashad, Nas, Lil Baby, Vince Staples, Westside Gunn and Tyler, The Creator in the category, which was announced today (Jan. 24).Cole was recognized for his supreme lyricism on his latest effort, The Off-Season, which is one of the Best Hip-Hop Projects of 2021. The LP debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart with an impressive first-week sales totals of 282,000 equivalent album units with 2,000 traditional albums sold. Additionally, J. Cole's The Off-Season reached platinum status with no features, of course.J. Cole was carefully picked by XXL's esteemed Awards Board,...