Jermaine Lamarr Cole is an American rapper and record producer. Born on a military base in Germany and raised in Fayetteville,North Carolina,Cole initially gained attention as a rapper following the release of his debut mixtape,The Come Up,in early 2007. Intent on further pursuing a musical career,he signed with Jay-Z's Roc Nation in 2009 and released two additional mixtapes:The Warm Up (2009) and Friday Night Lights (2010) to further critical acclaim as he garnered a wider following.
Dreamville Records is an American record label founded by American rapper J. Cole and his manager Ibrahim Hamad. The label is currently distributed through Interscope Records,a unit of Universal Music Group. The roster includes Bas,Ari Lennox,Cozz,Omen,Lute,JID,EarthGang,and Cole himself. Dreamville also houses American record producers Elite,Ron Gilmore,and Cedric Brown.
Abbas Hamad,known professionally as Bas,is a French-born Sudanese-American rapper. He signed with J. Cole's Dreamville Records,an imprint of Interscope Records to release his debut studio album,Last Winter (2014). It was met with positive critical reception and entered the Billboard 200,along with his second and third albums,Too High to Riot (2016) and Milky Way (2018). His fourth album,We Only Talk About Real Shit When We're Fucked Up (2023) was met with continued praise despite failing to chart.
Cody Rashad Osagie,better known by his stage name Cozz,is an American rapper. He is signed to J. Cole's label Dreamville Records and Interscope Records. His debut studio album Cozz &Effect,was released in October 2014. He has since released other projects,such as his 2016 project Nothin' Personal and in 2018 he released Effected his second Studio Album. He also released his Fortunate EP in 2021.
Damon Coleman,better known by his stage name Omen,is an American rapper and record producer from Chicago,Illinois. He is signed to J. Cole's Dreamville Records and Interscope Records. His debut studio album Elephant Eyes,was released on July 21,2015.
Courtney Shanade Salter,known professionally as Ari Lennox,is an American R&B singer from Washington,D.C. She is the first female artist to be signed to J. Cole's record label,Dreamville Records. She began gaining recognition after the release of her first EP Pho (2016) on the label. That same year,she made an uncredited guest appearance on J. Cole's song "Change". Lennox's debut studio album Shea Butter Baby followed in 2019.
Luther Nicholson,better known by his stage name Lute,is an American rapper. He is signed to J. Cole's Dreamville Records. He released his first mixtape,West1996,in 2012,his debut album,West1996 pt. 2,in 2017,and his second album Gold Mouf in 2021.
Revenge of the Dreamers II is the second compilation album by American record label Dreamville Records and was released on December 8,2015. The album includes contributions by Dreamville artists,J. Cole,Bas,Cozz,Omen,Lute,and Ari Lennox. Producers on this album include,J. Cole,Cedric Brown,K-Quick,Soundwave,Meez,Elite,Ron Gilmore Jr.,DJ Grumble,and J Dilla.
Revenge of the Dreamers is the first compilation album by American record label Dreamville Records and was released on January 28,2014. The album includes contributions by Dreamville artists,J. Cole,Bas,Omen,K-Quick as well as Treasure Davis. Producers on this album include,J. Cole,Omen,Ron Gilmore,Cedric Brown,K-Quick,and Jay Kurzweil. The project is the first in the series and spawned two sequels:Revenge of the Dreamers II (2015) and Revenge of the Dreamers III (2019).
Robert Lee Gill Jr.,better known by his stage name Reason,is an American rapper and songwriter. He is signed to hip hop record label Top Dawg Entertainment,where he started to gain recognition. His TDE debut,There You Have It,was released on September 28,2018,a re-release of an album from 2017. His major label debut album New Beginnings was released on October 9,2020.
Revenge of the Dreamers III is the third compilation album by American record label Dreamville,released on July 5,2019,by Dreamville and Interscope Records.
Ozan Yildirim,professionally known as OZ,is a Swiss record producer and songwriter of Turkish descent. He has produced for many hip hop artists,including Drake,Future and Travis Scott,including on the number-one hits "Sicko Mode" (2018),"Highest in the Room" (2019) and "Life Is Good" (2020). He has received nominations for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Song for "Sicko Mode" and "Gold Roses".
"Shea Butter Baby" is a song by American singer Ari Lennox and American rapper J. Cole. The song was produced by Elite and Shroom,and was originally released on November 16,2018,on the soundtrack for the sports drama film Creed II,titled Creed II:The Album. It was later released as a single on February 26,2019,for Ari Lennox's album Shea Butter Baby.
American singer Ari Lennox has released two studio albums,four extended plays (EPs),one mixtape,and 11 singles. She released her debut studio album titled Shea Butter Baby in May 2019. Then she released her sophomore album Age/Sex/Location in September 2022. Both studio albums were produced through Dreamville Records and Interscope Records.
"Down Bad" is a song by American record label Dreamville featuring performances by American rappers J. Cole,JID,Bas,Johnny Venus of EarthGang,and Young Nudy,released on June 12,2019 alongside "Got Me" as the dual second single from the label's 2019 compilation album,Revenge of the Dreamers III.
1-888-88-DREAM is the first extended play by American record label Dreamville. It was first released on June 12,2019 by Dreamville Records and Interscope Records. It contains the dual singles "Down Bad" featuring J. Cole,JID,Bas,EarthGang,and Young Nudy and "Got Me" featuring Ari Lennox,Omen,Ty Dolla Sign,and Dreezy,from the label's compilation album,Revenge of the Dreamers III released in July 2019.
"Costa Rica" is a single released by American record label Dreamville,performed by American rappers Bas and JID,featuring fellow American rappers Guapdad 4000,Reese Laflare,Jace of Two-9,Mez,Smokepurpp,Buddy,and Ski Mask the Slump God. It was released on July 1,2019,along with "LamboTruck" as the third and fourth single from Dreamville's 2019 compilation album,Revenge of the Dreamers III.
Dreamville Presents:REVENGE is a documentary based on creation and recording of the compilation album Revenge of the Dreamers III. It was released on July 2,2019 by Dreamville,to YouTube.
"Sacrifices" is a song released by record label Dreamville,performed by American rappers EarthGang and J. Cole featuring fellow American rappers Smino and Saba. The song was released as the final track on the label's compilation album,Revenge of the Dreamers III.
Ahmanti Booker,professionally known as Monte Booker is an American producer from Chicago,Illinois. He is part of the musical collective Zero Fatigue,and has worked with artists such as Smino,Ravyn Lenae,Noname,Saba,Mick Jenkins,Sango,Ari Lennox and JID,among others.
