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When I Was 17: J. Cole

J. Cole shares some teenage memories in the latest installment of MTV’s popular When I Was 17

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J. Cole shares some teenage memories in the latest installment of MTV’s popular When I Was 17 series. The episode takes the viewer back to the years 2002 and 2003 when young Jermaine Cole played basketball and flirted with girls, while taking AP classes and scoring a 4.2 GPA. Some embarrassing moments regarding his early rap career are also highlighted. Watch it above!

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