# J Cole Kicks Off Heineken Red Star Tour

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- Published: 2011-08-11T00:27:33-04:00
- Author: EAN

The Bowery Ballroom has hosted many legendary concerts in recent years, and last
night was no different. Heineken’s series, #RedStarAccess, put on a packed show 
for hometown emcee J Cole. The Roc Nation artist is currently hard at work on his
debut album, Cole World: The Sideline Story, which is set to be released September
27. With fellow Roc Nation DJ D-Nice on the boards, the night was a memorable one
before it even started. Legendary producer Pete Rock, fresh off his placement on
Watch the Throne, even performed a set for the crowd before and after J Cole’s
performance.

The crowd was primed for an epic performance. Cole World doubled as his album name
and a frequent chant as J Cole performed all of his classic songs off off each one
of his mixtapes. The congregation was dialed in for sure as everyone seemed to know
each lyric bar for bar. J Cole was humble as ever as he was cheered and heralded
from start to finish. He even made sure to pull a St John’s Red Storm hat out 
of the crowd and rock the colors of his Alma Mater leading to huge satisfaction 
to the many alumni in the building. Omen, a great friend of Cole, even graced the
stage to perform his verse on “Enchanted”. Cole just may be on the verge of 
greatness with his upcoming release; last night was just a stop on the road to greatness.

[_Jacques Morel_](http://www.roc4life.com/profiles/blogs/j-cole-performs-in-nyc-for-heineken-red-star-event-series)