Like a football team winning the Super Bowl or a cricket player winning whatever their championship game is, rap athlete J. Cole achieved the dream this week by nabbing the No.1 spot on the Billboard 200 with his rookie album Cole World: The Sideline Story. But the work of a champion is never done, and Cole’s first bit of post-victory business was a visit to last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!. Below, you can watch Cole perform his Kanye-sampling single, “Work Out”.
Update: Cold also dropped a web exclusive performance of the album’s title track:
The “Cole World…World Tour” is still running strong; check out the remaining dates below.
J. Cole 2011 Tour Dates:
10/06 – Kalamazoo, MI @ Kalamazoo State Theatre
10/07 – Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak
10/08 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
10/09 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
10/12 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
10/13 – Charlotte, NC @ Fillmore
10/14 – Norfolk, VA @ Old Dominion University
10/15 – Elizabeth City, NC @ Elizabeth City State University
10/16 – Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
10/19 – Washington, DC @ Fillmore
10/20 – Baltimore, MD @ Sound Stage
10/21 – Albany, NY @ Armory
10/22 – Worcester, MA @ Palladium
10/23 – Providence, RI @ Lupo’s
10/25 – New York, NY @ Best Buy Theatre
10/31 – Liverpool, UK @ Echo Arena #
11/01 – New Castle, UK @ Metro Radio Arena #
11/02 – Glasgow, UK @ SECC #
11/04 – London, UK @ O2 Arena #
11/05 – Bournemouth, UK @ BIC #
11/06 – Birmingham, UK @ LG Arena #
11/07 – Manchester, UK @ MEN Arena #
11/08 – Cardiff, UK @ Motorpoint Arena #
11/11 – London, UK @ Electric Ballroom
11/12 – Birmingham, UK @ Institute
11/13 – Cardiff, UK @ Solus
11/14 – South Hampton, UK @ University
11/17 – Glasgow, UK @ ABC
11/18 – Liverpool, UK @ Academy
11/19 – Sheffield, UK @ Academy
11/20 – Manchester, UK @ Academy 2
11/22 – Cambridge, UK @ Junction
11/24 – Bristol, UK @ Academy
11/26 – Norway @ Waterfront / UEA
11/30 – Brussels, BE @ VK*
12/01 – Amsterdam, NL – @ Melkweg
12/02 – TBD, DE @ TBD
12/03 – Copenhagen, DK @ VEGA
12/04 – Malmo, SE @ Babel
12/06 – Gothenburg, SE @ Parken
12/07 – Stockholm, SE @ Nalen
12/08 – Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller
12/10 – Berlin, DE @ TBD
12/12 – Paris, FR @ La Cigale
# = w/ Tinie Tempah Arena Tour
