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PHOTOS: J. Cole before he was famous

This is Jermaine Cole, age 14, on an open mic after a Bomm Sheltuh show at Duh Skate Zone in 1999. (Run small poor quality)
This is Jermaine Cole, age 14, on an open mic after a Bomm Sheltuh show at Duh Skate Zone in 1999. (Run small poor quality)
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Terry Sanford's Jermaine Cole drives by Pine Forest's Robert Dowdy during the first half on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2003, in Fayetteville, N.C. [Staff Photo by David Smith]
Terry Sanford's Jermaine Cole drives by Pine Forest's Robert Dowdy during the first half on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2003, in Fayetteville, N.C. [Staff Photo by David Smith]
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Terry Sanford High student Jermaine Cole (cq), 15, answers the teeen Q and A question.
Terry Sanford High student Jermaine Cole (cq), 15, answers the teeen Q and A question.
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J. Cole and his mentor, Brion Unger.
J. Cole and his mentor, Brion Unger.
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Terry Sanford's Jermaine Cole goes up for a rebound along side a Pine Forest player during the first half on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2003, in Fayetteville, N.C. [Staff Photo by David Smith]
Terry Sanford's Jermaine Cole goes up for a rebound along side a Pine Forest player during the first half on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2003, in Fayetteville, N.C. [Staff Photo by David Smith]
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Contributed childhood photo of J. Cole from his mother
Contributed childhood photo of J. Cole from his mother
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Terry Sanford's Jermaine Cole (15) goes up for a rebound with a teammate during a game Seventy-First High School on Feb. 24, 2003, in Fayetteville, N.C. [Staff Photo by Cindy Burnham]
Terry Sanford's Jermaine Cole (15) goes up for a rebound with a teammate during a game Seventy-First High School on Feb. 24, 2003, in Fayetteville, N.C. [Staff Photo by Cindy Burnham]
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Contributed childhood photo of J. Cole from his mother
Contributed childhood photo of J. Cole from his mother
The Fayetteville Observer
Contributed childhood photo of J. Cole from his mother
Contributed childhood photo of J. Cole from his mother
The Fayetteville Observer