J. Cole pulled up to his old stomping grounds over the weekend with a trunk full of CDs and a whole lot of nostalgia.
The North Carolina rapper rolled his Honda Civic right up to Montgoris Dining Hall at St. John’s University in Queens. Students rushed the car as Cole stepped out, ready to sell physical copies of The Fall Off straight from his trunk. This wasn’t just another stop on Cole’s cross-country Trunk Sale Tour. St. John’s holds special meaning for the Grammy winner who graduated from the university in 2007 with a communications degree and business minor.
Cole earned a 3.82 GPA during his time at the Queens campus. He attended on a partial scholarship while chasing his Hip-Hop dreams in New York City. The surprise visit marked Cole’s first public appearance on campus since the 2016 Tip Off event. According to The Torch, Students had no warning that he was coming. Students brought everything they could find for autographs. Vinyl records, old CDs, paintings, and even student ID cards got signed by the rapper.
The Fall Off represents more than just another album release for Cole. He’s called it his final studio project, completing a story that began with his first mixtape, The Come Up.