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J. Cole Speaks At Harvard

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Speaking of higher education, Roc Nation poster boy J. Cole repped the rap genre in the halls of the ivy league yesterday when stepped up to the podium at Harvard University for an informal talk and discussion session titled "The Next Move: A Conversation With J. Cole." After meeting with esteemed professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and talking about early influence ranging from Michael Jackson to his mom, Cole lost his cool on his way out, tweeting: "Harvard that was ill. Let me stop being cool, THAT SHIT WAS AMAZING. Thanks." Watch the talk in sections