The KOD Tour was the eighth headlining
concert tour
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by American recording artist
J. Cole
Jermaine Lamarr Cole (born January 28, 1985) is an American rapper and record producer. Born on a military base in Germany and raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cole initially gained recognition as a rapper following the release of his d ...
, in support of his fifth studio album, ''
KOD'' (2018). The tour began on August 9, 2018 in
Miami
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at the
American Airlines Arena
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and concluded on October 10, 2018 in
Boston
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at
TD Garden
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.
Background
J. Cole
Jermaine Lamarr Cole (born January 28, 1985) is an American rapper and record producer. Born on a military base in Germany and raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cole initially gained recognition as a rapper following the release of his d ...
announced the tour on May 8, 2018. Rapper
Young Thug
Jeffery Lamar Williams (born August 16, 1991), known professionally as Young Thug, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is considered to be an influential figure of his generation, with his music impacting the modern sound of hip ...
was announced as the supporting act.
[ In an interview with ]Atlanta
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's Hot 107.9, rapper Lil Baby
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revealed that he was originally going to be on the tour. On July 30, 2018, it was announced that rapper Jaden Smith
Jaden Christopher Syre Smith (born July 8, 1998), also known mononymously as Jaden, is an American rapper, singer, and actor. He has received various accolades, including a Teen Choice Award, an MTV Movie Award, a BET Award and a Young Artist ...
, duo EarthGang
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and Cole's alter ego
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kiLL edward would be joining Young Thug as supporting acts on the tour.
Opening acts
* Young Thug
Jeffery Lamar Williams (born August 16, 1991), known professionally as Young Thug, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is considered to be an influential figure of his generation, with his music impacting the modern sound of hip ...
* Jaden Smith
Jaden Christopher Syre Smith (born July 8, 1998), also known mononymously as Jaden, is an American rapper, singer, and actor. He has received various accolades, including a Teen Choice Award, an MTV Movie Award, a BET Award and a Young Artist ...
* EarthGang
EarthGang (stylized EARTHGANG) is an American hip hop duo from Atlanta, Georgia, composed of Olu (aka Johnny Venus) and WowGr8 (aka Doctur Dot – born Eian Parker). They are co-founders of the musical collective Spillage Village, with JID, Ho ...
* kiLL edward
Set list
This set list is representative of the show on August 9, 2018 in Miami. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.
# "Window Pain (Outro)"
# "A Tale of 2 Citiez
"A Tale of 2 Citiez" is a song by American rapper J. Cole from his third album, ''2014 Forest Hills Drive''. The song samples "Blocka" by Pusha T and " Bring Em Out" by T.I. It was produced by Vinylz. The song was certified 2× Platinum by the Re ...
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# " Fire Squad"
# "Photograph
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# "The Cut Off"
# "Deja Vu
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* Andreas Deja (born 1957), German animator
* Dejah Mulipola (born 1998), American softball player
* Dejah Thoris, a ...
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# " ATM"
# " Motiv8"
# "Kevin's Heart
"Kevin's Heart" is a song by American rapper J. Cole, released on April 20, 2018 from his fifth studio album, ''KOD (album), KOD'', and was produced by T-Minus (record producer), T-Minus and Mark "Pelli" Pellizzer, Mark Pelli, making it the only ...
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# "Brackets"
# " Nobody's Perfect"
# "Work Out
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# " Can't Get Enough"
# "Ville Mentality"
# " Neighbors"
# "Love Yourz
"Love Yourz" is a song by American rapper J. Cole, released on February 27, 2016 as the fourth single from his third studio album, ''2014 Forest Hills Drive''. The song was produced by Illmind, Cardiak, and CritaCal and was written by J. Cole, Ra ...
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# "Apparently
"Apparently" is a song by North Carolina rapper J. Cole, released on December 9, 2014 as the lead single from his third studio album, ''2014 Forest Hills Drive''. The song samples "La Morte Dell'ermina" by Filippo Trecca, and was produced by J. C ...
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# "Wet Dreamz
"Wet Dreamz" is a song by American rapper J. Cole, released on April 14, 2015 as the second single from his third studio album, ''2014 Forest Hills Drive''. The song samples "Mariya" by Family Circle and " Impeach the President" by The Honey Dr ...
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# "G.O.M.D.
"G.O.M.D." is a song by American rapper J. Cole, from his third studio album, ''2014 Forest Hills Drive''. The song, an acronym for the statement "Get Off My Dick", interpolates " Get Low" by Lil Jon and samples "Berta, Berta" by Branford Mars ...
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# " Power Trip"
# " KOD"
# "Friends"
# "1985
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Events January
* January 1
** The Internet's Domain Name System is created.
** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...
(Intro to ''The Fall Off'')"
# " No Role Modelz"
Tour dates
Notes
References
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