J. Cole’s ‘Born Sinner’ Hits Shelves June 18, Plans To Go Back To College After Album Release

J. Cole will release his sophomore album Born Sinner next week on June 18. He says after the release, he hopes to go back to school.

The rapper said he hopes to improve on his education, Radio.com reports.

"I am going back to school," J. Cole said. "I tried to go last year, but I didn't have the time. I am just looking for the right time."

He cites his main reason for returning to school after the release of Born Sinner is because he didn't retain what he learned the first time around.

"I was a student that got good grades, but I should've paid attention more," Cole admitted. "I was really good at passing a test. I knew what I had to do to get the grade but I didn't retain [the information]. I would get an A, but I probably couldn't tell you what was on the test the next week."

Cole attended St. John's University in Queens, New York and received a degree in Communications with a minor in Business.

"I killed college and got by the same way, but I am even more upset because I really could've learned," he said. "I just did enough to get the good grades. Now as a grown man, there are some things that I should've paid more attention to. I wish I would've really read that book instead of just going to CliffsNotes."

The 28-year-old has admitted he has gone "through depression, trying to make it to happiness," since signing his Roc Nation deal in 2009, MTV News reports.  The lyrics to his song "Let Nas Down" expresses the emotional rollercoaster that is evident in the tracks in J. Cole's new album: "This is for the n---- that said that hip-hop was dead, I went to hell to resurrect it/how could you fail to respect it?"