J. Cole proved he is a man of his word by keeping a promise he made to a fan over a decade ago.
J. Cole returned to celebrate the next phase in her journey after first attending her high school graduation in 2015.
Die-hard Cole fan Cierra Bosarge originally contacted the rapper in 2013 to get a birthday greeting from him. After months of waiting, she received a response from Q Deezy of Hot 107.9 in Philadelphia. J. Cole called to wish her a happy birthday and encourage her to meet up with him in person.
“He was like, ‘I know it’s like three months late, but happy birthday.’” Cierra told Complex in 2015. “He laughed at me when I was crying but he said when he comes to Philly he wanted to meet me.”
She asked the rapper if he would attend her high-school graduation in a letter. She had kept in her pocket for years in case of a chance meeting. “In the letter it says all I went through,” Bosarge explained. “With being adopted, my parents being hooked on drugs, in and out of prison. At the time both parents were in prison so I asked him could he come to my graduation since they can’t.”
J. Cole was so moved by her story that he agreed to attend her graduation on one condition. Cierra’s goal was to maintain her grades and gain acceptance into college. He maintained his word and watched her graduate two years later, having done just that.
In the year 2022, a smiling Cierra posed with J. Cole during Rowan University’s class of 2022 graduation ceremony.
this is for all the fans that waited, the bitch niggas that hated, old hoes we dated, look mama, we made it 🥹💙 pic.twitter.com/RjH1gDzXgQ
— chucky 🏁 (@princess_simba) May 12, 2022