His manager and right-hand man Ibraham "Ib" Hamad was listening to the newly recorded song, and as he was passing Cole his headphones back, Ib noticed Nas boarding the same flight. "Right in that ...

Out of a nominee lineup that included Killer Mike, J. Cole, Nas, Drake, Lil Wayne, Earl Sweatshirt and Conway The Machine, theXXL Awards Board chose Cole as the big winner, announced on Monday (Feb.