A lokacin da yake da watanni takwas da haihuwa mahaifiyarsa ta koma tare da shi da kuma babban ɗan'uwansa zuwa Amurka, zuwa Fayetteville, North Carolina. Cole ya girma a cikin al'umma da yawa, kuma lokacin da aka tambaye shi game da yadda ya shafi kabilanci ya shafi shi, Cole ya yi sharhi, "Zan iya gane tare da fararen fata, domin na san mahaifiyata, ta gefen iyali, wanda nake ƙauna. Amma a ƙarshen rana, [ban] ji farin jini ba.
Jami'ar St. John