Bayan zama musically wahayi zuwa gare ta Canibus, Nas, Tupac da kuma Eminem, Cole da dan uwansa yi aiki a kan bunkasa su na asali fahimtar rhyme da wordplay, kazalika da fara koyi yadda za a interpolate storytelling cikin su lyrics. By 14, Cole da daban-daban notebooks cika da song ideas, duk da haka, ya kasance iya samar da beats kara fiye da samfurin. Cole ta uwar daga baya sayi shi da Roland TR-808 drum na'ura domin kara Cole ta fahimtar samar. A cikin shekaru uku masu zuwa, ya fara Posting songs a kan daban-daban internet forums karkashin laƙabi Blaza, amma daga baya ya sauya zuwa sunan Therapist.
Roland TR-808 na'ura mai kwakwalwa