Cole ya fito da kundi na farko na studio, Cole World: The Sideline Story, a shekara ta 2011. Ya fara a lamba daya a kan Amurka Billboard 200, kuma ba da daɗewa ba an tabbatar da platinum ta Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Sauran sakonni biyu, 2013's Born Sinner da 2014's Forest Hills Drive, sun sami mafi yawan ra'ayoyi masu kyau daga masu sukar, kuma duka sun sami platinum a Amurka. Wannan ya ba shi kyautar Grammy Award na farko don Mafi kyawun Rap Album. A watan Disamba na 2016, Cole ya saki kundi na hudu na 4 Your Eye Onlyz. Kundin ya fara a lamba daya a kan Billboard 200 kuma an tabbatar da platinum a watan Afrilu na 2017. An saki kundi na biyar, KOD, a watan Afrilu na 2018.
Shekarar 2011