Rap-Up.com || J. Cole to Open for Rihanna’s ‘LOUD’ Tour

The Roc will be in the building at Rihanna’s “LOUD” tour. J. Cole has been added as an opening act for the singer’s upcoming North American trek.

The pop princess made the announcement on Twitter. “J.Cole will be joining me to hit the road in N.America and Canada this SUMMER #LOUDtour,” she tweeted to her 4.1 million followers.

Rihanna is managed by Jay-Z’s Roc Nation and Cole is signed to the label. The North Carolina rapper released a remix to RiRi’s raunchy hit “S&M” and shared his admiration for her in a previous interview with Rap-Up.com. “I’m a Rihanna fan. She’s really dope,” he said.

The Roc stars will hit the road, along with previously announced supporting act Cee Lo Green, starting June 4 in Baltimore, traveling to Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and more, before wrapping in late July.

Are you excited to see J. Cole on Rihanna’s “LOUD” tour? Let us know!

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46 Comments

Yeah
March 25th, 2011 at 11:54 am
*forced smile*

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Reasonable Voice
March 25th, 2011 at 11:55 am
Ugh, no me gusta esto. But whatever, i could see this having a good impact for her in the urban community

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Neickha
March 25th, 2011 at 11:56 am
Wow cool.

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Giamma
March 25th, 2011 at 11:59 am
Who?

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Lioness
March 25th, 2011 at 12:00 pm
sooo thats how they are saving the ticket sales..lol
but im not going still..and i love J COLE

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jeremydante
March 25th, 2011 at 12:00 pm
a very good look for j. cole.
- all in the roc life family.

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rihannastan
March 25th, 2011 at 12:00 pm
HELL NO RIHANNA!!! YOU NEED KERI GO WITH U THAT BIRD CAN FLY ALL OVER THE ARENA

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Smooveboii
March 25th, 2011 at 12:07 pm
#Coleworldnoblanket. damn Cole is doin it real big dis yr! 1. His album is droppin this yr 2. he’s going on tour this summer with riri 3. he’s going on tour with tinie tempa this fall. Follow him on twitter ppl!

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say what
March 25th, 2011 at 12:10 pm
thats right,its called “all in the family”
for a reason, riri is still succeeding
aganist all odds. this line up is even more
impressive with j cole touring with them.

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Prettiedove
March 25th, 2011 at 12:12 pm
Wooohooooo so excited!!!! Ma gurl Riri rocks!!! Gud to have J. Cole….#ROC nation!!!

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say what
March 25th, 2011 at 12:13 pm
jayz is such a smart buz man, and knows
what makes the entertainment industry work
and his impressive net worth combined with his lovely wifey proves that they are running thangs in a good way.

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Lala
March 25th, 2011 at 12:14 pm
LOL so they’re going to use j. cole [real talent] as a reason for people to buy her crappy tickets xD

Good Idea! :D

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junebug Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 12:31 pm
@Lala, dag I was waiting for a jealous hater to throw shade at the FOUR time grammy award winning Rihanna… I was getting nervous for a second

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syreeta Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 12:40 pm
@junebug, it doesn’t matter there will always be shade this is a happy occasion!

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listen_up Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:20 pm
@Lala, lmaooo i was thinking the same thing as soon as i saw it .. smart move on riris part she knows she cant look stupid with the ticket sales this yr.

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syreeta
March 25th, 2011 at 12:39 pm
i get to see my favorite girl and boy? :’)

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babygirl Reply:
March 26th, 2011 at 4:52 pm
@syreeta, :-D :-D

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BLAHBLAHBLAH
March 25th, 2011 at 12:41 pm
to all the people saying this is how they are going to sell rihanna’s tickets.
1. her ticket sales aren’t even bad, she’s close to selling out alot of places
2. clearly he’s not being added on just to help ticket sales, since rihanna is 4284230948x more well known than he is. he’s being added to extend his fanbase because it is a tour that alot of people are already going to

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Phoenix_Wright
March 25th, 2011 at 12:52 pm
cool but…that will be an odd clash of fans lol

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JHP
March 25th, 2011 at 1:00 pm
Good look for Cole, it’ll spread his name a few more people hopefully.

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say what
March 25th, 2011 at 1:32 pm
this artist is straight doing her dang thang,
the more the merrier. this is going to make for a very exciting tour can’t wait.

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say what
March 25th, 2011 at 1:36 pm
she has that get up and kick butts attitude.
her great attitude and get up and do something attitude will carry her all the way
to the promise land in the entertainment
industry.

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LOL
March 25th, 2011 at 2:47 pm
ummmm…..

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Liz
March 25th, 2011 at 2:50 pm
Love J. Cole but I’m not the biggest Rih fan so I’m not trying to waste money for the Loud Tour just to see J. :(

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Shan_o
March 25th, 2011 at 5:04 pm
J.Cole is a beast but he cant help her sell tickets…..she needs some stage presence.

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Reasonable Voice
March 25th, 2011 at 6:08 pm
He wasn’t added to help her ticket sales, he isnt even well known.

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jb
March 25th, 2011 at 7:28 pm
He will be known after this tour….

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Beystanbish Reply:
March 26th, 2011 at 1:32 am
@jb, Not if it’s gonna be only him and Rihanna in the arena.

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The Prophet Blog
March 25th, 2011 at 9:09 pm
I’m over Roc Nation shoving this boring flop down our throats. And i mean J.Cole, not RiRi.

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babygirl Reply:
March 26th, 2011 at 4:50 pm
@The Prophet Blog, I don’t see Roc Nation even promoting him that well, so I don’t get what you mean by “down our throats.”

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Are U Stupid ? Reply:
March 26th, 2011 at 6:43 pm
If you knew and listen J.Cole you would be fan of his. This is going build his fan base and give him a chance to show people who he is. She said it her self she want him on her tour and Cole released a remix to R&B superstar Rihanna’s third single, S&M, off of her fifth studio album, Loud.J. Cole is currently promoting his next project under the Roc Nation’s brand. He is one of the most underrrated rapper and he can actually rap.

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listen_up
March 25th, 2011 at 9:22 pm
I like Rihannas song but I saw her live once and it was awful.. and I was dissapointed and after watching her live on tv i just realized that she isnt that good of a live performer .. so even though she makes hits im not surprised she struggles to sell out shows.

J.Cole will def help I think. I fuckin love him but still wont waste $ on the Loud Tour .. damn shame

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wtf
March 26th, 2011 at 12:46 am
lol at people thinking j cole is bigger than rihanna. He has no hits. Let’s see what hapens when the album drops and m not even a rihanna fan ppl just kill me with da hating making delusional statements.
obviously this was set up to help j cole not rihanna and he probably wont see much from the sells. Gotta start somewhere.

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Prettiedove
March 26th, 2011 at 1:08 am
OMG!!! Pple are RIHdiculously stupid!! Are u kidding me?? Joe Cole helping Rihanna’s tickets sell??? That shows how dumb u lessers are!!!, who knows Joe Cole?? Very few pple know his songs most pple just had to go check out his songs wen they heard he was touring wid Rihanna,its more like RiRi is giving Joe Cole a lift for his career…I like him tho but I definitely won’t pay to see him on stage EXCEPT in this case where I’ll have to buy the ticket becos of Rihanna! Can’t stop laffing at someone being foolish enuf to even think Cole was added to make Ri’s tickets sell wen dude has just a handful of fans! *haters will always remain less and stupid wid no sense of reasoning*

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FAN Reply:
March 26th, 2011 at 6:39 pm
If you knew and listen J.Cole you would be fan of his. Also the J is for Jermaine not Joe. This is going build his fan base and give him a chance to show people who he is. She said it her self she want him on her tour and Cole released a remix to R&B superstar Rihanna’s third single, S&M, off of her fifth studio album, Loud.J. Cole is currently promoting his next project under the Roc Nation’s brand.

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listen_up Reply:
March 27th, 2011 at 1:37 pm
@Prettiedove,
i might take what you had to say seriously if you knew how to fucking spell. *followers will always remain stupid under the influence of ignorance*

Maybe if you listen to J.Cole you will learn to appreciate real music..but i can tell “oh na na” is the smartest term in your vocabulary. good for you

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jb
March 26th, 2011 at 1:07 pm
They are great looked for him and her… And C Low also great….

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J.Cole
March 26th, 2011 at 6:29 pm
J.Cole need to drop the album because I cant wait any longer.

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FAN
March 26th, 2011 at 6:32 pm
I want to hear and see his new album because he a true real rapper and their not a lot of people you can said that about.I also feel his mixtapes are good enough to be a album. Also nowadays a lot of rappers are putting out mixtapes before their first album so the fans will know what to expect. I think J.Cole need to do more features and put out singles that need to be drop before he put out his 1st album.

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The Truth
March 26th, 2011 at 6:48 pm
J.Cole is the Truth. He raps about real stuff and life. He does not rap about smoking weed ,how many girls he did and money.

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mavvericks66
March 27th, 2011 at 7:19 pm
I was Not going pay money to see Rhi pose on stage, but I’m damn sure buying four tickets to see J Cole open for her.. so Rhi will get dollars from a J Cole fan… point proven. :-/

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JBLANC
March 28th, 2011 at 8:00 am
i think rihanna should be opening for j cole, but thats just me. i hope this will help j.cole’s career and boost it up some more. if people are not in tune, please listen to this guy, he is the truth. COLE WORLD NO BLANKET! #TEAMJCOLE

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jae elle
March 28th, 2011 at 7:45 pm
let the rumors of them fu@3ing commence. As much as i’m feeling jcole’s flow, you couldn;t pay me enuf to sit thru a riri set. sorry jcole. i’ll see him when he hits the road with some talent.

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RIHANNANAVY*
April 14th, 2011 at 1:46 pm
I THINK RIHANNA & J. COLE SHOULD DATE :D

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JCOLE#1FAN
May 29th, 2011 at 7:16 pm
you guys are stupid, your obviously only sticking to what’s on the radio. jcole is underground, he doesn’t even have an album out yet, but his shit is so good, his album is going to be legendary, the only reason why im paying for that concert is JCOLE!!!!!

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suzie_cue
June 9th, 2011 at 12:30 pm
Rihanna songs are all club bangers, im excited for her concert! Had our ticks for a few months now!

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