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J. Cole will make his highly anticipated return to music<\/a> later this year. <\/p>\n The Grammy-winning rapper announced<\/a> Wednesday that his long-awaited seventh studio album \u201cThe Fall-Off\u201d will be released on Feb. 6. <\/p>\n \u201cThe Fall-Off\u201d will be Cole\u2019s first full-length project since 2021\u2019s \u201cThe Off-Season.\u201d The album debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, earning Cole his sixth consecutive No. 1 album in the country. Additionally, \u201cThe Off-Season\u201d was supported by the hit single \u201cMy Life,\u201d has been certified platinum by the RIAA and earned Cole four nominations at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in 2022.<\/p>\n Cole announced the release of \u201cThe Fall-Off\u201d with a trailer<\/a> posted to the rapper\u2019s social media on Jan. 14. The clip captures Cole complete everyday activities while a narrator speaks about dealing with fame and escaping the spotlight.<\/p>\n \u201cEverything is supposed to go away eventually,\u201d the narrator says. \u201cEspecially in show business with famous actors or musicians. It\u2019s like, \u2018This guy used to be famous and then he fell off. What happened?\u2019 They want to point this, this and this and they made this mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n He continues: \u201cSo few people reach that level and yes, of course, it\u2019s not gonna last forever because somebody else has to take that spot and that\u2019s how show business has been forever. But no, they always want to say that guy fell off. They want to look down on him for going through the natural cycle of rising and falling.\u201d<\/p>\n A hard-hitting beat then enters the clip as Cole raps on an unreleased track. The cover art for \u201cThe Fall-Off,\u201d which features an old picture of Cole\u2019s disheveled studio setup, was revealed at the end of the clip as well as on J. Cole\u2019s Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n