On Monday night, some very shocking news was revealed to fans after Forrest Hill Drive rapper J. Cole participated in an MLKDay live stream, when Creed director Ryan Coogler spilled the beans that the Forest Hills Drive rapper secretly wed his college sweetheart. Although it was rumored some time ago that he and his longtime girlfriend, Melissa Heholt, had gotten engaged back in 2015, it appears that the St. John University graduates made it official.
In celebration of the MLK holiday, Cole was front and center during a live stream in New York City with Coogler and the two touched on a variety of topics, including wedded bliss."How did getting married change you?" he asked, according to E! News. The rapper was definitely caught off guard by the question being that he had been mum on the topic of the engagement and revealed a shocked expression to Coogler saying, "Oh what is that, G my man?"
Cole appeared flustered and taken aback but was a good sport about it as Coogler mentioned, "I never interviewed somebody before, was that off limits?" Cole's lighthearted reply, "yea that was like one thing not to do," he expressed emphatically.
J. Cole just got forced to admit that he's married at #MLKNOW pic.twitter.com/qH301f8Txa
— Only Hip Hop Facts (@OnlyHipHopFacts) January 19, 2016
Despite the line of questioning, not much more was revealed by way details surrounding the duo's big day. However, what we do know is that is was a long time coming for the couple who have been together for the past 10 years after first meeting at St. John's University in Queens, New York.
Of late it appears that the rapper has much to celebrate, as the HBO special highlighting his sold out Forrest Hill Tour aired at the top of the month. Not to mention rumors of a secret project between Cole and Kendrick Lamar being in the works.
