THE US Number One sensation J. Cole will be at the Bristol O2 Academy on November 24 as British fans get a chance to see the star on a double-edged tour.

Firstly he will be doing his own headline tour, followed by a shorter tour supporting the UK's man of the moment Tinie Tempah.

J. Cole is the first signing to Jay Z’s Roc Nation label and the 24-year-old North Carolina native is turning his back on the champagne popping, auto-tuned bling of current times, and making a long awaited return to real hip hop. With a return to a more raw sound comes promise of a new day in hip hop music. His first album went straight to the top of the Billboard chart with the highest sales for any artists so far this year.

The surrounding hype and driving momentum behind Cole is impossible to ignore – both stateside and here in the UK. The video for the huge track 'Who Dat' amassed in excess of 4.6 million VEVO views in three weeks and has racked up over 57,000 UK youtube views; quite a feat for any artist but especially for one who hasn’t even released an official single yet.

He embarks on his first ever headline UK tour in November to celebrate the release of his debut album ‘Cole World: The Sideline Story’.

The November dates are: FRIDAY 11 LONDON ELECTRIC BALLROOM SATURDAY 12 BIRMINGHAM INSTITUTE SUNDAY 13 CARDIFF SOLUS MONDAY 14 SOUTHAMPTON UNIVERSITY TUESDAY 15 O2 SHEPHERDS BUSH EMPIRE FRIDAY 18 O2 ACADEMY LIVERPOOL SATURDAY 19 O2 ACADEMY SHEFFIELD SUNDAY 20 MANCHESTER ACADEMY 2 TUESDAY 22 CAMBRIDGE JUNCTION THURSDAY 24 O2 ACADEMY BRISTOL SATURDAY 26 NORWICH WATERFRONT In addition to his headline tour, Cole has been announced as tour support for Tinie Tempah as he embarks on his first ever UK arena tour in October and November. Dates are: October MONDAY 31 LIVERPOOL ECHO ARENA November TUESDAY 1 NEWCASTLE METRO RADIO ARENA THURSDAY 4 LONDON O2 ARENA FRIDAY 5 BOURNEMOUTH BIC SATURDAY 6 BIRMINGHAM LG ARENA SUNDAY 7 MANCHESTER MEN NOVEMBER 8 CARDIFF MOTORPOINT ARENA