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Report: Rapper J. Cole 'expected to play' for Rwanda in Basketball Africa League

Rapper J. Cole, whose new album "The Off-Season" is set to debut this week, is reportedly preparing to take the court as a professional basketball player for a team in the new Basketball Africa League.

According to the New Times Rwanda, Cole is in on the roster of the Rwanda Patriots BBC, and is currently in Rwanda.

#BREAKING: American rapper J. Cole @JColeNC is in Rwanda and could feature for local side Patriots at the upcoming Basketball Africa League.

The New Times has learned he is on the club's roster for the competition.