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On Wednesday (Oct. 9) night, J. Cole opened up about his resolution to remain out of Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s feud on “Port Antonio.” The shock drop was shared solely to his Instagram and YouTube accounts, just like what the opposite “massive three” rappers have been doing in latest months.
“I pulled the plug as a result of I’ve seen the place that was ’bout to go/ They needed blood, they needed clicks to make they pockets develop/ They see this fireplace in my pen and suppose I am dodgin’ smoke/ I would not have misplaced a battle, dawg, I might’ve misplaced a bro,” Cole admitted. “I might’ve gained a foe, and all for what? Simply to achieve some mo’/ Props from strangers that do not obtained a clue what I been aimin’ for?”
Again in April, Cole waved the white flag and apologized for dropping “7 Minute Drill,” his response to Lamar’s visitor verse on “Like That.” Throughout 2024’s Dreamville Competition, the Born Sinner creator stated, “I pray that my n**ga actually didn’t really feel no means, and if he did, my n**ga, I obtained my chin out.” The document, which appeared on Would possibly Delete Later, was pulled from streaming providers that very same month.
Elsewhere in “Port Antonio,” the North Carolina native addressed his “First Particular person Shooter” collaborator immediately. He spat, “They are saying I am pickin’ sides, aye, do not you lie on me, my n**ga/ Then begin one other warfare, aye, Drake, you will all the time be my n**ga/ I ain’t ashamed to say you probably did loads for me, my n**ga/ F**okay all of the narratives.”
Cole teamed up with Metro Boomin and Future for April’s “Crimson Leather-based,” adopted by him uniting with ASAP Rocky on “Ruby Rosary” in September. Drake despatched pictures at each the beatmaker and Harlem rapper on “Household Issues,” through which artists like The Weeknd, Rick Ross, and Lamar additionally caught jabs.
“Port Antonio” was preceded by an enormous characteristic run from Cole, together with collaborations like Tee Grizzley’s “Blow For Blow” and Tems’ “Free Fall.” See reactions to the brand new music under.