J. Cole says he already regrets Kendrick Lamar diss

J. Cole has expressed remorse for responding to Kendrick Lamar’s diss this previous weekend.

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In March, Lamar took photographs at Cole and Drake – the three of whom have been dubbed the “large three” referring to the three rappers who’re thought-about to be the best mainstream rappers of 2010’s hip-hop.

Kendrick Lamar fired verbal photographs at Cole and Drake on the observe ‘Like That’, which was shared as a part of Future and Metro Boomin’s new collaborative album ‘We Don’t Belief You’. Lamar seems as an uncredited visitor on the tune and raps: “Fuck sneak dissin’ / ‘First Individual Shooter’ / I hope they got here with three switches”. The point out of ‘First Individual Shooter’ is a direct name out to the J. Cole and Drake collab observe from the latter’s 2023 album ‘For All The Canines’.

This previous Friday (April 5), Cole surprise-released a brand new album, titled ‘May Delete Later’, which featured the closing observe ‘7 Minute Drill’. The observe noticed Cole responding to Lamar, beginning with “I bought a cellphone name, they are saying that someone dissing / You need some consideration, it include extensions.”

Cole continued: “I’m hesitant, I really like my brother, however I’m not gonna lie / I’m powered up for actual, that shit would really feel like swattin’ a fly / 4 albums in twelve years, n****, I can divide / Shit, if that is what you need, I’m indulgin’ in violence”.

On Sunday evening (April 7), J. Cole – who was performing a headlining slot at Dreamville Pageant 2024 – has publicly commented on the feud, saying onstage that he thinks his response on ‘7 Minute Drill’ was the “lamest, goofiest shit”.

J. Cole says he regrets dissing Kendrick Lamar on his new challenge 🤔

“That was the lamest, goofiest sh*t […] That sh*t don’t sit proper with my spirit” pic.twitter.com/2o7ggIK5hW

— Kurrco (@Kurrco) April 8, 2024

Whereas acting at Dreamville, J. Cole stated throughout a three-minute speech: “I simply dropped a brand new album proper? I’m so pleased with that challenge, aside from one half. It’s one a part of that shit that makes me really feel like ‘Man, that’s the lamest shit I ever did in my fucking life, proper?’”

He defined, saying he was pressured right into a response after Kendrick’s diss dropped: “Y’all heard that motherfucking bazooka that was dropped on the sport proper?… For the primary time I used to be examined. ‘Cuz I bought the world and my n****s like ‘What you gon’ do Cole?’. N****s wanna see blood and I used to be conflicted ‘cuz as a result of I understand how I really feel about my friends. These two n****s [Drake and Lamar] that I’ve simply been blessed to face beside on this sport, not to mention chase their greatness.”

“I felt conflicted ‘cuz I do know I don’t actually really feel no approach however the world wanna see blood… In my spirit of making an attempt to get this music out, I moved in a approach that I spiritually really feel unhealthy on me. I attempted to jab by n**** again and maintain it pleasant. On the finish of the day, after I take heed to it, and it comes out and I see the speak, that shit don’t sit proper with me.”

J. Cole continued: “I wanna say proper now tonight: ‘How many individuals suppose Kendrick Lamar is among the best motherfuckers to ever contact a microphone? Dreamville, y’all love Kendrick Lamar, right? As do I. I simply wanna come up right here and publicly be like, ‘Bruh, that was the lamest, goofiest shit.’”

“I pray that my n**** actually didn’t really feel no approach and if he did, I bought my chin out. Take your finest shot, I’ma take that shit on the chin boy, do what you do. All good. It’s love. And I pray that y’all like, forgive a n**** for the misstep and I can get again to my true path. As a result of I ain’t gonna deceive y’all. The previous two days felt horrible. It let me know the way good I’ve been sleeping for the previous 10 years.”

In the meantime, Drake – who this previous weekend performed his final date on a co-headlining tour with J. Cole – seemingly responded to Lamar’s diss late final month. Whereas onstage, Drake stated: “Lots of people asking me how I’m feeling… the best way I’m feeling is similar approach I need you to stroll out of right here feeling tonight about your fucking selves. You understand how I’m feeling? I bought my head up excessive, my again straight, I’m feeling 10 toes fucking excessive.”

He continued: “Irrespective of the place I’m going, there’s not a n**** on this Earth that may fuck with me tonight. And that’s how I need y’all to really feel. You will get yourselves gasses up, riled up and transfer to the longer term…Generally you’ve bought to acknowledge the errors you’ve made previously… and that’s what I need y’all to do.”