J. Cole Apologized To Kendrick Lamar For Dissing Him... This Is What I Learned As a Content Creator

[@AntonDaniels]

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[@killablackmambakbm7593]

I would be behind Cole if he didn't have years of verbal jabs at Kendrick. It was those jabs that Kendrick responded to along with the song with Drake where Cole took shots at kendrick. Cole needed to address those verbal jabs. Rap battle is a competition like boxing. You can't call out the top guy or 2nd guy then when they respond Say I don't want to fight.

[@CreekCityDave]

As a Ville native, Jermaine is embarrassing us. We're not asking for him to shoot Kendrick we just want him to compete. Rap. It wasn't that deep 😮‍💨

[@TheCookUpWithVonFreeze]

Facts

[@franklinbinns8329]

Agreed ...we want bodies wtf

[@tyestancil2783]

He took this WAYY too seriously, and in the process f'd up any good music that could have come from this.

[@jonathonstanford5791]

That man sound like he was running from all the smoke and wants only peace 😂😂😂😂😂

[@koolbreeze6303]

910

[@bmwayne68]

This is Hip Hop no excuses needed

[@RahkeemTalbert]

And now we look at the competition as quick submission They tappin' out before we even get a chance to miss 'em - KING KENDRICK 👑

[@EZIEKIEL26]

Black Friday🔥🔥🔥

[@zacdilligent6333]

🔥💨

[@johnbriscoe9022]

I respect that 1000%. For those who love Cole and knows him and his content musically, it shows.

[@McLovin-rp5od]

I have a feeling Kdot ain't gonna care about non of that shit ...bro about to crash out

[@Rebrandking]

he's gonna be on the new metro album

[@EZIEKIEL26]

He already crashed out like f rap, diss Melly Mel if he had to. 🤣🤣🤣

[@riccyoowee2268]

They acting like Kendrick ain't from Compton lol..he about to GO BRAZY🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@EZIEKIEL26]

@@riccyoowee2268 Facts

[@LV84CC]

Cole at peace with himself! I respect that!! 🙌🏾

[@redhunnid5142]

At peace KDOT had him tossing and turning at night from a diss song y’all Cole fans coping hard 😭🤣

[@user-xg6sx5ev9u]

If it was a rapper you didn’t like, you would be all over him

[@LV84CC]

@@user-xg6sx5ev9u how you figure i like j Cole? I hardly listen to rap anymore… i was a 90’s hip hop head

[@LV84CC]

@@redhunnid5142 I don’t listen to cole like that… i was rocking with Kendrick before he blew and don’t really care for rap like i use to so i don’t even know where you coming from with that statement I’m a 40 yo old man lol tf i look like being in my feelings over some rap shit .. Cole got emotional intelligence just because a black man apologizes or don’t want smoke Yall label people that respect what he did as “weak” or something wrong with them smh Black Friday was a classic

[@marathonmarley6550]

No I he not lol. He just said he feels goofy and he did something he’s not proud of lol

[@DT-ol7xp]

Love to see your peace brother, striving for that!!

[@BadgerWolf-19]

When Cole dissed Kdot albums I was like nah...Maad City, Pimp a butterfly, damn, and Big steppas saved my life too many times. Those albums were therapy and got me through my BS, MS, and license exams in engineering.

[@lordfriezachrist6546]

😂

[@dandon768]

Lmfaooo da glaze

[@BadgerWolf-19]

@@dandon768 take one to know one right? But it's all good I changed my family tree.

[@redhunnid5142]

Cole even knew what he said on that track was cap “To pimp a butterfly” is a masterpiece

[@Dipset415]

@@dandon7682 hands and whole lot of spit💯😭

[@jordancourse5102]

Imagine a beef turned into a collab album. 🤔

[@modzook]

Both can happen

[@stoplying2267]

What are talking about...Hip Hop has always been competitive, lyricists always want to show they are top tier Artists. As long as it stays about the music, its Entertainment!

[@OvahZealous]

Cole is my favorite rapper, and i appreciate how honest he is. I hate that he apologized as a rap fan because of the optics, but i appreciate it as a man.

[@GrayFebruary]

That diss track from J. Cole was his version of "Supa Ugly.". It didn't get the response he thought it would get, so now he regrets putting it out and apologizing.

[@peake-performer2259]

Nah, if everybody being honest he had and has way more... I HATE that he ended it, because it's hip hop competition, it wasn't that serious like real beef. It would have given us great moments. If you know Cole though, while you hate it you ain't totally surprised... "he got here off of bars not no controversy" ... and he's been given bars to us like nobody else since 2018... But now he if wants this to age well, he gotta go IN on that mic...

[@marathonmarley6550]

If that was his super ugly he needs to retire. Super ugly is just that. 7 min drill is like a love tap

[@LAtheKid5]

I commend J.Cole for this. Really shows his character and mindset

[@EZIEKIEL26]

No no no no! Cole said he was Ali. K-Dot said different. Cole tried to show and prove but it fell short. Now here we are. No apologizes because that diss track buzz was light. If that diss track had the internet on fire, even Drake would of came out of hiding to give cole his props, and Cole would of been hyping himself up even more. So let’s not.

[@LAtheKid5]

It’s not even about that. It’s bigger than rap, beef, and etc. He spoke on it at the concert. For me I liked it because it showed self awareness, maturity and accountability. Also this is a beautiful lesson to utilize to teach all of us as people and most importantly to the kids, the future. It’s shows us/them you don’t always have to fight, or succumb to peer pressure, and you can handle things a different way, that will leave you in a better place mentally and more. That’s what’s wrong with us now as a people, we always want to respond to something, clap back, etc. If we start doing more of the opposite naturally you can assume things will get better

[@EZIEKIEL26]

@@LAtheKid5 Bruh!, I get all that, but this is a career he chose. Everyone should get their spirit right, but he jumped out on the ledge. Admitting defeat and showing humility is commendable, I take nothing from him for that. BUT!, this is Hip Hop, it’s a lyrical battle. Kendrick went on a five yrs disappearing act in order to get his spirit right, and now he’s back to handle business. Maybe Cole should do the same? Shake hands afterwards.

[@franklinbinns8329]

yeah he soft....he ok with not being the #1 ...meanwhile he was saying he felt like Mohammad Ali...we all know now that he didn't mean that..

[@plaaaaaaaatinum1107]

Yeah soft as integrity and mindset

[@Kizz_97s]

Tbh I’m a fan of both so it is what it is🤷🏽‍♂️

[@don.3595]

Same🤷🏾‍♂️

[@machismotv]

this is a good take on the subject!

[@pvoapparelstore]

Know yourself he shouldn't have never responded If he really felt like that he should've never went in the studio 💯

[@AntoniosMoneyLab]

Yeah, that part.

[@juliustaylor9920]

Man the beef is old and played out. Maybe 5-10 yrs ago it wouldve been cool. Cole is 39, why would his old ass wanna beef? Id be tryna chill.

[@KINGDREX24]

He took credit for his mistake and we owned up to his mistake. That’s not what men do.

[@spiritualgangstallc]

Man fuck all that drama, I'm proud him! He know things can escalate beyond what is expected. If Pac or Biggie had even a little of J. Cole's spirit, they would still be alive today for the world to enjoy them!!! Good bless the child 🙏🏿👑

[@eib3137]

Give me a break this was strictly music and was never going to be anything other than that. This dude ran his mouth and tucked his tail when it was time to show an prove after that wack diss he dropped didn't connect the way he thought it would.

[@Cynique_savant]

Cole is too conscientious he always was, he made rap positive

[@waflestix346]

😂😂 he was begging for all the smoke the last 4-5 singles

[@redhunnid5142]

Bro been begging for rap competition for the longest and the moment someone challenges him he runs and tucks his tail I don’t care what nobody say this was soft asf man it’s rap you been calling yourself the greatest you feel like nobody can rap with you now let it sit and know a storm is coming that KDOT storm is wicked and he don’t want nothing to do with that storm

[@juliustaylor9920]

​@@waflestix346cole wasnt begging for smoke. He didnt ask someone to challenge him. He was saying he was good at rapping, and he's top 3.

[@waflestix346]

@@juliustaylor9920 only you believe that, buddy

[@jaywayytoofresh9670]

These Are grown men now not boys anymore they don't have to entertain us with Negativity 💯

[@t.7527]

Took the high road Anton. You my boy but I would love some apologies from you from time to time lol

[@tyestancil2783]

Somebody sat down and went humble

[@tscott9005]

Anyone that doesn’t understand Cole’s response hasn’t experienced peace. Also underestimate the power of music. Misery loves company and people are happy for destruction and misery but the first ones to want forgiveness and understanding.

[@wiltay100]

Bro! Anton totally disagree! He been the one talking sh*t for years! Now you wanna give him a excuse! Cole wasted our time!

[@16Rellis]

you a goofy

[@my-merethoughts5742]

Facts

[@stevoh5006]

This the beef nobody wants ID rather they make an album and create something great.

[@Dipset415]

@@stevoh5006bingo with features from nothing but lyrical dudes past and present💯🔥🔥🔥🔥💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

[@bigzachful]

@@stevoh5006 You get great tracks from rap beefs lmao…

[@MisterUrbanWorld]

I didn't know downtown Detroit looked this nice. I thought it was run down

[@inqc5797]

Damn even anton talking bout this... cole has let me down man 🤦🏿

[@shelby114h]

I’m conflicted with this situation. It’s the rap game but I can also understand evolving and not feeling right about something, but where was that feeling in your spirit when you wrote it?

[@juliustaylor9920]

So whether u think before u act or not, do u not regret some of the decisions you've made in life?

[@shelby114h]

⁠absolutely. I definitely see your perspective but a part of me makes me feel like there must’ve been more to this. The lgbtq community might’ve came after him or he probably really felt like it was regret but I doubt it and that’s my opinion.

[@shelby114h]

@@juliustaylor9920 👆

[@MilmidStudios]

Get a playlist going for POv urban exploration on the e bike 💯

[@Kyronetta]

He shouldn’t have apologized.

[@maxbmofficiel1269]

People disagree with JCole is the problem with this black culture. Love is seen as being soft and violence is seen as been strong….

[@ProofThatAstrologyIsReal]

It’s called being a man and competition nobody asking them to fight but hiphop is about battling

[@Hoyt.45]

False. The problem with rap culture not black culture is that Cole has contradicted himself by rapping about things that paint him as ready for war. So once he got into a position to show who was the better lyricist(not bigger gangsta) he folded. You can make diss songs and they can still be respectful as long as you keep it about rap. The fact that he went the disrespectful route 1st rather than just showing his creativity is what ate at him. So I can respect that he wasnt okay with the way he did it.

[@albertpullhoes]

we do contribute instigating knowing we dont reap any of the repercussions. we in the stands wit the popcorn

[@bigboy6593]

J cole been talking about being top 3 if we talking rap he would never be talked about the same 😂 get what you saying unc but this music cole would never be drake or kendrick! Is he even future? He gotta stop calming he’s the best and everyone else ass if he didn’t want to COMPETE shut up it’s like sports can’t say you the best and can’t compete with the top dogs! This MUSIC

[@Bugsysmooth]

Moments like this make me appreciate growing up in the 90s and early 2000s when hip hop was truly lit! Cole is a great rapper and I admire how at peace he is with himself but mannnnnn this is hip hop. It has and will always be highly competitive. Cole constantly mentions in his raps that he is the best so all Kendrick said was “PROVE IT” nobody is encouraging violence. This is just lyrical competition that is being kept on records. Battling has always been apart of hip hop since the very beginning. It’s time to showcase who you are and you punking out!!!!

[@DCD000]

Man he apologized cus the response to it wasn't what he thought it was going to be

[@mrlij6534]

they dont want it with Kendrick. people try to act like they are even or on the same level. kendrick is superior to these guys and they know it

[@IntelligentInsights876]

It's only music

[@tyestancil2783]

​@@IntelligentInsights876and musically, this apology from J.Fold just proved that.

[@IntelligentInsights876]

@@tyestancil2783 And life goes on

[@3RDEYEBRYAN]

Aye I appreciate you too Anton Salute Fam 🫡

[@abdulrahim2540]

Don’t have no choice but to respect how he feels.

[@RaySmith79]

This is why man dem are moving different. This is a new breed of youth. Now I understand why women are so masculine.

[@Unicornbabyy90]

COLE IS THAT GUY !!! GENUINE SPIRIT !

[@O.G.LIL-MAN]

Hell no he aint...he weak. He needed to stand on his square..it's friendly hip hop rivalry ..not a spat between rival camps

[@Duffield_World89]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🦋👍 I said j.cole and Kendrick Lamar beefing through music sucks they to great and inspirational to do that when you get to level of true peace in your soul is a blessing itself cole world and Kendrick Lamar salute ✊

[@tyestancil2783]

Sounds like a boring tune to me.

[@my-merethoughts5742]

Why are fans acting like J Cole has not been talking major shit in his verses and inviting this kinda energy in recent years? Why are there fans trying to baby him??

[@Duffield_World89]

@@my-merethoughts5742 j.cole and kdot lyrically are assassins he have been always spitting this way like he said he let someone put a battery in his back to make him respond to something that ain't worth it

[@davidoryiman2398]

This is hip hop we aint here for apologise let your talent ride for you,thats why we love Eminem and kendrick

[@BlackMarq20]

Talent can still be displayed and it doesn’t have to be beef. They were homies/cool and don’t have much to say about each other, so why lie and create narratives (as Cole said). He can still put out quality music.

[@Dipset415]

We don’t love no damn Eminem gtfoh😭

[@theofromzero544]

J Cole killed the game with this new album.

[@Dipset415]

If you know you know💯💯🔥

[@doommega]

im so happy cole did this. this was Historically Transformative and this Reveals where our people are at when it comes to the Climate of rap music.

[@mikestems508]

Love Kendrick and Cole I look forward to see them compete like men instead of like children

[@Neko2023]

So if a man choose to handle the situation the best way he sees fit for his life and peace of mind he's weak....hmm i wonder how many ppl with that mindset wishing they would have move different before they wreck their life. S... like this can get out of hand and get ugly real quick

[@blast4me754]

HipHop news always makes me feel like I'm back in high school.

[@juliustaylor9920]

💯💯💯

[@phillip5576]

J Cole played it smart. The drama stuff is no longer what it used to be. It's dangerous to be in a rap beef

[@DaveSincere]

I feel J. Cole. He ticked off he fell victim to peer pressure.

[@Bonkiepoo]

Taking the high road to further belittle your opponent is nasty 😂

[@JAYFULFILMZ]

I understand what j cole saying but Kendrick came out swinging, he had no remorse & didn’t care for the friendship they had so he should of held his grown but to back out like this is disappointing!

[@jeansmith291]

Yall invested more than Cole. Relax

[@my-merethoughts5742]

How...he's the one apparently losing sleep. I promise he'll lose more sleep tonight. lol

[@mosleyii]

Cole🔥🔥🔥

[@orlandisd]

Respect 2 J. Cole Man, Stood 10 Toes Dwn, 6 Ft But Stood High Like He 10 Ft Tall, In Front Of Thousands Of Fans, Alot Of Em Hungry For Blood

[@redhunnid5142]

J.Cole been begging for rap competition for the longest and the moment someone challenges him he runs and tucks his tail. I don’t care what nobody talking about saying he’s not this or that and he’s being positive. This was soft asf man it’s rap it’s a sport you say you the greatest then let me challenge you for that rap belt. You feel like nobody can rap with you now Kendrick wants to test that claim. Now you running and taking the positive guy approach. When you was just saying you’re indulging in violence. Nah Cole know a storm was coming that KDOT storm is wicked. Cole just didn’t want nothing to do with that storm he better hope KDOT doesn’t still drop a response.

[@DjBann]

Honestly I think most of use wanted to see some great battles, don't think it's nothing too deep, or should've been that deep. Just friendly competition.

[@mrace9836]

J Cole heard a snippet of the diss kendrick feat the Simpsons were about to release, and he tapped out😂

[@shimmerveli9535]

J Cole don't want no rap smoke. It's just rap if somebody diss you and you a "lyricist" you gotta get them back. Just when I gave Cole props I gotta take them back 😄

[@shelby114h]

Finally another black person that says Por-sha! They always correcting me Anton 😂

[@pwilliamsj5444]

Rap beef doesn't have a good track record. It's good to spar, but society doesn't know what sparring is. They want blood and we have seen enough blood. J Cole is in a different level of thinking and its should be respected.

[@DeeDub18]

This is Hip Hop, the culture was built on battling in the spirit of competition. F*ck all that other ish y’all trying to change the narrative to. Ish was weak Period!

[@FitblkmanMr]

The stoics say every thing doesn’t require your opinion

[@LilEddieRuffin]

That shit cool and all but everyone knew it wasnt personal. Dude dropped the vall when it mattered the most.

[@juliustaylor9920]

Nigga that sht is personal. The kendrick and drake beef was in its prime 10 yrs ago. So why is kendrick coming out of no where with this now, instead of doing it 5-10 yrs ago or when he dropped his last album.

[@EZIEKIEL26]

Cole said he was Ali. K-Dot said different. Cole tried to show and prove but it fell short. Now here we are. No apologizes because that diss track buzz was light. If that diss track had the internet on fire, even Drake would of came out of hiding to give cole his props, and Cole would of been hyping himself up even more. Cole better grab a flute and join forces with Andre 3 stacks for a collab at this point.

[@bravedave90]

The problem here is if Cole's response was as well received as Kendrick's verse, does anybody think he'd apologize? Nobody thought this beef was going anywhere past the mic. So, this idea of blood shed or, anything close to that is over dramatic. Neither verse was so hard hitting that it compromises either integrity or credibility anyway. But, this apologize magnified the diss. Now Cole lacks any credibility when says what he'll do to a (fill in the blank) ever again on the mic.

[@KISSMIBUT27]

How is dissing someone competition? That is why rap died the first time. MC Hammer brought it back commercially and rappers dissed him for who he was. No other music genre has as much degeneracy as rap music. Does Nas or Jay Z perform their diss songs? Why put more negative energy in the world?

[@tyestancil2783]

Do your research, then chime back in.

[@EpicForLief]

Please name a time in the history of rap/hip hop where it wasn’t competitive and artists didn’t “rap” against one another? I’ll give you a quick hint… never!

[@juliustaylor9920]

​@Usa-come rap wasnt founded on beef. The 1st rap song was in 79' the 1st diss song wasnt til 84'. Dissing and beef weren't the building blocks of hip hop.

[@EmeryDavis-s4v]

J Cole, Drake, Big Sean, Wale, Kendrick Lamar is the top five millennial 🐐 hands down

[@TripleGFTE1]

Real shit

[@bigdaddygoon828]

If J Cole don't want to battle in hip Hop he need to go do pop music or something when he can make all the kumbaya songs he wants

[@quintinjohnson6760]

When everything go pop music in a few years, we are going to look back and say J Cole played a major part in killing hip hop. He been talking greasy for years and backed out like a coward when his diss wasn’t good. Fighters usually hug each other after a fight because they respect one another. The people that don’t know hip hop will try to make this about something more than what it is.

[@juliustaylor9920]

Pop music is just "popular" music. Rap is thr most popular genre right now so rap is pop currently.

[@Born_Original]

We dont care about no of that sentiment shit not the time for that cole just aint like that this is strictly about rap & being competitive that's what the ppl want we can argue he let the fans down

[@cliffordwaight4638]

Well this is the new age of hip-hop. I really don't listen to hip-hop like that anymore. I'm more into our ambitions. I got older because I can't really deal with the new hip-hop. What is but if he felt like? He needed to apologiz. E just what he felt like doing. I'll still listen to his music twice For the year and Kendrick the same.Maybe 23 times I don't know

[@itrade4freedom]

Anton this is hip-hop man, J Cole said he was #1, and Kendrick said prove it. This is a competitive sport. Cmon my ninja 😂

[@wilbertbuchanan9264]

This ain’t a sport at all brother

[@juliustaylor9920]

Cole been proved it. That's why no one disagrees when he says he's top 3

[@jaydalegendsports]

cole got realize hip hop is completive the goal to compete not actually kill the dude ! sayless

[@juliustaylor9920]

Rappers do compete, thats why some fall off without even beefing

[@juliustaylor9920]

J cole is 39 years old. Why the fuck would he want to beef. Friendly competiton is when jay and em went back and forth on renegade. Not just coming out of no where and dissing somebody like kendrick did.

[@kmali01]

Thats y I always like JCole!!! My man!!!❤

[@EM1982-ki2ix]

So black culture not trash this time!

[@thegodblogger3812]

Fortunately

[@EM1982-ki2ix]

@@thegodblogger3812 🙌🏾 🤣 Republicans might not like this one! You showing black people making peace.

[@jq4846]

NO, HIP-HOP IS A COMPETITIVE SPORT IT'S LIKE GOING TO THE SUPERBOWL AND THEN SAYING NAH I'M GOOD. HE'S LOSING FANS, AND HE WILL BE IN HISTORY AS THE ONLY RAPPER TO EVER FOLD IN A BATTLE WHILE NOT EVEN GETTING ATTACK BACK, IT'S PITIFUL, IT'S NOT RESPECTABLE TO ANY MAN, EVERYBODY ELSE THAT SAYS OTHERWISE, I DONT RESPECT

[@theintellectualsoapbox4538]

Facts 💯

[@dovsdont1706]

He’s situationally aware enough drop a weak ass diss track then back peddle and apologize when it don’t hit. Where was all that love on first person shooter ? Cole was the one who said he wanted smoke with any and everybody now he wana cop a plea 🌚 that’s the weakest shit ever

[@stevoh5006]

Both disses were mid. I'm not sure what movie you're watching. Both of these men are rich Both have classics and Grammy. This was a weird beef anyway

[@dovsdont1706]

@@stevoh5006 if both disses were mid then why’d Cole surrender ? Why is like that the #1 song in the world if it’s mid ? If Cole was the one who fired first with first person shooter, why tap out afterwards? PATHETIC. One of the weakest moves in the history of hip hop battle rap.

[@furious5bills201]

I think j Cole is trying to finesse Kendrick,😂😂😅 he's playing mental gymnastics, Kendrick should respond two years from now to throw J Cole off😅

[@kingderald]

We love BOTH Cole & Kendrick. You all wanting this beef to last is WILD 😂. If you can’t apologize as a man, that says a lot. Really shows how toxic the world can be. Apologize move on and grow up.

[@BuyWithByron1]

Kendrick is a certified artist and spitter...

[@bigdaddygoon828]

Trying to compare some hip hop stuff to some KZbin stuff is a false comparison

[@roddsss9716]

j.cole boutta hit the BIG 40 next year kendrick is a young 36 j said ain got time to vibrate at yo energy i love you tho .. lmao

[@BONAFIDEBENJI]

Wat kinda bike that is

[@_GeeEast]

Real men apologize.

[@gregclark9733]

Cole just knew kdot catalog was better and thats all he had to diss Kendrick

[@moreycleveland2472]

I LIKE J COLE HE DID NOT WANT THAT BACK DRAFT FIRE/SMOKE FROM THE LIL BIG MAN FROM BOMPTON CA KENDRICK LAMAR NO CAPPING

[@Infinityworld92]

Lets keep it real that song just didnt hit like he thought it was gone hit lol

[@EmeryDavis-s4v]

I love hip hop. J cole shouldnt had apologized

[@bobbrofloski]

I respect Cole frfr

[@jussdoughjustin3893]

Why they always want legends to war? 2pac biggie etc

[@jovanFilm]

J cole u tha goat🎉

[@chriscash360]

Damn the whole world turning soft smh.

[@smokajoy8617]

I understand that everything he said was a 🧢 I agree

[@C.S.SpiritualbEe]

BrIGht 💡💡(Biblically IntelliGent, Smart) Compton, Bompton, California

[@yusiyola2011]

All we wanted was lyrical warfare. Actually thought this might be the first rap beef that stayed in the music. Guess we’ll never know.

[@kingchad333]

Multiple beefs stayed in music

[@Skywalker721]

The overwhelming majority of rap beefs have stayed in music because most rappers are not about that life. They just have homies that are.

[@ihatekrys3888]

Bro a corn muffin. Stay out the lane if you not bout that, from the get-go. So weird to backpedal and have his fans cheer for a man that dissed him

[@thegodblogger3812]

Crickets to your statement. Lame

[@tyestancil2783]

Nothing but facts

[@DaRkJ4ck]

not a k dot fan

[@ProofThatAstrologyIsReal]

Yeah jcole soft for this hiphop is battling it don’t have to be on no hit em up no Vaseline but if somebody diss u you gotta respond