Reacting to “Not Like Us” Historic Chart Run & J. Cole’s "Port Antonio" | Rap Life Review

[@ChrisDrops]

Drake didn’t really get jumped. It was more like he got slapped by a few people, he slapped them back, then Kendrick came in with a shotgun and blew his head off.

[@rayellkennedy5141]

😂😂😂 facts

[@jennlynn3236]

😂😂😂😂

[@blakfame9925]

Drake was not going to go 7 mins full diss too Kendrick. But too a lot of rappers and Kendrick too. We never had 1 on 1 battle 😂

[@osmosisbless]

And with each slap they told him the man with the shot gun was coming

[@LillieHall-Rone]

Drake won.

[@mikecolts21]

They on J. Cole’s head when Nadeska isn’t on the couch 😂

[@PM-pt9rg]

PAUSE sir😂😂

[@mikecolts21]

@@PM-pt9rg Cole world 😆

[@Stane686k]

It’s grippy

[@Rayebae738]

Kendrick said he way too paranoid for a threat. And stood ten toes down!!! Gotta love it!!! 😂. Cole could’ve kept his journal entry to Drake. 😂

[@mohamedfahad2364]

Cole is a coward snake. He noticed that Drake & his media glazers (Mal, Ak, Adam22) were laying the ground for Drake to attack Cole and hope for a comeback recovery after the beat down he took from Kendrick. Drake for a while has been poking Cole on social media. Cole saw the play, got afraid since he doesn’t wanna battle Drake coz he knows he owes too much to Drake and Drake could exploit that to son him. Cole is a hypocrite and a grandstander. That whole song was a love letter to calm Drake down and bribe him in not attacking him since Cole left him to dry in the dot beef, then collabed with Metro, Daylyt, Asap, Future. And to secure that Drake doesn’t aim him he made sure to put some sneak disses at Kendrick so Drake glazers and Drake can latch on to. Cole is the ultimate poser, hypocrite and coward. He has no hip hop backbone. He first dissed Kendrick with that trash 7 minutes drill. Then the track was badly received by the culture. He then quickly apologized and pulled the song to duck the incoming Dot smoke. So yeah all in all Cole is a coward who now is trying to rewrite history and gaslight us. Cole humble and wise persona has always been an act, to me. A whole personal Branding. I’m glad he put out that trash revisionist "port Antonio" coz he exposed himself to those who couldn’t see how much of a fake he’s always been.

[@michellewilliams5533]

Stop with the Drake was getting jumped narrative. Dude threw stones to each and every one of those people.

[@guillermomendoza1237]

Has also helped all those people lol

[@Nohypocrites]

It Doesn’t change the fact that they jumped him tho

[@WhyYouMadPussC]

But they did and they had to

[@leandroportillo1234]

It’s not a narrative. It’s what actually happened. Stop gaslighting.

[@michellewilliams5533]

@@leandroportillo1234 so you're saying Drake never said or did anything to these people? No subs on a recond? Nothing? Now you're gaslighting me 😆. He's lucky Serena's husband didn't send a shot back. He's been reckless

[@rcollins1106]

"Didn't know Humble was a diss" as a hip hop personality is crazy

[@GoogleAccount00]

Right 😂

[@AST-erisked]

At the time it was more of a debate between a sean or drake diss

[@jacobslinalx89]

​@AST-erisked, it's always been Drake. looking back, all of those disses were drake

[@Ophir_CJ]

Did Nadeska miss the episode on purpose?😂 😂

[@aatiti2011]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@---pd3dg]

lmaao

[@Averenaa]

yall saying that folks had stopped talking about the beef is craaaazy. Don't lie

[@kimzziereenee1638]

Case in point--NLU still charting and they are still commenting on it.

[@dudesupremeX]

This beef will talked about for generations. Ppl are literally still talking about 2pac and Bigs beef and it’s going on 30 yrs

[@leanthonysain4476]

Honestly, Not Like Us is more than a beef song for me. It sums up what I have been feeling about all these cultures for the past 10-15 years. They trying to take something they can't contain because they not like us. It doesn't even sound, look or taste right when others try to do us.

[@programme9363]

I'd love to see the world where Drake ran away like J Cole did. He'd never be respected ever again. Keep that same energy for J Cole.

[@paulanicolethomason7252]

Thank You.

[@rockymcgee1]

Word‼️

[@jennlynn3236]

Thank you

[@Philiqification]

exactly, I have more respect for Drake at this point

[@timy9197]

Drake has gotten away with way worse for years. Y’all play favorites.

[@rcollins1106]

Nah. Saying that the beef talk died down is crazy. It still gets brought up every week!!!!

[@mowainwright73]

Anything of substance relating to it was dying down. Granted folks were still trying to eat off it, but the time devoted to it as a topic has definitely been waning. More relevant, Cole's involvement wasn't really a thing anymore... most folks had "forgiven" the fold, and got back to heaping him with praise for features.

[@johnlennon3107]

​@@mowainwright73🧢

[@RoddyRodbb]

I was literally waiting for Nadeska's opinion on the J Cole song! Lol

[@felipetorres5772]

On everything I love ima be bumping not like us 50+ years

[@paulanicolethomason7252]

💯🏆💯 Plain & Simple.

[@tikiasmith3709]

The whole EP Dot dropped I'm bumping 50+ years. That was a flawless execution.

[@Aaliyahbaby19]

😂😂😂😂

[@QuasiDillaDOOM]

nah we gotta include 21 and cole as co-headliners for the its all a blur tour..... all of the other artists were solo headliners

[@MikeyBee-]

Every other tour was international as well!

[@chi.princess]

Yeah agree. Kendrick and Nicki’s tour were true solo headlined.

[@DionMckissack]

Cole has a new album coming that's why he did this

[@zactivitiesonly]

He didn’t say he WOULD have won the battle, he’s saying he wouldn’t have lost the battle, he woulda such and such. What ppl thought he would lose vs what he woulda lost

[@chi.princess]

Respectfully, he would have lost (and I think Cole is extremely talented)

[@TheMithVideos]

J Cole does not say he would have won the battle.... He basically says, if we got into it, win or lose, he would have lost a bro....

[@thetruth8567]

Oh brother please stop, y’all J Cole lawyers are twisting y’all selves in knots. He didn’t basically say that. He specifically said “I WOULDN’T HAVE LOST A BATTLE.” If you “wouldn’t have lost” then you’re implying you would have WON.

[@rayellkennedy5141]

​@@thetruth8567right 😂 they tryna rewrite history with J Fold 😅

[@morningdrivecoffeebreak]

@@thetruth8567 Absolutely! He throws rocks and then hides his hands.

[@GQ_totheWorld]

J Cole is a master writer. He knows exactly what words to use to get his point across. He could have easily said “even if I had won the battle I would have lost a bro”.

[@leratomonethi4265]

Revisionism on steroids. The audience ain't lame

[@AR215S.PHILLY]

I don’t think Cole was talking about shoes like this, he’s talking about AK, and thousands of KZbinrs that are literally building a career off of click bait drama!!

[@nathanielgarrett1608]

Miss quoting someone on a huge platform is crazy work

[@annayamona]

This was a funny episode! Loved the energy, keep it up guys ✨✨

[@rcollins1106]

I think that what Cole was saying that the fans and everyone was egging the beef AFTER Like That. Not before

[@rockymcgee1]

Y'all left out JCole went ON A feature run with people viewed as Aubrey's opps 🤷🏾..then came back talking about i still support you..FOH

[@soldiermarvinbackup]

Drake’s opps aren’t his opps

[@rockymcgee1]

@@soldiermarvinbackup I said "view as"...I didn't say they are ..

[@soldiermarvinbackup]

@@rockymcgee1 they’re technically his opponents if you think about it, they all don’t fw Drake at all

[@qaspanova]

@@rockymcgee1 He is saying Drake's opps aren't Cole's opps.

[@ismaelmartinezcastillo247]

They had those songs in the vault and dropped it because of that. Stop acting like Cole a snake when he's the opposite.

[@apa1151]

10:51 🤣🤣🤣 the voice

[@gabrielmadrid3313]

Ebro…he didn’t say he would have won the battle. He said he wouldn’t have lost the battle, he would have lost a friend.

[@Moccoz]

For grown men their lack on interpretation skill is kid level

[@Kisuke258]

You guys gotta get your comprehension up.

[@marcussr]

13:36 na this facts tho. My only thing with Cole. He went on tour with the man's then when they jumped him he fades back in the trees like Homer Simpson.

[@CHILEERAY]

Love the insight, the overall feel of the show. Great collaboration of talent and shows the class of Apple as a company. Love this show

[@carlo.notcarlos]

This episode REALLY needed Nadeska's sensibility & thoughtfulness. Cuz my God yall perception of Cole's song & position in context to the battle is skeeeeeewed AF!!!!! I'm mindblown by the fact that yall see it the way yall do. But i get it tho. 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@chi.princess]

He would have lost

[@roberttorres7439]

Y’all obsession for Cole is crazy guess he must be doing something right

[@capers84]

I can’t understand how nobody understands what he was saying with “I wouldn’t have lost a battle dog I would’ve lost a bro, I would’ve gained a foe…” From the first time I heard it I understood what he was saying with that. I’m starting to believe content creators are purposefully misunderstanding that line because it makes for better conversation and fits the more popular narrative at the moment. They all can be this dumb for real.

[@ToBeKing]

You can interpret that line in multiple ways, but I believe your interpretation aligns with his intention. The issue with J. Cole is that he frequently boasts about his ability to be able to dominate in rap beef. However, when the opportunity arises, he releases a lackluster diss track, faces backlash, and then backtracks by promoting peace. Now, he's attempting damage control by shifting the narrative, suggesting that the fans wanted the conflict, even though he initiated it with his 'Big 3' comments. He’s a talented slime ball

[@chrishenry5356]

Hope you’re having a great day Nadeska

[@SjavaMan27]

Ebro is the same guy who said 50 cent beefing with other artists was the reason for the decline of east coast hip hop.

[@roberttorres7439]

They bias simple

[@jddj8943]

Always been a fan of ebro, but the 2 other guys are horrible, they interrupt constantly just not to make sense, the DJ is worst loud for no reason never says anything worth saying

[@meeg2871]

What colour are you , are you Caucasian? The two brothers did not interrupt Ebro . Are you racist?

[@BigChef061]

That new Rome Streetz is 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@blackexcellencevisuals.]

That J. Cole song is perfect point blank for me that is.

[@goodmusicgoldenchild]

Vulnerability is a super power.

[@Philiqification]

hope Cole can learn to be sincerely vulnerable one day then

[@LB38X]

Yoooooo thanks for putting me onto bigXtheplug dude is fire I just streamed the whole album !

[@JKirk90NC]

J. Cole didn't claim he would have won; he stated he wouldn't have lost and acknowledged that he might have even lost a friend in the process... emphasis on the latter part bro

[@PedroCarvalho-ep7vs]

Maybe that's what he meant to say, but as a phenomenal lyricist we all know he is, he could have rephrase it in a clear way, cause the lyrics are "i wouldnt Lose a battle dog, i woulda Lost a bro" I get what u saying, but he literally Said i wouldnt lose the battle ... So there's that.

[@Thekid007]

@@PedroCarvalho-ep7vs Your school system failed you. comprehension was needed to understand what was being said

[@dask472]

Yea idk why people are not comprehending he’s saying the battle win or lose wouldn’t have mattered to him if he lost his bro in the process. he values his friendship more so it wasn’t worth it

[@Omiro030]

Imo Cole is purposefully being ambiguous when wording that “I wouldn’t lose a battle,…” scheme. He can no longer outright say he would’ve won. This retroactive being above beef is crazy tho... He jumped out with 7 min drill! He’s 39 and hella respected as a lyricist who’s peer pressuring him

[@paulanicolethomason7252]

He implied it. Too bad that was aspirational, at best. The man is fighting himself and has brought us into it. At his middle age, he's gotta move on. Move on.

[@maya.7012]

J Cowardly is a flip flopper that wants the GOAT crown without fighting for it or earning it by being victorious. No you don’t get the crown by just participating Cole.

[@MahoganyHues]

You can tell that J Cole was brought up by a white mother, they believe in participation trophies 😂

[@JustRyanFromNola]

14:21 most of these dudes, aren’t friends their business associates that have some things in common namely work. Most of these dudes left real friends behind and visit them in the hood or wherever they may be . Those relationships would be first priority. You all have the expectation for these people to eventually become enemies, which was always written this way. Even in New York with the parity involved in hip-hop , is still written where a lot of of these guys become enemies as they figure out who they really are as people. To keep it short , these people aren’t really friends, and society is starting to require something different of all of them individually as they are from themselves.

[@BlackNella]

I love listening to this man talking about how much he loves his kids!

[@seantantsi3387]

No offence, I love the edge that low brings onto the show, an alternative non-bias opinion. However, I think he would be 100% better if he prepared. By preparation I mean listening to music that’s being discussed on the show, and being slightly informed. He seems like a person who doesn’t regularly sway away from his regular rotation and taste. He is excellent tho, just a pointer. Love

[@Eyephere]

Translation: "I do this for money/" 03:52

[@marcussr]

7:50 I disagree with that. It's more of an acknowledgement that he could have lost a battle and a friend. "I wouldn't have lost a battle, dawg, I woulda lost a bro" not, I would have won the battle imo

[@jaylanbaker5559]

You’re trippin if you think jcole believes he would have lost that battle……

[@marcussr]

@@jaylanbaker5559 what he thinks is one thing, what he said is another 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@Philiqification]

@@jaylanbaker5559he doesn't believe it, he knows it, that's why he has to play this corny holier than thou angle, because when his chance came to prove himself he bowed out

[@jaylanbaker5559]

@@Philiqification you’re buggin lmao jcole is a better lyricist than kendrick. Foh 😂😂😂😂😂

[@jaylanbaker5559]

@@marcussr he said he wouldn’t have lost the battle… goofy

[@Fonzie_619]

ColeWorld 🥶🌎🖊️💨

[@keona3157]

Big X is killin it right now but i agree i need longer somgs

[@Artislife1992]

The disrespect for Dej Loaf is RIDICULOUS! 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

[@BornGiftedMusicGroup]

Drake getting jumped narrative is bs He dissed ross 1st He dissed rocky and riri multiple times He throwing subs @ dot So u can’t dictate how or when ppl respond

[@Abdullah-vg1uc]

He got jumped

[@deedeestherapy5878]

consistency does not equate to quality.

[@gamerla-jiah1388]

The internet definitely pressured Cole into the battle. He wasn’t aware of First Person Shooter being a thing against Kendrick.

[@user-mc3qv4pw1p]

how is a 40 year old man that talks the way he does on records, getting pressured by the internet

[@layiolayinka1591]

Oh he knew exactly what he was doing. A lot of people think the big 3 line on FPS was a compliment to Kendrick but moments later, he drops the spiderman meme line which removes Kendrick from the equation. Cole started it all!

[@gamerla-jiah1388]

@@user-mc3qv4pw1p he’s being pressured by the whole world to do something because of he’s the 3rd member of the big 3 and ESPECIALLY because he talks the way he does on songs

[@Chicago311zero]

🧢🧢🧢🧢 he knew

[@driannash4843]

With regards to the genre of hip hop changing and it’s classifications. This is happening within nearly every other genre the lines have been blurring for years . Think streaming platforms have a role in it

[@femthagreat]

Second week in a row where Ebro butchering Cole lyrics.

[@Valdoworld]

Love Yourz

[@Lefthadedbilly24]

Never heard a rod wave album and never will 🗑

[@icebergkay_]

Naah these guys flat out lying on Cole ! 😂 WTH did yall listen to the song ?! Where is Nadeska when you need her ?! 🙏🏾😂

[@steph5808]

21:36 THAT PART!!! Go to therapy‼️‼️

[@ayevisualz8726]

People say J.Cole lyrics are straight forward and surface level and yall still can’t comprehend them. Yall gotta do better

[@johnlennon3107]

it's honestly funny asf

[@Rachiraee]

80 cities equals 320 million? I don’t know about that.

[@zqei2358]

I mean this very seriously. Is there something wrong with the American education system. Didn’t you all learn comprehension

[@ertonwrightokeke4475]

My exact sentiment!

[@TheMithVideos]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 🙏🏾🫱🏽‍🫲🏾

[@WWEERROO216]

What Are We Missing? Elaborate…

[@stephonbenjamin8174]

@zqei2358 awaits your comment ... cause for days I have been racking my brain around a line that I think every blogger has gotten wrong

[@carlo.notcarlos]

Apparently most Americans don't read at an 8th grade level. & it shows more & more everyday. I'm learning the ppl that are in the highest positions, are the least intelligent of us all.

[@Hey_Wiinter]

I don’t listen to Rod Wave but my kids love him. That’s my daughter favorite artist. I took them to his concert and it was sold out and whole arena singing word for word

[@Its_Keo]

Everybody in the south rocks with rod wave heavy 🔥

[@Clacci38]

St Pete got something to say.

[@jaeshellz]

Drinking game: take a shot every time Ebro says “uhh”.

[@queeniyahdayday2600]

Finally 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@tmilite11]

Y’all really had this Cole convo with Nadeska 🤔

[@MikeL1650]

Rod Wave has a song called “praying grandmothers” we’ll always be blood brothers because of that 💯

[@jerumiles]

I want BigXthaPlug to win! Love that album! His sound gives big Texas sound!

[@gsheverything_2716]

Granted, j Cole is a basketball player too, so i guess he never plays hard against his friends

[@ProdByBaggz]

3:48 "YEAH" 👹😂

[@jp9526]

Kendrick just opened his mouth…

[@emmystyles4303]

Oh he’s wining a Grammy fr sure 👌

[@Aaliyahbaby19]

Pulitzer award 🥇 too right? 😂

[@KholSeason]

Never heard of X the plug may have to go listen

[@SoundsOfTheWild3]

Its not that complicated. Not Like Us was a big song and there hasn't been any competition this year.

[@MikeL1650]

Rod Wave Really that guy

[@matthewwilliam4031]

KING COLE

[@ToBeKing]

Cowardly Cole

[@devontei7671]

Yall knew when first person shooter you knew Kendrick was going to say something

[@JusAjFresh]

That Rod Wave album would have never come out if there was still artist development and OGs. That sounded like a local mixtape at best

[@DBlock216]

Rhythm Rap or Rap Blues is what we could call it.

[@Atl_Boi_73]

😂😂😂 When it's a fight on the playground, we want to see too.😂😂😂😂😂 Every gon join in chanting fight fight😂

[@kevinkubi1]

No Nadeska? Should I even watch…

[@Doll2018]

Where is Nadeska🤔♥️

[@miiinotaur]

Post the jean interview here

[@marcowebb5088]

😂😂😂 How are hip hop journalists getting that cole bar so wrong!? He didnt say nothing about winning 😂

[@Chicago311zero]

If you say you wouldn’t have lost that means you would have won. If it wasn’t his intention than lyrical miracle cole should of wrote the line more clear cohesive and concise

[@PALUSAMISI]

Fax on Facts on Phacts

[@cg219]

I feel like yall misunderstood those lines on purpose

[@capitalwinnie9820]

Rap is competitive, but America is even more competitive. We basically won against Canada. LOL

[@SilcT]

Stop the cap we new there was beef between drake and kendrick stop gaslighting smh

[@toxictruthreacts1164]

Now they acting like they weren't hyping up a beef lol. Y'all clowns man

[@rayy4pres194]

Start the video over and listen again cause y’all not listening

[@jemterkumaemmanuel104]

Cole should had and interview with y'all

[@Sk8forever]

That comment section gotta correct yall on the bars and keep yall honest. Cole good over here

[@rashidareeves78]

‘93 Getto Jam

[@aaronfelder8129]

RNB RAP should be the term for RAP SINGERS. Very simple. & it should in its on category

[@ChrisHtown]

I never heard a ROD WAVE song from beginning to end.

[@JCloudy258]

New rod wave's album is another Level, specifically 25

[@kimzziereenee1638]

Cole's Port Antonio is a lyrical masterpiece beautifully delivered. Its really a shame yall are purposely misinterpreting some lines in the song. He never said he would've won the beef! Cole was not blaming fans for the beef, but he did blast the INDUSTRY games to promote the beef. Lastly, Cole's fans and several in the media had been asking Cole to comment on his perspective Stop saying you love Cole--its just not true.

[@GoogleAccount00]

💯💯💯

[@NkosinathiMudau-bt1wk]

So Cole listened to his fans and the media is what you are saying? It's not misinterpreting lines, J Cole is a phenomenal writer and he's good at double and triple entendres, you think he wouldn't know people's reactions, when he said : I wouldn't have lost a battle, man I would have lost a bro." Come on. He knew what he did

[@kimzziereenee1638]

@@NkosinathiMudau-bt1wk If he thought he would’ve won he would’ve actually said that and it would’ve been a better bar ie. I would’ve WON THE battle but I would’ve LOST a bro. He said it the way he meant it-it was a lose lose situation for him and he definitely valued his relationship with Kendrick over a fake beef. Also, he very well knew how some people would react-hence the “dull faces and blind third eye” lines.

[@NkosinathiMudau-bt1wk]

@@kimzziereenee1638 bro, we're really gonna debate about an obvious bar? The dude actually says, he wouldn't have lost a battle, he would have lost a friend, and gained an enemy. Why did he talk about how good the fire in his pen is in the previous line if he wasn't stating that he'd be Victorious?

[@kimzziereenee1638]

@@NkosinathiMudau-bt1wk I have no time to debate with “dull faces”.

[@AJ_Greatskii]

For a certain group of ppl Dom Kennedy that goes crazy

[@Rodrickwashington-mf5dk]

Every one knew humble was a diss it wasn’t subtle

[@jordandoe8404]

Yea Nadeska was right the way yall speak on Cole ain’t no good

[@ronmoody3001]

IF U LISTEN TO THE WHOLE VERSE IT MAKES SENSE

[@Kaviman503]

I been saying rod wave was a country singer over rap beat lol

[@AJ_Greatskii]

Rod Wave got the best album not even close🔥🔥🔥

[@mateogotsquabbles]

Did nadeska take that shot from Hed too personal? 😂😂😂

[@DionMckissack]

Drake hit first it was just payback. He didn't get jumped. He got what he's been deserved for a long long time.

[@Abdullah-vg1uc]

Drake didn't hit first

[@DionMckissack]

@@Abdullah-vg1uc AB STAN

[@BigApplerealest]

@@DionMckissackand you a child