Why J Cole Apologized

J cole said sorry to kendrick

[@Khipher]

Tbh, I’d respect it if J. Cole came out and was like “yeah I just didn’t wanna be on Drake’s side tbh” 💀

[@luiz_fuego]

he been working on the fall off…that album better be the new hip hop bible

[@703Heat]

Best take

[@lukeroberts2541]

By standing down, I believe that he did show his allegiance

[@Monroehutchison]

@@lukeroberts2541lol hitman holla bar stand down or be the next ninja I stand over.

[@STAB_HIS_ASS_AGAIN_]

Then the plan,might not work

[@cristinap9298]

J Cole doesn't hate Kendrick so it wouldn't make sense to pretend to hate and attack a guy he actually respects. He got all deep about it, but I think he just doesn't care enough about looking "soft", which is respectable and as we know now, the smartest move he could've made. Drake on the other hand, cares very much.

[@johnnysalery7383]

That’s what I’ve been saying! Cole doesn’t have beef with Kenny, but half the world wants him to because they’d rather see two MCs go at it. Drake on the other hand is too insecure and let himself think he could go toe to toe with a seasoned wordsmith (Which considering how well it worked with Pusha T, we knew how this would go)

[@mybestnugget7514]

Wonder why Cole dissed Kanye to promote an album then if he’s all about peace and respect

[@vo7414]

@@mybestnugget7514 Kanye doesn't get enough smoke for the shit he says imo (granted half of it is prob while he's manic but still). Peace and respect doesn't mean you gotta be mute.

[@ranbummerz729]

​@@mybestnugget7514he was right about Kanye. His verse aged like fine wine

[@vizer4904]

@@vo7414he lost a billion dollars?

[@BabyRho]

J. Cole made the right move because he thought at first that they were going to beef over wrap and battles but Kendrick and Drake wanted to make this a personal vendetta and J. Cole backed out as he was like this is a personal for me 😂 and decided to just let those two Duke it out on their personal and not get caught in the crossfire, smart man

[@theorderofthebees7308]

True

[@jenelcameron4664]

Exactly like people don’t understand that this isn’t just for fun and jokes and clowning, this shit is sooo damn personal that I think it ain’t funny no more just sad and devious. Do not wrong j Cole for stepping aside and exit fast.

[@mybestnugget7514]

He was scared of lyrical smoke from Kendrick. He only wants beef with special ed rappers like lil Pump and post mental break Kanye. He told fans he couldn’t sleep at night, and apologized to Kendrick out of pure fear

[@BabyRho]

@@mybestnugget7514 think what you want but that shit was person and Cole like peace. This is the man that will pull up on anyone and will talk it out.

[@LeGiTKnifeZ]

You mean, rap?

[@DavidRealMusic]

Best Jcole take, been saying this from the start, no fear just wasn't right with his spirit.

[@Mbowman223]

SCARED

[@TheWitherlingTV]

Of what? This rap beef turned into taking shots at family, not love for the game lol ​@@Mbowman223

[@jaylawre]

​@@Mbowman223cope

[@JDflight24]

Nothing worth your inner peace especially when you’re on record saying I don’t have a reason to really beef with this guy but at the end of the day, it’s quite literally just music.

[@peterlk3276]

@@Mbowman223 When you act on ego you a little boy. You become a man when ego no longer controls you. Don't be the guy who is so worried about looking like a bitch that he dies because of it. You need to look deep inside and learn how to seperate your ego from yourself. Ego wants you to think that you are the best and you are important but it lies to you. When you think you are the best you cant learn from anyone so you dont grow. When you think you are the most important person you disrespect others becuase you think you are owed more respect. This whole mentallity of "stop being a punk", "stop being a bitch" then growing an ego that is so shaped by an emotion of needing and fighting for respect is actually toxic and gets alot of men stuck in life controled by their emotions. Tell me who the real loser is, the man who is able to walk away after being disrespected? or the man who cant control himself when disrespected and acts on emotion?

[@sethgaston8347]

Yeah he was also very civil with Lil Pump after having their dispute. In the song Fire Squad, J Cole makes a scenario wherein he snatches the Crown of the rap game, and rather than placing it upon his head, he destroys it. Ending all competition and establishing an even ground among M.Cs. It’s a pretty apt show of his character, he’s not a fighter; he’s like Rap Yoda.

[@stryfelyfe01]

Rap Yoda is the most apt description of J Cole ever! 😅

[@gs2484]

People were mad at J Cole because they didn't get the anger and destructive behavior that they wanted. Verbal violence is still violence.

[@videocee]

This the one. One thing people love to see is the fall of a icon.

[@esmooth919]

​@@videocee"The only thing people love more than a hero, is to see a hero fail, fall, die trying. Despite everything you've done for them, eventually, they will hate you."

[@esmooth919]

I was one of the few who was not at all mad at J Cole for apologizing. I'm convinced that he didn't even believe what he was saying about Kenny on 7 Minute Drill. And he already said he didn't wanna do it. So I commend him for taking the mature way out. Besides, Kenny was on a mission to slay the gold-hording, child -consuming dragon that was Aubrey Drake Graham.

[@RomaroBrandon]

At first I thought J Cole apologizing was lame because he always said he wanted smoke and when it finally came he bailed. Then a lot of people explained why he backed out and it made sense but I still thought J Cole apologizing was lame even though I respected his decision. Then Kendrick Lamar and Drake started to get personal and I would like to apologize to Jermaine Cole for thinking he was lame because he made the right decision by bowing out.

[@adolfoduarte3719]

Makes you lame for apologizing to J.colr

[@RomaroBrandon]

@@adolfoduarte3719 you can't even spell his name right so STFU

[@iidajohnson1613]

Cole's merely acting his age and a lot of people (including Adam 22) were expecting him to just behave like a stereotypical, reactionary, egocentric rapper. At this point of his life (late 30's) it's way less likely and even when he was being provoked back in the day for the sake of fame by the younger generation J.Cole never stooped to their level. If anybody sees their apology to Kendrick as a sign of fear, than they're just as immature and surface-level as the fans of those unprovoked clout chasers who dissed him in the past. It is just as clueless as getting on board with the whole "eff J.Cole" movement in the first place.

[@DavonDepp]

J Cole understood the Hip Hop Avengers mission. It was about the imposter that didn’t belong in tier.

[@mybestnugget7514]

J Cole is buddy buddy with the “imposter” though

[@GE0attack]

Well thats his personal stuff not you to tell him what he should or shouldn't do​@@mybestnugget7514

[@damingonwax]

I remember preaching the Gospel of Jermaine Cole to my little brother while we worked at Taco Bell…glad he came around eventually

[@kenez4488]

Preach!

[@connectingwiththeblind2287]

Jesus is king

[@nkanyisoinnocentkhwane3752]

I dunno what kinda witchcraft Kendrick put in Meet the Grahams, but i understand why Cole couldn't sleep

[@jo-eo9ld]

Wasn’t witchcraft, it was righteous wrath 😵‍💫

[@chxrlzchucky7509]

Je apologized b4 any of that ever happened lol

[@bobtheman6996]

Family matters better

[@JaySanchez-qm6fd]

​@@bobtheman6996😂

[@Kevy808]

​@@bobtheman6996 lol better than what?

[@TheTopStarz]

The fact that so many people who were disappointed in him apologising, are now collectively realising and understanding that it was probably the right decision, that says a LOT about the battle between Kendrick and Drake, and also JCole being smart enough to remove himself from the situation cause this would’ve been unnecessary stress for him

[@quepasass]

Honestly I think you're right 😭 he's been known to be a chill person AND he has been supporting kendrick since early days, even fought diddy for him and they're besties too, someone probably gave him the heads up that kendrick's stuff with drake is pure loathing and not in any way friendly and he doesn't want any of that in his life.

[@lulutango]

J Cole is the wisest man in rap for sure

[@ReadyorNot811]

I love me some J Cole

[@BryanMatthew-ys4dw]

Same but Shame that Drake hostage j Cole as Drake ghostwritter

[@RoxyReyes]

Ty for saying this. It's crazy seeing how quickly people flip on someone.

[@dzaesonp8599]

People keep shitting on him just because they want competition in the rap game, but brother and sisters, this escalated beyond a friendly competition and it was looking like that in the start, kendrick and drake has things to settle, J Cole hopping in is unnecessary interference, they have to air things out, the pressure is high.

[@Peepeemaker]

Your uploads are honestly the highlight of my day

[@mkmj688]

I was half way in and damn near forgot j.cole apologized to k.d 😂😂😂

[@N0bodyn01]

Literally the only explanation anyone needs is this one. And dude literally gave it masterfully.

[@BlacGumz318]

Ok I felt that "...not honest with his Spirit so he apologizes."

[@kingace6186]

As very long time Coleworld fan, I wasn't surprised by his apology that much. Way back when Lil Pump was dissing Cole, Jermaine cooked him on 1985, THEN met up with him to do an 1 hour long podcast about ethics, career, and the future. Cole is a big part on why Lil Pump got his life together (he's now sober, healthier mentally & physically, and now more thoughtful about his future).

[@easygreasy3989]

Please don't stop with ur content. U got me bingeing ❤❤

[@Vinny_P]

Even after the like that cole and Kendrick still were in contact it's just one of kendricks artist who are close to cole told him to take a step back cause it's personal kdot even has 10 diss songs for drake all those songs even not like us was was made in one hour

[@cherrygurlize]

Jermaine Cole as "Rap's Yoda": "Do what you believe must be done" Kendrick Lamar: NOT LIKE US Aubrey Graham: 😢

[@raymanandeze]

Still number 1 in my big 3, as a fan it hurt at first and maturity is understanding Cole took the high road while Kendrick took everything straight to hell 😭😂😂😂

[@johnpaton4246]

smart times the smartest thing to do is look soft but survive

[@nobullzone8394]

I'm from Fayetteville I will always rock with J Cole but Kendrick Lamar is the goat both of them are critical thinkers and when they open their mouth they're actually saying something especially when it is applied to Black Culture and the struggles that we go through in our communities #ADOS

[@PandorasFolly]

Your combination of succinct explanations and excellent delivery, especially the emotional tone of those involved, is as informative as it is entertaining. It's like watching that one bro who could really tell a story if bro had buckled down and practiced the craft. 5 out 5 no notes. Keep it up.

[@tiaflies]

J. Cole seems like a chill guy

[@AgentSephiroth]

Im glad I found this Legends channel, bro's narration is on POINT

[@crowz6247]

This situation has me caring more about hip-hop than I have in a long time, and I hope this is the direction it goes. Drake is part of a dying breed of Diddy-like megastar abusers. Kendrick and J. Cole proving you can blow up and maintain integrity and independence.

[@jonahblock]

J cole is the real winner of this beef. im a huge fan of his now and i never gave him the chance before

[@lutaki7324]

good video man, luv the way u tell the story n how u convey it. j cole seems like (i dont know him) a cool dude thats rarely act immature. im so dissapointed when he didnt joined the beef cuz i just wanna see great mcs go head to head, but i understand throughly why hes doing it.

[@navalrajnikanth3214]

Cole has love for Kdot. It's not personal. He has always said if it's real beef, then only he will act on it. Plus, SchoolboyQ told him what exactly what Drake was up to, and this was going to get ugly, and you don't want to be standing with him.

[@isaacdebeila8085]

i said this after i saw the apology, J Cole aint no coward, it was just a bad look for the industry he is... to stand up for your beliefs at the highest level is tough, Cole had everything to lose saying what he did, but he still did it at the end of the day.

[@Finesseiona]

This channel is dope! The storytelling reminds me of Ray William Johnson

[@d3lan011]

J Cole just seems like the type to be unfxcked with. He can probably have folks hemmed up, but doesn't see the use in that energy.

[@jaacnalc82]

I like what you do. Subscribed

[@modwhiz]

Bro just keeps it real why start drama nun but love

[@kweenliquidwatasb360]

Great story teller. #new sub 🔥🔥

[@BTonTV]

Your videos are super entertaining, and your channel is going to blow up soon. Saying this before it happens 😁

[@Centipedestyle89]

This channel is a god send. Can you do the story about Aimo Koivunen

[@_BlackPaladin]

Yasss Xevi is on KZbin and showing up in my newsfeed 🎉

[@lookingfordrama01]

I LISTEN TO J COLE A LOT HE IS VERY POSITIVE IWAS SHOCKED EVEN DID A DIS SONG!

[@alikaagidi-jeffs9364]

I love these

[@redleader2211]

Anybody still criticizing J Cole given what's happened to Drake these last few days is legitimately stupid, or a salty OVO fanboy. Much respect to the man for bowing out of a fight that wasn't even his to begin with.

[@KiLlACaMrOn94]

Why can’t you criticize? Honestly? Questioning him as a man is legitimately stupid. Criticizing his getting in them bowing out immediately after a banger is an extremely head scratching decision. Drake is getting cooked publicly but, let’s not act like what Drake was saying to Kendrick didn’t affect him at all. I doubt he’s happy about the things Drake had said about him either. Cole should’ve realized before getting in, these mfs HATE each other. Brother thought he was about to spar and learned late that it was not going to be like that lol

[@majestymxnt7384]

@@KiLlACaMrOn94 That's exactly why it's dumb to criticize Cole for his decision lol you just reinforced his point. Them two hate each other. It was incredibly personal and more than just a battle between those two. Cole did not share those sentiments in emotion so he backed away from this one. It's also very important to note that ScHoolboy Q was the one who told Cole that he should probably back out of this one as it was gonna get real deep.

[@knowledgeseeker1528]

Sound reasoning, horrible execution. Criticism is fair as he brought it on himself. This is from a Kendrick fan.

[@Bosslikesosa]

This a classic 🔥🔥

[@SloMoMonday]

I love how you play reactions to JCole's size so I had to find photos of him next to other people. It's like he showed up to a street fight with a tank.

[@DaltonT187]

"Not honest with his spirit!" "It's, it's, it's, hmm (Mmm). Grippy."

[@QueMusiQ]

This composite may make me a fan. His beats made me so NOT a fan back early on. But he a grown man who’s above it. I can dig it.

[@1kjayy739]

Your channel is gonna blow bro keep goin

[@alfiejordan4081]

This is spot on bro.

[@ezmar777]

When jcole said he would smoke your favorite rapper he was talking about drake not Kdot, cole and dot are real friend innthe industry

[@KiLlACaMrOn94]

I didn’t have a problem with Cole backing out of the beef. I do have a problem with him apologizing and saying it was bad. You could’ve rode with Drake if you wanted to and never dissed Kendrick at all. I don’t view him negatively at all. He called his peace and, as a man, I can 100% respect that.

[@jimmyjohnjuan]

I agree. But I also think he either realized or was informed that this wasn't gone be a competition. And things behind the scenes was brewing

[@isifightergaming4191]

tbh, i was praying he don't get mixed with kendrick cuz we would have lost any chances of them collabing in the future.

[@generalzod5944]

What's your source on any of this? Pictures?

[@AiirxGeordan]

I don’t get why he’d do it in the first place. He said in a song that he wouldn’t have beef with a rapper unless it’s some real shit, and honestly Kendrick getting on a song and saying fuck the other two, I’m the best one, isnt something I’d be hard pressed over anyway. Plus, didn’t he say the same thing on the control verse that got drake pissy in the first place. On top of all that, cole respects Kendrick too much to do something like this half baked.

[@KillETM]

Yes Xevi lay that information on me

[@kingbred01]

No diddy right?

[@CatBvrrito]

No diddy...?

[@KillETM]

@@kingbred01 no, no diddy😏

[@SWOONYMOONY]

@@KillETM😥

[@kevinjobesmith9735]

Hey! How do you make these videos???

[@YSleepish]

goated content

[@Mbowman223]

JFOLD will never be a 🐐... 🤷‍♂️

[@vandzz4882]

Bro u might be the funniest story teller on KZbin

[@ccharlierun]

J Cole was smart and stepped aside when this started getting personal. Smart move on his part

[@Streetpharmacist88]

J. Cole hopped into the fray thinking it was gonna be a 1v1v1 for the best rapper out the 3 but Schoolboy Q let him know that haymakers were about to be thrown and to step aside.

[@deBrawnyo]

The thing I hate the most about this beef is that people are trying to discredit J cole as being a genuinely good artist just because he doesnt wanna take part in this. I've even seen some people claim Drake's a better rapper than Cole just because he responded and Cole didn't. People love to claim that J cole was afraid of Kendrick but I believe he simply moved out of the way because he didnt belong in this beef. Even IF cole decided to seriously battle kendrick, it wouldn't have been the same as kendrick vs drake, Drake got cooked because he had those skeletons in his closet which were used as a weapon against him, J Cole is not the same as drake so claiming that J Cole got scared because he knew what was going to happen to Drake is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard.

[@Sourdcuo778]

As an “atheist” or agnostic or whatever who knows plenty about Christianity and also loves rap, it’s interesting to me to see people like J Cole and Kendrick manager their career as rappers while managing their lives as Christians. And adding this to it out of nowhere is really a shock to see but I think there were definitely signs.

[@rj5801]

J Cole and Kendrick are similar souls. Kendrick likes friendly competition and creating, Drake doesn't like competition if it wavers attention elsewhere and Cole just wants to create.

[@jbleach23]

I respect him for getting out when he did

[@SIMBOLUMIN]

Out of the three Kendrick is my favorite. But I won’t lie. Dropping an entire album as a diss response was legendary. Then we peacefully bowed out. Massive respect for that.

[@FRAGResourceTTV]

J Cole is the G.O.A.T

[@Demonboy007]

I just imagine J Cole and Kendrick talking in-between the moments before Doomsday and just wondering how serious things really were. Once he got the memo, he was like "Nope. That is not my fighting technique." He thought it was gonna be Control, only to find out it was No Vaseline.

[@BlxxdLeaf]

Adam would be the "ah geez" type xD

[@wellhellothere1785]

Wow very insightful

[@DannyMJ34]

dude never really wanted to respond, he just felt pressured into thinking he had to because everyone around him wanted him to

[@johnp5250]

I grew up in The Bronx in the 90's The music industry beef was always on the lips of everyone I was around. Never was interested til now

[@MalikEmmanuel]

Honestly, I think someone let him know that this one is bigger than hip hop.

[@user-in4wo6mn2x]

I love J Cole❤❤❤

[@subcinctus]

beautiful

[@msthang5366]

That made love J Cole more.

[@tribopower]

What people don't realize is that J understand the rap game better than 99.999999% of people in the universe... he saw what was about to happen months in advance... gotta respect that

[@styl_propr]

And that's that.... 💯

[@TestChannel1111AM]

This man is like KZbin Jesus. He can see through everything.

[@theironsmith1]

The smartest (I, mean, wisest) man out of all this rap beef in 2024 has to he J.Cole

[@TarotTEE724]

I love it!

[@CartOfTembo]

😂😂😂bro makes anything sound fun

[@edwardsl0524]

u got the wrong video linked on the short

[@_NoHandle_]

What I didn't understand were the fans of J Cole who _knew_ about the history between Kendrick and Drake and how far back their beef went and yet they *still* wanted Cole to join in the battle. There are videos dated several years back, detailing the disdain between Kendrick and Drake. It's weird that Cole's fans would want their favorite rapper getting involved in that.

[@andrewwigley745]

J Cole probably thought it was just gonna be little competitive rap battle between the “big 3” lol until he realized that this was SERIOUS business and something that he really shouldn’t even be involved in. Calling him lame for realizing that is ridiculous. It was the smartest most sensible thing he could have done in that situation.

[@GE0attack]

There a video i saw about j cole talking about how his words and actions have consequences linked to it so hes very careful about it. His mistake was going with the flow thats it but when his conscience came back he realised whats truly happening and said my bad guys.

[@Flipside_Tumelo]

Your content 👌💯 if u were my history teacher I wouldn't bunk your class

[@pro_154]

I honestly just think j Cole didn't want to potentially deal with street ish

[@asherealey4911]

Y’all should listen to the end of fire squad by J Cole he said he would do something like this back in 2014

[@christothecore3038]

Heard there might have been more at play here with Schoolboy Q

[@Dr-Dre]

The second he heard them talking about each others kids & the pedophilia & domestic abuse allegations, He knew this beef wasnt for him lmaoo

[@jordanbell2468]

I mean I hear you …for me …I hope the message is at 40 yrs old it’s never too late to stop pretending , cause for 10yrs you capped in all your raps … and in my opinion competition is healthy and is a spectrum soo you don’t have to fake it to make it .

[@indra_vrtrahan]

"Pretty Tall Guy" is too real of a statement, dude is 6'3. Dont let detail that slide over your head.

[@sawt1981]

He did a grown man thing about it.

[@maki9396]

"Does he look angry?" 😂

[@titansshallreturn5894]

J was chill guy and dissin wasn't his style anyway I respect that