In a uncommon interview, J. Cole says he has real love for Drake and Kendrick Lamar and addresses why he apologized to Ok-Dot in the course of the center of their historic rap feud.
On Friday (March 20), J. Cole gave a uncommon interview with Apple Music the place he mentioned quite a lot of matters together with the success of his newest album, The Fall-Off, and the place he stands after Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s rap feud, which he bowed out of and apologized to Kendrick.
The North Carolina rhymer needed to make it clear that he nonetheless has real love for each Drizzy and Ok-Dot.
“I acquired real love for these dudes,” he stated throughout his hour-long sit-down with journalist Nadeska Alexis. “I hate to see the world sh*t on both of them in protection of the opposite.”
Elsewhere within the interview, J. Cole recalled his determination to apologize to Kendrick at Dreamville Fest in April of 2024 proper earlier than Drake and Kendrick’s rap feud kicked off. He stated that second got here to him only one hour earlier than he walked on stage realizing that his Kendrick diss observe, “7 Minute Drill,” was not how he personally felt in regards to the Compton rapper.
“It hit me an hour earlier than…as a result of, like, two or three days earlier than that, it was it was like, ‘Oh nah, this was horrible’ as a result of I felt like I misrepresented myself,” he defined.
“It is like swiftly I am giving life to division and to a detrimental to detrimental, uh storylines, or detrimental perceptions on any individual that I f**okay with and acquired love for. Any individual that I like cared about,” he continued.
“So an hour earlier than it was like, ‘A-ha!’ Like yo, in a really loud method, you recognize, on a really public discussion board in your album, you stated some s**t you did not consider in. Now you bought a chance to go on an even bigger discussion board…and say one thing that you just consider in. And in that second, I am like, ‘Thanks, God,'” he added.
J. Cole’s interview could be considered in its fully down beneath.
See J. Cole Speak About Drake and Kendrick Lamar and Why He Apologized to Kendrick
See J. Cole’s Full Apple Music Interview
