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A few days after igniting the rap world with his response to Kendrick Lamar's diss on "Like That" with his own fiery track "7 Minute Drill," J. Cole took to the stage at the 2024 Dreamville Festival to address the controversy.
"I'm so proud of that project except for one part," he told the crowd. "There's one part of that s**t that make me feel like, 'Man, that's the lamest s**t I ever did in my f***ing life,' right? And I know this is not what a lot of people wanna hear. I can hear my n***as up there being like, 'Nah, don't do that.' But I gotta keep it a hunnid with y'all."
He continued: "But at the end of the day, when I listen to it...and I see the talk, that s**t don't sit right with my spirit. That s**t disrupts my f***ing peace...in the midst of me doing that...and trying to find a little angle and downplay this n***a's f***ing catalog and his greatness. I wanna say right now tonight, how many people think Kendrick Lamar is one of the greatest muthaf**kas that ever touched a f***ing microphone? Dreamville, y'all love Kendrick Lamar, correct? As do I."
He later announced his decision to remove the song from streaming services, a move that sparked backlash from fans and the hip-hop community.
Cole's latest full-length album, "The Off-Season," dropped back in 2021. Since then, he's released the aforementioned mixtape "Might Delete Later" and his collaboration with DJ Drama and Dreamville, "D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape." Cole has also featured on tracks with Drake, Lil Yachty, J-Hope, Smino, Lil Durk, and Bia, among others.
