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J Cole Apologizes For Kendrick Lamar Diss Track

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J Cole apologizes for Kendrick Lamar diss track after he included it in his newly released project, Might Delete Later.

J Cole says he “felt terrible” after releasing a song aimed at fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar last week and has promised to remove the tune from streaming outlets. Cole’s song, 7 Minute Drill, was a response to Lamar’s verse on the popular tune Like That, in which the star asserted his dominance in the rap game.

Cole responded by saying Lamar had “fallen off like the Simpsons” and that his current album was “tragic”. On Sunday, Cole apologized for his “lame” and “goofy” response.

“I ain’t gonna lie to y’all, the past two days felt terrible,” he told a crowd at the Dreamville Festival in North Carolina. “I damn near had a relapse” .

He begged Lamar’s forgiveness, calling the song a “mistake,” and expressed his desire to “return to my true path.”

The war of words began last year with the song First Person Shooter, in which Cole claimed that he, Drake, and Lamar were the current “big three” names in hip-hop.

Lamar took exception to the description. In a heated stanza on the song Like That, he declared that there is no “big three – it’s just big me”. He went on to describe Drake and Cole’s strongest verses as “a light pack” and claimed to be Drake’s Michael Jackson.

Cole revealed on stage on Sunday that he had felt pressurized to create a comeback. “You’ve heard about the bazooka that was dropped in the game, right? Oh, I must have missed a thousand calls. “Texts flooded.”

Friends and coworkers were calling it “war time” and expressing their desire to “see blood,” he stated.

“I felt conflicted because… I know how I feel about my peers, these two [rappers] whom I’ve been fortunate enough to stand by… “But the world wants to see blood.” Despite his efforts to make the tone of his stanza amicable, the finished result “didn’t sit right with my spirit”.

He went on to compliment Lamar’s back catalogue, referring to him as “one of the greatest,” and hoped he hadn’t offended anyone. “And if he did, I stuck my chin out. “Take your best shot, and I’ll take it.” Cole went on to pledge that 7 Minute Drill would be removed or updated on streaming providers. It is on the album Might Delete Later, which is appropriate enough.

Rappers taking back their controversial songs after they’ve been released is uncommon, but it does happen. Cole is actually not entirely unfamiliar with the phenomenon at this point.

When Cole’s career first began in 2011, seasoned New York MC Canibus dropped a song titled J Clone in which he called out the rising star for being disrespectful.

However, he released an apology video 48 hours later, declaring, “Hip-hop has spoken up loud and clear, it’s a ‘Cole world’ right now, and you’re reigning champ”.

“I apologize for going too far and accept full responsibility for my conduct. It seems cheesy, simple-minded, and just plain wrong. I adore hip-hop too much to use it as an excuse for my conceit.”