The brewing battle between Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole already fizzled out earlier than both MC took the gloves off. Cole apologized for dissing Lamar on the “7 Minute Drill” observe throughout his Dreamville Competition efficiency on Sunday (March 7).
DJ Akademiks took problem with J. Cole stepping away from the lyrical combat with Kendrick Lamar. The Rumble streamer repeatedly slammed the North Carolina native on the X social media platform as his mea culpa went viral.
“J. Cole apologized to Kendrick Lamar. WTF happening in rap. N#### violated [you], [you] retaliated and [you] apologized. Kendrick could be proper, aint no Huge 3. It’s simply BIG HIM. WTF,” Akademiks tweeted on Sunday evening.
J. Cole’s “7 Minute Drill” served as a response to Kendrick Lamar’s verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That” single. On that track, Lamar distanced himself from the so-called “Huge 3” of rap which additionally contains Cole and Drake.
“If Drake [apologizes] to Kendrick Lamar, I’m achieved with rap. Imma cowl and solely hearken to nation music,” Akademiks additionally posted. He later added, “Drake might need to diss J. Cole only for [the] f**ok of it. How the hell we in a combat and [you] apologizing to the OPPS? WTF.”
As well as, Ak wrote, “The Huge 3 any further is Drake, Kendrick Lamar and Future. J. Cole [is] eradicated from all Hip-Hop conversations. Apologizing for dissing a n#### who violated [you]… is just not Hip-Hop.” The Off The File podcaster went on to tweet about Cole a number of extra occasions all through the evening.