J. Cole reflected on his apology to Kendrick Lamar on the 'Bronx Zoo Freestyle' from his 'Birthday Blizzard '26' four-pack EP.
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“The top ain’t really what I thought it would be, so I jumped off and landed back at the bottom and restarted at a level where I wasn’t regarded as much, just to climb past them again and tell them all to keep up.” “I’m so proud of that project, except for one part,” he said on stage at Dreamville Fest in 2024. “Y’all love Kendrick Lamar, correct? As do I. So I just wanna come up here and publicly be like bruh, that was the lamest, goofiest s—t, and I say all that to say it made me feel like 10 years ago when I was moving incorrectly, and I pray that God will line me back up on my purpose and my path, I pray that my n—a didn’t feel no way.” He continued: “And if he did, my n—a, I got my chin out, take your best shot, I’ma take that s–t on the chin, boy. Do what you do. All good. It’s love!” The apology allowed Cole to sidestep a potential feud with Kendrick, which led to the Compton rapper and Drake battling in April-May of 2024.Tyler, The Creator Slams ICE & ‘Anyone That Voted for’ Donald Trump With ‘Paid in Full’ Scene After Hospitalization For Pneumonia, Ray J Says His Heart Is Beating at Only ‘25%’: ‘My Health Is Not OK’Watch Lady Gaga Cover Mister Rogers’ ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ in Powerful Super Bowl Ad Teaser. We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services. // This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google
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