J. Cole says he already regrets Kendrick Lamar diss

nme.com:

J. Cole has expressed regret for responding to Kendrick Lamar’s diss this past weekend.In March, Lamar took shots at Cole and Drake – the three of whom have been dubbed the “big three” referring to the three rappers who are considered to be the greatest mainstream rappers of 2010’s hip-hop.Kendrick Lamar fired verbal shots at Cole and Drake on the track ‘Like That’, which was shared as part of Future and Metro Boomin’s new collaborative album ‘We Don’t Trust You’.

Lamar appears as an uncredited guest on the song and raps: “Fuck sneak dissin’ / ‘First Person Shooter’ / I hope they came with three switches”.

The mention of ‘First Person Shooter’ is a direct call out to the J. Cole and Drake collab track from the latter’s 2023 album ‘For All The Dogs’.This past Friday (April 5), Cole surprise-released a new album, titled ‘Might Delete Later’, which featured the closing track ‘7 Minute Drill’.

The track saw Cole responding to Lamar, starting with “I got a phone call, they say that somebody dissing / You want some attention, it come with extensions.”Cole continued: “I’m hesitant, I love my brother, but I’m not gonna lie / I’m powered up for real, that shit would feel like swattin’ a fly / Four albums in twelve years, n****, I can divide / Shit, if this is what you want, I’m indulgin’ in violence”.On Sunday night (April 7), J.