Fans aren’t entirely sure if J. Cole and Drake are still cool with each other after this year’s fight with Kendrick Lamar. However, a new batch of footage the latter posted on his website 100 GIGS suggests it’s still love. In addition, he included an old video that many fans may recognize, in which the “First Person Shooter” duo buys a batch of Coles Born sinner CDs at a New York Best Buy when it launched in 2013. Along with several other publicly available recordings, some fans cheekily wonder why the 6ix god is sharing this stuff from the archive when a quick YouTube search is just as effective. To make matters even more ironic, the video is literally on Cole’s page.
Still, that’s a petty and irrelevant argument if you want to add that to your Drake hater resume. All kidding aside, another example of this is his inclusion of a classic clip of Kanye West at OVO Fest 2013. In the video, Ye thanks the Toronto superstar for inspiring him and Jay-Z to Watch The Throne together, after the “pressure” he put on her and the rap scene at the time.
Drake and J. Cole go on a CD shopping spree
Elsewhere, however, it seems as though J. Cole may continue to remain a “MIDDLE CHILD” when it comes to Drake, a situation he found himself in in March and April of this year. Many fans mocked the Dreamville MC’s decision to retract his diss of Kendrick Lamar, putting him between two feuding peers. But ultimately, it’s probably the most humanistic, honest and respectable moment to come out of this whole saga. Regardless, the reason he may be stuck between two worlds again isn’t just his appearance on Future and Metro Boomin’s WE STILL DON’T TRUST YOUbut because of an alleged collaboration with A$AP Rocky, which will land on the next album of the creative from Harlem.
Meanwhile, all of these new drops from Drake (and attacks on his opponents) stand in sharp contrast to his rival Kendrick Lamar’s silence of late. According to some unverifiable sources, he might be dropping something soon, but that’s something we’ve been hearing all year, if not the decade. At least this whole situation didn’t seem to affect Drizzy and J. Cole’s relationship, if this re-uploaded Best Buy video is any indication. But some fans won’t stop their speculation until their relationship is clear as day.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares is a music and pop culture news writer for HotNewHipHop. He started as a weekend writer in 2022 and has developed an in-depth knowledge of hip hop news and releases since joining the team full-time. Whether it’s regular reporting or occasional interviews and album reviews, he continues to seek out the most relevant news for his audience and find the best new releases in the genre. What excites him most is finding interesting pop culture stories, as well as a deeper passion for the art form of hip hop and its contemporary productions. In particular, Gabriel enjoys the fringes of rap music: the experimental, boundary-pushing and raw alternatives to the mainstream sound. A proud native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, he also stays up to date on the archipelago’s local scene and its greatest musical exponents in reggaetón, salsa, indie and beyond. Before working at HotNewHipHop, Gabriel produced several short documentaries, artist interviews, venue spotlights, and audio podcasts on various genres and musicians. Hardcore punk and go-go music informed much of his coverage during his time at George Washington University in DC. His favorite hip hop artists working today are Tyler, The Creator, Boldy James, JPEGMAFIA, and Earl Sweatshirt.
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