J Cole and Drake have a strained relationship at this point. At least, professionally. The two rappers spent most of 2023 in buddy mode, with multiple collabs and tour dates under their belt.
Then, Kendrick Lamar showed up and caused a rift. Drake went to war the the good kid, and Cole decided to bow out and flip sides. J Cole's list of collaborators since the whole "Big Three" battle went down is notable.
Most have been artists who were explicitly anti-Drake during said battle. ASAP Rocky , Future and Metro Boomin , and now, Daylyt. J Cole and Daylyt linked up for the excellent song "A Plate of Collard Greens" on September 23.
The song sees both emcees dropping stellar wordplay, per usual. J Cole's verse, however, seemingly has multiple references to Drizzy. The Dreamville founder goes on an extended riff about the King of Pop, Michael Jackson.
An artist that Drake has compared himself to multiple times over the years, with the most notable example being on his J Cole collab, "First Person Shooter." The collab even allowed him to tie MJ for most number one singles by a male solo artist. Read More: Kid Cudi Claims J Cole Ignored His Request To Collab On A New Song "Dangerous as the king of pop, how well they spin your block," J Cole spits.
"No moves, minimal, smooth criminals." The rapper has boasted about his status as the greatest in the past, but he's never tipped his hat to MJ in particular. The next line also applies to Drake.
"The whole gang doin' insane amount of lean,.