J Cole caught a lot of flack for his handling of the Big Three beef. He dropped a diss record against Kendrick Lamar , then took it back. He took it off streaming platforms, and apologized to the rapper during Dreamville fest.
Fans didn't know what to do. Cole was criticized for not having the stuff to complete with Lamar and Drake . It didn't help that he followed up the whole fiasco with a bizarrely horrible verse on Cash Cobain's "Grippy.
" Don't worry, though. J Cole is back to clear things up. J Cole dropped a new song titled " Port Antonio " on October 9.
The only warning he gave ahead of time was that he cleared his Instagram. He wiped everything he'd posted before, and kicked off what looks to be a new era with an electric single. "Port Antonio" is a quality listen through and through, but the verse that has turned the most heads has to do with Drake and Kendrick Lamar.
He sets the record straight on why he sat the whole conflict out. "I pulled the plug because I seen where that was about to go," he rapped. "They wanted blood, they wanted clicks to make they pockets grow.
" Read More: Fans Think J Cole Dissed Drake On New Daylyt Collab And Here's Why J Cole saying that would have been enough to quiet fans. But he kept going. The Dreamville veteran said that he didn't want to lose friends over a beef, and prioritized his personal life over his professional life.
"I wouldn't have lost the battle, dog, I would've lost a bro," he asserted. "I would've gained a foe, and all .