After J. Cole apologized for insulting Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent publicly reached out to him, and according to Fif, it was an urgent matter.
G-Unit General received news on Monday (April 8) that Cole controversially apologized to Kendrick on set at Dreamville Music Festival, after he seemed to take the other rapper’s step back from the feud Thoughts make you unhappy.
In addition to a screenshot of the North Carolina native’s comment, 50 people wrote on Instagram: “How do I miss this @realcoleworld call me [phone emoji] Now! “
See his post below.
It’s unclear if the two have actually spoken, but there’s been a lot of discussion online about how 50 Cent would view J. Cole’s offer, given his rap history with Ja Rule, The Game, Diddy, and more. Rick Ross.
One fan wrote in a post that went viral on No black eyes for Fredro Star, & taking Rick Ross’ kids shopping with Floyd for J. Cole, apologizing to Kendrick for the mid-diss song.”
In his much-publicized apology, Cole walked back his comments about Kendrick Lamar on “7 Minute Drill,” the closing track from his surprising new mixtape “Probably Deleted.”
“I’m conflicted because: One, I know my own heart and I know how I feel about my peers. I’m so lucky to be able to play alongside these two n-ggas in this game, let alone chase their greatness Already.” He was referring to his “Big Three” contemporaries K. Dot and Drake.
“So I feel conflicted because I feel like, man, I don’t even feel it. But the world wants to see blood. I don’t know if you can feel this, but the world wants to see blood.”
Cole went on to praise Kendrick, saying, “This shit disturbs my f—ing peace. So what I’m saying tonight is, while I’m doing it, trying to find a little angle and downplay this n–” gga’s fucking catalog and his greatness, I’d say tonight right now, how many people think Kendrick Lamar is one of the greatest assholes to ever touch a fucking mic? Dreamville, y’all love Ken Derrick Lamar, right? Me too.”
He continued: “I just want to come out here and say it publicly, man, that’s the lamest, stupidest shit. I say all this to make me feel like I was ten years ago when I was doing the wrong thing. .I pray that God will get me back on my purpose and path. I pray that my n-gga really doesn’t feel no good and if he does, my n-gga, my jaw comes out . Just do your best. I’ll take it, kid. Just do what you gotta do.”
Cole also said he plans to remove “7 Minute Drill” from streaming services, but as of this writing, the song is still available on Spotify and Apple Music.
The song was a response to Kendrick’s fiery verses on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That,” where he took aim at Drake and Cole.
