We have a response ladies and gentlemen. J. Cole is the first to respond to the mighty Kendrick Lamar since his viral verse on Metro Boomin and Future’s “Like That.” Even better, this diss track appears on J. Cole’s surprise new album Might Delete Later. After a series of now-deleted vlogs of the same name, the Frankfurt, Germany-born MC is giving us an extra treat before The Fall Off.
Treat does not even begin to describe how massive a moment this is for hip-hop, as Cole did not hold back one bit. “7 Minute Drill” is not actually that long but is instead a possible reference to lyrical exercises the Dreamville rapper put himself through to continue to improve. According to Genius, these were brought up in The Off-Season documentary. Cole was certainly locked in for “7 Minute Drill” because there are bars o’ plenty.
Obviously though, everyone is going to talk about how this track is dedicated to responding to K-Dot directly. Honestly, we are here for the chatter because J. Cole has some cold disses for him, as this hip-hop civil war ramps up. “My text flooded with the hunger for a toxic reply / I’m hesitant, I love my brother, but I’m not gonna lie / I’m powered up for real, that s*** would feel like swattin’ a fly / Four albums in twelve years, n****, I can divide / S***, if this is what you want, I’m indulgin’ in violence.” This is just a small taste of what he had teed up for Lamar, so you will have to check out the song for yourself above.
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