J. Cole addressed a few things on “Let Go My Hand” off his new album, The Off-Season.
On the track, Cole takes fans on a trip to memory lane about a fight he had with Diddy in 2013. J Cole raps,
“Kept a tough demeanor on the surface but was mostly just pretendin’/And luckily my bluff was workin’ way more often than not / But sometimes a ni*ga pulled my card, tryna expose me for a fraud/And with my reputation at stake, I was scufflin’ just to save face/Couple wins, couple losses/Some broken up too quick to call it/My last scrap was with Puff Daddy, who would’ve thought it?/I bought that ni*ga album in seventh grade and played it so much/You would’ve thought my favorite rapper was Puff/Back then I ain’t know shit, now I know too much.”
Take a listen:
The situation happened at the MTV Video Music Awards. A Complex source claims a conflict erupted after Diddy confronted Kendrick over his “king of New York” comments on “Control.” When Puff allegedly tried to pour a drink on Kendrick, Cole stepped in, and the situation got physical between everyone.
Social reactions; take a look:
8 Years later we finally get confirmation Diddy & J.Cole did fight. pic.twitter.com/oEpHVf6lwe
— Baker (@BuzyBakerr) May 14, 2021
j cole when he saw diddy messing with kendrick pic.twitter.com/wl9UXzWC0m
— daniel 🇺🇬 (@8Fourteen) May 14, 2021
Twitter notifications waking Diddy up about an 8 year old fight with J Cole pic.twitter.com/ABFslRjJiW
— MaltLiquorPapi (@LowkeyBrilliant) May 14, 2021
J Cole when he saw Diddy pour his drink on Kendrick Lamar pic.twitter.com/CtnHD978Hv
— NYNE (@NYNEproblems) May 14, 2021
A rare picture of J Cole standing up for Kendrick when
Diddy disrespected em. pic.twitter.com/sgvzLOwe41— mashdemello1 (@mashdemello1) May 14, 2021
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