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  • J. Cole’s Beach Is Better

    For the last month-plus, as the two biggest rappers in the game have gone to the mattresses, embroiled in a beef that’s only intensified (sometimes by the day, some days by the hour), social media has been speculating endlessly on one unanswered question: What the hell is J. Cole doing amidst all this? Hip-hop’s biggest superstars are hunkered down in hiding, family vans are being crushed, ugly allegations and accusations tucked in gorgeous flows over incredible beats are flying left and right,...
  • Big Daddy Kane Names J. Cole the ‘Greatest Lyricist of this Era’

    Big Daddy Kane is saluting J. Cole. With all of the talk about The Big 3, which no longer exists, Kane spoke with The Art of Dialogue about who his favorite is out of J. Cole, Drake, and Kendrick Lamar. “I’m actually more of a J. Cole fan, honestly,” Kane said. “I think he is […] The post Big Daddy Kane Names J. Cole the ‘Greatest Lyricist of this Era’ first appeared on The Source.
  • Black Thought Says He May Have “Scared” J. Cole From Producing Joint Project

    Black Thought is easily one of the best lyricists ever, so it would figure that many artists who’ve had chances to work with him know that their work is cut out for them. During a recent chat, the frontman for The Roots shared that he may have scared off J. Cole from working on a collaborative project. Black Thought, 52, was a guest on the This Week in White Supremacy podcast with host Dr. Jasiri X and discussed the journey of the Philadelphia star as a rapper en route to becoming a New York...