{"id":53055,"date":"2026-02-05T17:06:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T17:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/j-cole-surprise-drops-new-birthday-blizzard-26-ep-hosted-by-dj-clue\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T17:06:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T17:06:11","slug":"j-cole-surprise-drops-new-birthday-blizzard-26-ep-hosted-by-dj-clue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/j-cole-surprise-drops-new-birthday-blizzard-26-ep-hosted-by-dj-clue\/","title":{"rendered":"J. Cole Surprise Drops New &#8216;Birthday Blizzard &#8217;26&#8217; EP Hosted By DJ Clue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/artist\/j-cole\/\" target=\"_blank\">J. Cole<\/a> has released a brand new EP out of the blue, confirming <a class=\"underline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/news\/j-cole-new-mixtape-fall-off-jadakiss\/\" target=\"_blank\">rumors<\/a> that he had more than just a new album on deck.<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by mixtape kingpin <a href=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/artist\/dj-clue\" target=\"_blank\">DJ Clue<\/a>, <em>Birthday Blizzard \u201926<\/em> features four fiery freestyles from the Fayeteville rapper who turned 40 years old on Wednesday (January 28).<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by the rugged, no-frills energy of \u201990s and \u201900s New York hip-hop, the EP finds Cole flexing his razor-sharp rhymes over classic beats like <a href=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/artist\/the-notorious-b-i-g\" target=\"_blank\">Biggie<\/a>\u2018s \u201cWho Shot Ya?,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/artist\/diddy\" target=\"_blank\">Diddy<\/a>\u2018s \u201cVictory\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/artist\/the-lox\" target=\"_blank\">The LOX<\/a>\u2018s \u201cMoney, Power &amp; Respect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Birthday Blizzard \u201926<\/em> is not just a display of impressive penmanship, though; Jermaine Cole gets plenty off his chest on the brief but braggadocious project.<\/p>\n<p>On the opening track \u201cBronx Zoo Freestyle,\u201d the Dreamville leader addresses the backlash to his apology to <a href=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/artist\/kendrick-lamar\" target=\"_blank\">Kendrick Lamar<\/a> in 2024 following their brief back-and-forth on \u201cLike That\u201d and \u201c7 Minute Drill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI used to be top seed \/ The apology dropped me way out of the top three \/ No problem, I\u2019m probably my best when they doubt me \/ Watch me,\u201d<\/em> he raps.<\/p>\n<p>Cole also says: <em>\u201cThe top ain\u2019t really what I thought it would be \/ And so I jumped off and landed back at the bottom \/ And restarted at a level where I wasn\u2019t regarded as much \/ Just to climb past \u2019em again and tell \u2019em all to keep up.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Birthday Blizzard &#8217;26. hosted by DJ Clue? \ud83e\udd76\ud83e\udd76\ud83e\udd76<br \/>4 new freestyles available now on <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NS7VjMFmQs\">https:\/\/t.co\/NS7VjMFmQs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2N7JoHMtp6\">pic.twitter.com\/2N7JoHMtp6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 J. Cole (@JColeNC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JColeNC\/status\/2016310114823622747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cGolden Goose Freestyle,\u201d which borrows <a href=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/artist\/black-rob\" target=\"_blank\">Black Rob<\/a> and The LOX\u2019s \u201cCan I Live\u201d instrumental, hears the North Carolina native weighing in on some of the (alleged) shenanigans that have plagued the rap industry in recent years.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cA lot of rappers make dough then be prone to lose it \/ For crumbs, dumb n*ggas sold their soul to Lucian,\u201d<\/em> he spits, referencing the Universal Music Group boss Lucian Grainge. <em>\u201cUniversal distribution but I own the music \/ Best n*gga still breathing, leaving no confusion.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He also sets his sights on ghostwriting and streaming bots, rapping: <em>\u201cN*ggas cheating and I won\u2019t excuse it \/ If I said it then I wrote it, stupid\u201d<\/em> before adding: <em>\u201cIf the streams say you\u2019re winning, why your tours is losing? \/ When the math ain\u2019t mathing, of course you\u2019re juicing \/ That means the bots is boosting, cut the tough guy image it is not conducive to breathing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, on \u201c99 Build Freestyle,\u201d J. Cole shows major love to his Dreamville signee and occasional collaborator <a href=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/artist\/jid\" target=\"_blank\">JID<\/a>, who is coming off a banner year thanks to his critically-acclaimed, Grammy-nominated album <em>God Does Like Ugly<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIf hip-hop is back, JID should chart platinum \/ Anything less than that it means y\u2019all capping,\u201d<\/em> he declares. (It\u2019s worth noting that the Atlanta rapper has racked up a string of platinum and multi-platinum plaques in his career, albeit for his singles and big-name collaborations.)<\/p>\n<p><em>Birthday Blizzard \u201926<\/em> is exclusively available to purchase at J. Cole\u2019s website, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefalloff.com\/digital\" target=\"_blank\">TheFallOff.com<\/a>, where fans can stream and download a copy for a minumum of $1.<\/p>\n<p>The quickfire project serves as a warm-up for Cole\u2019s long-awaited final album <a class=\"underline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/news\/j-cole-fall-off-disc-2-track-2\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Fall-Off<\/em><\/a>, which is set to arrive on February 6.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>J. 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