{"id":61002,"date":"2026-03-20T21:35:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T21:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/j-cole-says-he-has-genuine-love-for-drake-and-kendrick-lamar\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T21:35:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T21:35:40","slug":"j-cole-says-he-has-genuine-love-for-drake-and-kendrick-lamar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/j-cole-says-he-has-genuine-love-for-drake-and-kendrick-lamar\/","title":{"rendered":"J. Cole Says He Has Genuine Love for Drake and Kendrick Lamar"},"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>\n<p>In a rare interview, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/j-cole\/\" target=\"_blank\">J. Cole<\/a> says he has genuine love for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/drake\/\" target=\"_blank\">Drake<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/kendrick-lamar\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kendrick Lamar<\/a> and addresses why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/j-cole-apology-dont-blame-him-kendrick-lamar\/\" target=\"_blank\">he apologized to K-Dot<\/a> during the middle of their historic rap feud.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday (March 20), J. Cole gave a rare interview with Apple Music where he discussed a variety of topics including the success of his latest album, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/j-cole-the-fall-off-album\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>The Fall-Off<\/i>,<\/a> and where he stands after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/drake-kendrick-lamar-diss-songs-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\">Drake and Kendrick Lamar&#8217;s rap feud,<\/a> which he bowed out of and apologized to Kendrick.<\/p>\n<p>The North Carolina rhymer wanted to make it clear that he still has genuine love for both Drizzy and K-Dot.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I got genuine love for these dudes,&#8221; he said during his hour-long sit-down with journalist Nadeska Alexis. &#8220;I hate to see the world sh*t on either one of them in defense of the other.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in the interview, J. Cole recalled his decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/j-cole-dissing-kendrick-lamar-lame\/\" target=\"_blank\">apologize to Kendrick at Dreamville Fest <\/a>in April of 2024 right before Drake and Kendrick&#8217;s rap feud kicked off. He said that moment came to him just one hour before he walked on stage realizing that his Kendrick diss track, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/j-cole-kendrick-lamar-7-minute-drill-song\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;7 Minute Drill,&#8221;<\/a> was not how he personally felt about the Compton rapper.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It hit me an hour before&#8230;because, like, two or three days before that, it was it was like, &#8216;Oh nah, this was terrible&#8217; because I felt like I misrepresented myself,&#8221; he explained. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s like all of a sudden I&#8217;m giving life to division and to a negative to negative, uh storylines, or negative perceptions on somebody that I f**k with and got love for. Somebody that I like cared about,&#8221; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So an hour before it was like, &#8216;A-ha!&#8217; Like yo, in a very loud manner, you know, on a very public forum on your album, you said some s**t you didn&#8217;t believe in. Now you got an opportunity to go on a bigger forum&#8230;and say something that you believe in. And in that moment, I&#8217;m like, &#8216;Thank you, God,'&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>J. Cole&#8217;s interview can be viewed in its entirely down below.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center\">See J. Cole Talk About Drake and Kendrick Lamar and Why He Apologized to Kendrick<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center\">See J. 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