The rapper’s decision to retract the diss came after a candid conversation with Daylyt about his friendship with K-Dot
Daylyt recently opened up about a conversation he had with J. Cole following the release of Cole’s diss track “7 Minute Drill,” aimed at Kendrick Lamar. The track, which garnered significant attention due to its direct nature, was later deleted by J. Cole, with the rapper issuing an apology to Kendrick.
In a live stream with TDE affiliate Mackwop, Daylyt shared insights into the conversation he had with J. Cole after the diss track’s release. According to Daylyt, Cole admitted that the track didn’t sit well with him, and he didn’t want the situation to escalate further.
“He was telling me personally, ‘It ain’t sitting right with me. Me and Dot cool, we way cool outside of this music,’” Daylyt explained. “It’s like slap boxing – we slap box and you hit me too hard and when the fits start flying, it’s a fade. So that’s kind of how he looked at it.”
Daylyt further described how J. Cole reflected on his actions, saying, “I just feel like I shouldn’t have jumped out there like that. All he said was, ‘Big three is just me.’ I ain’t have to do a whole song. I could have just kind of been a little subliminal right back.”
Cole, recognizing the potential consequences of the track, decided to pull it from streaming platforms and apologized to Kendrick. Daylyt admitted that he was surprised by how quickly Cole made the decision, but praised him for being true to himself.
“It ain’t like he was scared to rap,” Daylyt clarified. “But the next day [he retracted it]. I ain’t think he was gonna take it to the stage like that, though. [But I commend him] for that.”
J. Cole recently touched on the beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake in his surprise release “Port Antonio,” where he explained his decision to step back from a full-blown battle. In the song, Cole expressed his desire to avoid escalating the situation and potentially damaging his friendship with Kendrick: “I pulled the plug because I seen where that was ’bout to go / They wanted blood, they wanted clicks to make they pockets grow.”
The entire situation highlights the respect and understanding that exists between these rap giants, as J. Cole chose to preserve his friendship with Kendrick over engaging in a heated battle.
