J. Cole’s debut mixtape The Come Up has been uploaded on streaming platforms.
The 2007 project’s release also coincides with the launch of Cole’s new audio series, Inevitable, the first episode of which focuses on The Come Up.
The Dreamville artist took to Instagram on Monday (November 18) to share the news about the mixtape and its cover art.
J. Cole is entering the podcast world with a new “limited audio series” in which he will look back on his journey to Hip-Hop success and unveil some unreleased tracks.
The podcast, dubbed Inevitable, was announced on Sunday (November 17). Cole will be at the forefront of the podcast, with production and direction from his manager Ibrahim “Ib” Hamad and Scott Lazer.
“In this raw and reflective limited audio series, Jermaine Cole takes listeners on an unfiltered voyage through his life, career, and personal evolution, using both released and unreleased music to guide the story,” a statement reads.
“Through conversation with Ibrahim Hamad and Scott Lazer, Season 1 finds Cole recounting his journey from his early days as a young, aspiring rapper to finally seeing his dreams become a reality, despite the many hurdles and pitfalls he faces along the way.”
Big Daddy Kane is a huge fan of J. Cole and puts him above Drake and Kendrick Lamar when it comes to lyricism. The Juice Crew rapper recently sat for an interview on The Art of Dialogue podcast where he was asked about his position on who’s better between the three.
“I’m actually more of a J. Cole fan, honestly,” Kane explained while comparing him to Drake and Kendrick Lamar. “I think he is probably, you know, the greatest lyricist of this era. He’s my personal favorite, you know, of all them cats.”
Ab-Soul has been in the game for quite a long time, but he just recently earned his first ever Billboard Hot 100 entry, thanks to his appearance on J. Cole’s “Pi.”
The track is part of Cole’s new surprise project, Might Delete Later. The mixtape raised eyebrows with the record “7 Minute Drill” where the Dreamville boss went after Kendrick Lamar. Cole later apologized and had the track removed from streaming platforms.
Cole’s diss was a response to K-Dot’s lyrical assault on Future & Metro Boomin’s No. 1 hit “Like That.”
Kendrick Lamar recently stirred up the internet when he appeared to diss Drake and J. Cole on “Like That,” a record off Future and Metro Boomin’s latest album, We Don’t Trust You.
Fans were quick to scoop an old interview of K Dot praising Drizzy for supporting his musical come-up. “Drake is a real good dude, first and foremost,” Kendrick says. “He heard my music probably a year back, reached out and just gave me respect on it… It was a mutual feeling for us, us appreciating the music.”
He further opened up on how the Young Money flagship rapper called him up for his tour when K Dot’s career was still on the rise and how the relationship was characterized by a “great bond.”
Future and Metro Boomin unleashed their new collab album, We Don’t Trust You, last week and the internet is on fire because of it. On the track “Like That” that features Kendrick Lamar, the California rapper lyrically assaults Drake and J. Cole, and fans think Future also opened fire at the former.
This week, a fan on X claimed that Pluto and Drizzy are beefing over a woman, before Metro pushed back the rumors with the reply: “Yall n****s stop making stuff up for engagement and enjoy the music.”
Future and Metro Boomin lit up the hip-hop world last Friday with their new collab album, We Don’t Trust You. Kendrick Lamar is one of the features on the project and his verse has sparked discussions among fans as it captures the rapper dissing J. Cole and Drake.
“F*ck sneak dissin’, first person shooter, I hope they came with three switches,” K Dot flows on “Like That,” before adding, “think I won’t drop the location? I still got PTSD/ Motherf*ck the big three, n***a, it’s just big me/ N***a, bum, what? I’m really like that/ And your best work is a light pack.”
After the stint, a clip from last month has been making rounds where Cole speaks highly of Young Metro. “I was in the studio the other night and [Metro Boomin] was in there cooking up,” Cole says. “Everything is just like confident steps, you’re not judging it, you’re not thinking about it.”
Chalarmagne Tha God weighs in on Kendrick Lamar’s attack on J. Cole and Drake on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That,” a track lifted from their new album, We Don’t Trust You.
Per Chalarmagne, Cole is the one in a position to repel Kendrick’s lyrical assault. “That’s right, [I’m ready for this],” Charlamagne said during a recent broadcast on The Breakfast Club. “That’s right, Cole and Drake, they can’t take the high road. Kendrick’s been asking for smoke for years, since ‘Control.’ No, Cole’s the one that really needs to jump out, [not Drake]. ‘Cause you said you was Muhammad Ali and you got an album coming out. You the one that really need to say something.”
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