Esquire Breaks Down What Made J. Cole Apologize To Kendrick Lamar For Dissin Him On '7 Minute Drill'

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3 ай бұрын

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@Brandonn_fit 3 ай бұрын

J Cole should’ve stood on his square , esquire was on point with his analysis 💯

@c-quintessential3648 3 ай бұрын

They should have Esquire on as a permanent fixture if possible. Excellent breakdown of Coles psyche

@mikemr..3602 3 ай бұрын

AAhh !!! Put Esquire on the payroll 😂

@itsRichErich 3 ай бұрын

Kendrick let his diss sit for damn near three weeks and aint take nothing back publicly. J cole had his out for 48 hours and had trouble sleeping 💀💀💀 i think he felt bad cuz he knew he was cappin in the diss, he aint mean most of it. Its all good to diss and battle for competition cuz this is Hip Hop but at the end of the day you gotta believe what u saying and i honestly dont believe he believes some of the shit he said on the diss. I know alot of people love the diss but i didnt even hear any conviction in his delivery. I think he heard negative things that other people have said about Kendrick and repeated it on his diss but deep down he dont really share the same opinion as them... he knows he personally loves tpab. I could be wrong but imo he was better off not putting the diss out at all atleast not one that he wasnt genuine about because the backpeddlin makes it look worse like he dead ass coppin pleas. All i know is this battle comes down to Drake vs Kendrick now since J cole "gracefully bowed out"...

@kkastrong 3 ай бұрын

Exactly! Should hve never put it out. Part of me wanna say since you did put it out you gotta stand on it … but is that really man shiiii??? U ain’t gotta stand on smthn u feel was a mistake … man up and make the best corrective decision. Ppl gotta stop w/ the nonsense lol especially callin another man weak for tryin to do wht he feel is right.

@rare_form 3 ай бұрын

Biggie & Nas were friends too. That didn't stop them from trading shots and embracing the competition. Cole is just soft and not build for this.

@my-merethoughts5742 3 ай бұрын

@@esquire601Check this out...If Kendrick considered Cole a "real friend", why did he diss Cole in two of his biggest rap versus? Kendrick was aware anytime you mention a rapper's name, who is also popular, it will garner MASS attention. That's like publicly slapping you and your fanbase in the face. After being fired on AGAIN by Kendrick and knowing he ate the first shot, it was time to respond. Especially knowing it occurred during the time the whole world is aware you are fighting for the 👑. If Cole wanna moonwalk his way out of this squabble, he should take his delicate fingers tips off the crown, stop all the woooofin in his raps and stand in the corner like a middle child.

@evg0708 3 ай бұрын

I still listen to Cole after the apology on Sunday. I think the only thing that can “help” the apology is IF Kendrick doesn’t respond with a diss verse or diss song and Kendrick says he wants to end it or that he accepts Cole’s apology(but that’s wishful thinking, lol)

@rare_form 3 ай бұрын

Cole had no problems to sleep when he was throwing subliminals at kendrick. I dont believe Cole's take at all.

@ManWith5000Hands 3 ай бұрын

I mean on the album he said he don’t send subliminals

@TheRealLeonardWashington 3 ай бұрын

@@ManWith5000Handsand yet on the album he sent subliminals lol. I agree with Rare Form on this one

@ManWith5000Hands 3 ай бұрын

@@TheRealLeonardWashington how u kno they subliminals ur literally just guessing.

@TheRealLeonardWashington 3 ай бұрын

@@ManWith5000Hands Cole has been throwing subliminals at Kendrick for years and vice versa. There’s literally videos on KZfaq breaking down the subliminals and they’re pretty obvious to say the least. True some might be reaches but we’re not about to put this angel card on Cole. He wanted that smoke regardless of the spin cycle that Cole fans have created since this L of an apology happened

@ManWith5000Hands 3 ай бұрын

@@TheRealLeonardWashington you said KZfaq breakdowns which means its a hypothesis of wat the person making the video think it means , while on the other hand we have the person who makes the songs say I don’t do subliminals then on top of tht the man’s character shows he don’t everytime he talks about someone he makes it known lil pump, Ye, Youngboy, kdot. But the difference is he don’t like to lie or disrespect someone which is why he apologized to Kendrick cause he felt like he was disrespecting someone he fucc wit. On top of tht Cole prolly looked at it as just rap but might have got word tht kdot really don’t fucc wit drake on some bigger than rap stuff cause just by seeing who Kendrick aligned himself with u can see it might be more too it

@cecilburroughs9460 3 ай бұрын

If you had it 1-0 Cole you don’t know hip hop. That Cole reply was a lot of fantasy raps, fake gun bars and opinions. Only thing that made it hit was Coles style. The boy got FLOW but Kendrick has no smut on his name. And his discography is impeccable

@jqualls7901 3 ай бұрын

Kendrick = 🗑🎯💯💯

@GS-mh6ub 3 ай бұрын

Cold was definitely up

@cecilburroughs9460 3 ай бұрын

@@GS-mh6ub bananas

@LeftEyeGod 3 ай бұрын

What was crazy that Kendrick said about cole ?

@harrykatsaros 3 ай бұрын

Come on dude The Mid steppers was trash. Kendrick’s pen game is strong as ever but it’s Hip-Hop music not Def Poetry Jam.

@dontewalker2698 3 ай бұрын

Esquire did his thing

@itsRichErich 3 ай бұрын

Is there proof that Kendrick called J cole? Im really not buying that. It would seem more realistic that J cole called Kendrick. Since he has actually showed that behavior in the past when Kendrick did the control verse J cole Called Kendrick. And has admitted this in interviews. Also if Kendrick really did call J cole this time i doubt he would be on stage talking about "i pray he dont feel no way".. if u was really in communication with him then u know how he feel.

@TheRealLeonardWashington 3 ай бұрын

🎯🎯🎯

@marquise7200 3 ай бұрын

I think drake sent cole the diss track he didn’t like it which is why drake wasn’t at the dreamville festival.

@uzoobidire2249 3 ай бұрын

J cole isnt built for this. He loves it but cant take the heat. J cole has been taking shots at rappers including Kendrick for years and as soon k dot pays attention, he apologizes. He should have left the beef thing to drake...drake is better positioned for it. In hiphop, you throw shots at the best. You either respond or You ignore.

@lifeisgood2596 3 ай бұрын

‼️ESQUIRE‼️🎯🏅🙌🏼

@tebonete 3 ай бұрын

Esquire comes with good analysis

@youngm.a.r.s2614 3 ай бұрын

Cole is my fave rapper and I was disappointed as a hip hop fan because being a fan of Kendrick too, I thought this would be the perfect opportunity where I’d finally get to see both of my fave rappers lyrically spar and send shots at each other on some competition type energy, especially now that Cole is in his element and is in his prime. If Cole was gonna apologize, he should’ve waited until after he dropped “The Fall Off” because now that he has this album coming out and he’s been hyping us up with him saying that he’s “the best rapper alive” and showing that energy on that album ain’t gonna hit the same because of him simply ducking smoke when the opportunity presented itself against his peer. However, I’ll still give the album a listen when he drops it because I’m a hardcore J. Cole fan, but I think him apologizing kinda put a dent in him surpassing Kendrick. Over the years, I feel like Cole became too humble right around the time he dropped “2014 FHD/4YEO” because “The Warm Up” & “Friday Night Lights” Cole would never and that’s a fact💯.

@MusicJunkiePlus 3 ай бұрын

J. Cole made the South look bad with that apology. He’s one of y’all’s Top 5’s of all time, and he did all that?!?! Sad…

@i.m.6758 3 ай бұрын

The South? Nah.

@JPK169 3 ай бұрын

He not from the south, Carolina the east coast

@jamaaldavis7907 3 ай бұрын

Cole ain't no top 5 southern. Emcee all time....how old you are..?????😂

@jamaaldavis7907 3 ай бұрын

@@JPK169it's the south ...but he's neva been top 5...period

@i.m.6758 3 ай бұрын

@@jamaaldavis7907 Scarface is the King of the South fr.

@GS-mh6ub 3 ай бұрын

J.Cole is beyond lame for apologizing. His track was dope and he fed into hype that people didn't like it. He had the game on lock and he fumbled the ball trying to be overly cautious.

@donniedraco4310 3 ай бұрын

Kendrick's diss makes me feel something primal in nature, maybe like a hunter stalking its prey, great for working out. How do you feel when you hear "7 Min Drill"?

@dlo4rmdago1693 3 ай бұрын

Still a great track just hit a lil different now unless there’s a plot twist waiting to be unveiled

@donniedraco4310 3 ай бұрын

@@dlo4rmdago1693 ANSWER THE QUESTION, HOW DOES 7 MIN DRILL MAKE YOU FEEL WHEN YOU HEAR IT

@dynamic9016 3 ай бұрын

Thanks much for this video.

@machineinferno 3 ай бұрын

Lol Cole destroyed his legacy , it doesn’t affect nothing else but in Rap he’s done , he was talking tough on bennys record and so many other records up until the point he put his tail between his legs ,just pathetic , I’ve been a cole fan from way before the warm up and I’ve never been so disappointed because his response was not genuine because if it was he wouldn’t have had that first shooter verse and if that 7 mins drill had positive review he wouldn’t have done that corn ball bs , he’s a student of the game and knows they’re lot of dumb fans so he did that to repair his image a bit and even made it worse at least now he’s proven the point of many that’s he’s the king of corny raps that’s why a lot of corny rappers look up to him eg Logic , Joyner JID and whole lot , they’re individually good but not first tier level and that’s fact , he’s not being honest with that bs response because if you know you know

@my-merethoughts5742 3 ай бұрын

🎯

@leroygreen6310 3 ай бұрын

It's crazy how an apology got people saying they don't want his album, will never listen to him again and his career is over smh. Thats crazy

@my-merethoughts5742 3 ай бұрын

@@leroygreen6310 If Cole wasn't talking so extra on so many features over the years, the culture would probably be more forgiving. Also, if I'm not mistaken...didn't Kendrick mention Cole's name in the control verse? If so, this is the second call out by Kendrick. So why retaliate, just to wave the white flag a few days later? If they were "real friends", Kendrick would have never mention Cole's name in the first place. To conclude, J Cole just shot Hip Hop in the heart. The cultures currently in I.C.U.

@leroygreen6310 3 ай бұрын

@@my-merethoughts5742 I'm a be real when I listen to about 80% of Cole music over the years it sounds like some humble every man kinda approach but as for as features in the last few years I don't anybody who reaches a certain commercial level and hasn't bragged about being the best in their opinion.

@leroygreen6310 3 ай бұрын

@@my-merethoughts5742 If an apology is all it took to put the whole culture on life support then it really wasn't that strong beforehand.

@lifedapoet6696 3 ай бұрын

Good job Esquire

@donniedraco4310 3 ай бұрын

Kendrick had more memorable diss. Lines from his verse have already been etched in my memory for life. J Cole's response was weak, that halfassed flow dont work for diss records, regurgitation "Takeover" lines in a diss is so cliche. I am so proud of myself for never changing my stance, J Cole fans are biased for saying "7 Minute Drill" was better

@dlo4rmdago1693 3 ай бұрын

lol no it absolutely did not.. more memorable song but not “diss” he hardly said anything besides a few lines to Drake… if Cole didn’t apologize the talk would still be about TPAB being overrated and Kendrick only popping because of disses which both are true.. calling anyone “biased” when you’re hyping up “nigga bum” and “just me” yet calling 7 minute drill “trash” Just say you don’t understand bars instead of the pot meeting the kettle

@kevlarlaboratories737 3 ай бұрын

Busy Bee & Kool Moe Dee is the appropriate battle reference.

@dimitarwesley5256 3 ай бұрын

We don’t believe you, you need more people 😂😂 honestly I will never take j cole seriously again I wanted him to dismantle Kendrick and lyrically cole might be better than Kendrick bars to bars but I won’t hear anyone say anything about him being in the goat conversation he’s not a big disappointment

@dlo4rmdago1693 3 ай бұрын

Great analysis

@SlackerET 3 ай бұрын

Esquire looks like if Soulja boi went to college

@TwoH.Q 3 ай бұрын

Respect to Cole for owning his false narrative building in regard to “7 minute drill.” It’s heart breaking as a hip hop fan to see a lack of skill in this one area, from a top emcee. No joke or slight to Cole, but NC’s true top emcee is Phonte. In addition to skill, he has demonstrated a competitive spirit. Let’s see if Cole recovers and if Rapsody shows up if tested.

@jmar5127 3 ай бұрын

He wasn't out of character, he was afraid. Funny how he NEVER had issues going after the lils..How aren't people seeing this. Classic bully. U big and bad til someone bigger and badder steps to u. Yall are so easily manipulated. Trying to big bro the guys who called out is completely different than going at kdot. Totally disagree with esquire Cole take. We all know who we can try and who we can't. PERIOD

@dlo4rmdago1693 3 ай бұрын

He has no relationship with those guys do y’all think or just type of emotion❓ once you diss a Man’s catalog that’s gonna piss a MF off because they put their blood..sweat and tears into it no matter rap beef or not especially if you don’t mean it and got the world talking

@Theoriginialdonguillory 3 ай бұрын

It’s actually a chess move by Drake and Cole.

@Red5ive 3 ай бұрын

The shooketh one

@heir_daywon3517 3 ай бұрын

This all sound goofy. If in the beginning y'all didn't expect Cole to fire back or this isn't like him to diss then how can it impact his legacy? Do you hear yourselves? He is a song writer and a hit maker not a battle rapper. If he moves on people top tier list then it should only be because someone has a better diss track record. You are reaching. You're tearing down a top tier lyricist then later you will complain there are no bars in the rap game anymore. 9/10 right people will always focus on the one thing out of place. He gave a fire album. You wanted dope lyrics but thats not what you choose to talk about. We can get great lyrics without dissing each other directly. You want controversy for others that you wouldn't want for yourself. You want a man to find dirt and publicly ridicule a friend whom he respects for your public entertainment. Listen to yourselves. Clown behavior.

@heir_daywon3517 3 ай бұрын

@@esquire601 Not true. I listened all the way through. It’s not about what you said. It’s an accumulation of all the media outlets ripping him saying it’s the weakest move in rap history and he let mas down again and this isn’t what hip hop is supposed to be. That’s the problem. History wasn’t perfect. Those people who were dissing you want him to emulate had real distaste for each other. That doesn’t get mentioned enough. Side note let’s stop popularizing blacks vs blacks. Like that. And like bro said it’s corney. If you don’t stand for something you fall for anything. He the strongest in the room for choosing to walk alone.

@MajorFlava516 3 ай бұрын

Y’all beating the sht out of this! how tf you know why he apologized! You got your clicks move on! y’all fkn up my algorithm..

@paschalvfx 3 ай бұрын

I've been coming across posts about Coop and Mike splitting. What's going on?

@destination6243 3 ай бұрын

Why'd I think I was trippin just now because I definitely see Coop else where.

@wurieBah-ms1do 3 ай бұрын

J Cole is never going to come back from this he has no respect anymore in the rap

@moxmann 3 ай бұрын

Cole would have been fine with Might Delete Later. Pricey would have been a good reply. If you like Kanye, then you like Cole, if you like Cole you probably like K Dot too. They have all added & made HipHop better.

@ebnest123 Ай бұрын

K Dot is a killer MC

@samkidsonthebiggestscreenc1164 3 ай бұрын

I believe j Cole, playing us all, he know ppl saying he to nice, an Cole albums do live up to every ones standards either but we all know he a heavy weight