Rapsody Breaks Silence On J Cole & Kendrick Lamar's Feud: "War Is War"

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Rapsody says she wouldn't have apologized.

Rapsody addressed the previous feud between Kendrick Lamar and J Cole, both of whom she's collaborated with in the past, during an appearance on The Bootleg Kev Podcast. In doing so, she praised Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly and remarked that if it were her in the battle, she would've avoided going at Lamar's discography. Cole labeled the project overrated during his diss track, "7 Minute Drill," which he's since removed from streaming services.

“I try not to speak on these things – the whole thoughts, myself, I mean,” Rapsody said. “But, eh. He’s a man. He made his decision. But if I’m just speaking from me? If I’m in that position? I love this – the spirit of what this is, the sport of what this is.” From there, she spoke on To Pimp a Butterfly. “When Cole made his apology, and when he did it, I was like, ‘I would never approach it, going at his discography.’ But the art of war is just…war is war," she said.

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RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - APRIL 7: J Cole performs during the 2024 Dreamville Music Festival at Dorothea Dix Park on April 7, 2024, in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Prince Williams/FilmMagic)

The feud began when Lamar dissed Cole and Drake on Metro Boomin and Future's "Like That." Although Cole responded with "7 Minute Drill," he apologized for doing so just days later. “That sh*t disrupts my f*cking peace," he admitted at Dreamville Festival. "So what I want to say right here tonight is in the midst of me doing that, trying to find a little angle and downplay this n***a’s f*cking catalog and his greatness, I want to say right now tonight, how many people think Kendrick Lamar is one of the greatest motherf*ckers to ever touch a f*cking microphone? Dreamville, y’all love Kendrick Lamar, correct? As do I."

Rapsody Reacts To J Cole's Apology To Kendrick Lamar

Check out Rapsody's opinion on the feud as well as Cole's apology above. Regardless of Cole's move, Lamar is still beefing with Drake. Be on the lookout for further updates on J Cole and Kendrick Lamar on HotNewHipHop.

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Cole Blake is a current staff writer at HotNewHipHop based out of New York City. He began writing for the site as an intern back in 2018 while finishing his B.A. in Journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s covered a number of breaking stories for HNHH. These include the ongoing YSL RICO trial, the allegations surrounding Diddy, and much more. His work also extends outside of hip-hop, having written extensively about a myriad of topics including politics, sports, and pop culture. He’s attended several music festivals to provide coverage for the site as well, such as Rolling Loud and Governors Ball.
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