J. Cole has been again been accused of betraying Drake after appearing on A$AP Rocky‘s new single “Ruby Rosary.”
Drizzy and Rocky have being going back and forth in recent months, mainly over Rihanna, and while Cole seemed to be in the Canadian’s corner at the start of the feud (which also involves Kendrick Lamar, Metro Boomin, Rick Ross and others), some fans have interpreted his latest guest verse as another act of disloyalty.
The surprise collaboration, which is produced by The Alchemist and will appear on Rocky’s upcoming album Don’t Be Dumb, also sees the Harlem rapper appearing to take more shots at Drake.
“N-gga want smoke with me, tell him, ‘Push up, Hercules’ / Hercules, tell him push up, tell him pull up, 33,” he raps over the ominous, piano-laced production, seemingly referencing the 6 God’s diss song “Push Ups.”
He also spits: “Who dared me to die? You a dead man walkin’, like you barely alive / Cut everything but the family ties / Cut the shit, cut the lies, word to the wise / Who in your top five? Haha (Fuck your top five).
“I don’t get fresh to death, bitch, I’m buried alive / I heard dawg talkin’ funny, like it’s Family Guy […] They ain’t seen this drip since Rick The Ruler / They done forced my hand, my shit is Rugers.”
Although J. Cole doesn’t throw any lyrical darts in his guest verse, his mere appearance on the track hasn’t sat well with Drake fans given his previously close relationship with his “First Person Shooter” collaborator.
One Drizzy supporter wrote on social media: “J Cole bitched out the beef and made it a point to collaborate with every single one of Drake’s opps can’t respect this foolishness.”
“Still love J Cole but wtf he on??? Bro is doing drake dirty,” another said, while a third user labeled Cole a “traitor.”
Someone else defended J. Cole by pointing out that Drake recently appeared to make fun of him on his burner Instagram account after he backed out of his beef with Kendrick Lamar.
J Cole bitched out the beef and made it a point to collaborate with every single one of Drake’s opps can’t respect this foolishness
— attorney (@aubreysattorney) September 5, 2024
Still love J Cole but wtf he on??? Bro is doing drake dirty
— ⁶ (@ovoaaron23) September 6, 2024
Cole a traitor!
— Stateless Gonad (@StatelessGonad) September 6, 2024
Drake literally disrespected him on his finsta account for no reason, what do y’all expect lmao plus cole and rocky been friends for years now. https://t.co/QmB65HKIIZ pic.twitter.com/rL97nmvPoS
— LOVELY (@LoveIsback24) September 6, 2024
The Dreamville leader was previously criticized by Drake fans after he appeared on Future and Metro Boomin‘s We Still Don’t Trust You, just weeks after the pair’s first album ignited Hip Hop’s civil war with numerous shots at the 6 God.
In a surprise move, Cole guested on the track “Red Leather,” despite being called out by Kendrick on We Don’t Trust You‘s chart-topping “Like That.”
We Still Don’t Trust You also featured disses aimed at Drake from one-time friend The Weeknd as well as A$AP Rocky.
Before the album’s release, Cole was widely seen as Drake’s closest ally given their number one collaboration “First Person Shooter” and successful tour together.
However, it’s worth noting that the North Carolina native has seemingly chosen to avoid any parts of the conflict, admitting that his since-deleted “7 Minute Drill” diss song against Kendrick “disrupt[ed] [his] peace.”
