J. Cole Responds To Kendrick Lamar Diss On ‘Might Delete Later’ EP

J. Cole has responded to the recent Kendrick Lamar diss on Might Delete Later. The EP came as a surprise to fans when it was released on Friday (April 5), and the Compton native finally received a response from Cole who he burned on "Like That" last week.

Kendrick came for both Cole and Drake which is found on the Metro Boomin and Future project We Don't Trust You. Kendrick called out Cole and Drake's "First Person Shooter" to make it clear who his targets were.

"Yeah, get up with me, f--- sneak dissing/'First Person Shooter,' I hope they came with three switches," Kendrick raps.

He adds, leaving no room for confusion: "Think I won't drop the location? I still got PTSD/Motherfuck the Big 3, n----, it's just big me."

"N----a, bum, what? I'm really like that/And your best work is a light pack/N----, Prince outlived Mike Jack'/N----, bum, 'fore all your dogs gettin' buried/That's a K with all these nines, he gon' see Pet Sematary n----, bum," he raps.

On "7 Minute Drill," Cole gets his shot to come back for Kendrick, channeling his inner Hov.

"Your first s--- was classic, your last s--- was tragic/ Your second s--- put n----- to sleep, but they gassed it/ Your third s--- was massive and that was your prime/ I was trailin’ right behind and I just now hit mine."

"One was nah, the other was Illmatic/That's a one hot album every ten year average," Jay rapped on "Takeover" which he used to diss Nas.

Cole continues: "Now I’m front of the line with a comfortable lead/ How ironic, soon as I got it, now he want somethin’ with me/ Well, he caught me at the perfect time, jump up and see."

"He averagin’ one hard verse like every 30 months or somethin’/ If he wasn’t dissin’, then we wouldn’t be discussin’ him," he raps.

He adds inspiration from another line of "Takeover" with: "Four albums in 12 years, n----, I can divide/ S---, if this is what you want, I’m indulgin’ in violence."

Jay rapped: "Four albums in ten years, n----? I could divide/That's one every, let's say two, two of them s---- was doo."

"Lord, don’t make me have to smoke this n---- ’cause I f--- with him/ But push come to shove, on this mic, I will humble him/ I’m Nino with this thing, this that ‘New Jack City’ meme/ Yeah, I’m aimin’ at Gee Money, cryin’ tears before I bust at him," Cole raps referencing the film New Jack City.

"My text flooded with the hunger for a toxic reply/ I’m hesitant, I love my brother, but I’m not gonna lie/ I’m powered up for real, that s--- would feel like swattin’ a fly.”

He ends the diss with teasing The Fall Off.

"This is merely a warning shot to back n----down/ Back in the town where they whippin’ work and traffickin’ pounds/ My jack jumpin’ ’bout a rapper makin’ blasphemous sounds/ Switchin’ sides like the tassel on the cap and the gown/ I’m fully loaded, n----, I can drop two classics right now," he raps, before adding: "Let me chill out, man… The Fall Off’ on the way, n----."

2014 was an interesting time for hip-hop. There were rap artists that we play daily now that were cementing their spots, with many of the musicians on this list only touching the cusp of some of the best music in their careers. One standout project in 2014 was J. Cole's 2014 Forest Hills Drive. The title derives from his street address in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he grew up with his mother, his brother, and his stepfather, He would later purchase his childhood home and turn it into free housing for single mothers.

In an interview in 2015, he explained what his ideal situation would be for a family to live there.

"So every two years a new family will come in, they live rent-free. The idea is that it's a single mother with multiple kids, and she's coming from a place where all her kids is sharing a room," he explained.

He went on to add that he wants "kids to feel how I felt when we got to the house."

2014 Forest Hills Drive was purchased through his Dreamville Foundation for $120,000 and was the rapper's first home he ever purchased. He later told Complex it was in his room where he learned he began his passion for music.

"I could do things like sit in my own thoughts and write my raps. That's when I became more introspective. This is where I started dreaming the dream."

As for the album, it is the rapper's third studio album which had several hits that are still staples in his discography such as "Apparently," "Wet Dreamz," "No Role Modelz," "Love Yourz." The album is a coming-of-age tale for Cole as he describes his upbringing, first crushes, and how he sees himself being implanted into the music industry in the future.

Take a look at 2014 Forest Hills Drive as well as other albums that were released in 2014: