J Cole’s “Might Delete Later” Sales Projection Forecasts Huge Debut 

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JULY 30: J. Cole performs during Lollapalooza at Grant Park on July 30, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Josh Brasted/FilmMagic)

J Cole is off to an impressive start for the Billboard 200 chart.

J. Cole’s new mixtape, Might Delete Later, is expected to debut on the charts as the biggest release of the week, with HitsDailyDouble reporting it will move between 140k and 160k copies in its first week of availability. The project features collaborations with Young Dro, Gucci Mane, Ari Lennox, Cam'ron, Central Cee, Bas, Daylyt, and Ab-Soul. It also concludes with a noteworthy diss track aimed at Kendrick Lamar.

Lamar previously dissed both J. Cole and Drake on Metro Boomin and Future’s album, We Don’t Trust You, for his verse on the song, "Like That.” Lamar took issue with being lumped in with Drake and J. Cole as hip-hop's "Big 3” on the song, “First Person Shooter.” “Yeah get up with me, f*ck sneak dissing / ‘First Person Shooter,’ I hope they came with three switches,” he rapped. “Motherf*ck the big three, n***a, it’s just big me.”

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 02: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) J Cole performs on day 2 of Wireless Festival 2022 at Crystal Palace Park on July 02, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Burak Cingi/Redferns)

On the closer to Might Delete Later, titled, “7 Minute Drill,” Cole raps, “Your first sh*t was classic, your last sh*t was tragic/ Your second sh*t put n****s to sleep, but they gassed it/ Your third sh*t was massive and that was your prime/ I was trailin’ right behind and I just now hit mine.” He also threatens to go even harder if Lamar doesn’t back down.

J Cole Headed For #1 Debut

Despite Cole's response, Drake has still remained silent on the musical front. He's seemingly referenced the beef in various Instagram captions, but that's it for now. He wrapped up his It's All A Blur - Big As The What? Tour, earlier this week, so perhaps an official response will arrive shortly. Be on the lookout for further updates on J. Cole on HotNewHipHop.

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Cole Blake is currently an Editor at HotNewHipHop based out of Brooklyn, New York. He began working at the site as an intern back in 2018 while studying journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s graduated with a bachelor's degree and written extensively about a wide range of topics including pop culture, film & television, politics, video games, sports, and much more. He’s also covered music festivals such as Gov. Ball and Rolling Loud. You can find him publishing work for HNHH from Monday to Wednesday or on weekends. On the sports front, Cole’s a passionate NBA and NFL fan with his favorite teams being the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Lakers. He also roots for the Yankees whenever he finds himself at Yankee Stadium or the Red Storm when in the company of other SJU alumni. His favorite hip-hop artists are billy woods, Earl Sweatshirt, Cam’ron, MIKE, and Mach-Hommy.