Drake Was Reportedly Unsure About Joining J. Cole At Dreamville Festival

BYLavender AlexandriaPublished on April 09, 20247.5K Views

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The events that followed add a lot of context to his comments.

Drake and J. Cole are both right at the heart of the biggest story in rap music right now. Last month, Future and Metro Boomin dropped their new album WE DON'T TRUST YOU which featured the song "Like That." During his guest appearance on the track, Kendrick Lamar took shots at both rappers claiming that there's no such thing as a "big three." J. Cole was the first to deliver a response in song when he dropped his surprise Might Delete Later mixtape over the weekend. Though the album did contain shots at Kendrick, Cole apologized just a few days later. During his Dreamville festival set he took back his claims about Lamar and apologized.

That's why it's no surprise to hear that Drake was in an awkward position over attending the festival and performing alongside Cole. During a recent episode of the Rory & Mal podcast, Mal revealed that he asked the rapper if he would be at Dreamville Fest and got an unsure answer. Drizzy wasn't sure if he would show up of if they would even want to perform "First Person Shooter." Given what Cole eventually did during the festival it's probably no surprise that Drake was unsure if he wanted to be on-stage with him. Check out the clip of Mal discussing it below.

Drake's Hesitation On Dreamville Festival

Earlier this week, a message Drake left on a whiteboard had fans speculating that he could be responding to Kendrick soon. The message spoke on the competitive nature of hip-hop and the lack of peace that comes with it. Given how disappointed many were with Cole's response and his immediate backtracking many are hyped to see if Drake can come closer to challenging Kendrick. No concrete details of when a new track might drop have emerged yet.

What do you think of Drake expressing his hesitation over joining J. Cole at Dreamville festival? Do you think he and Cole should stop performing "First Person Shooter" going forward? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Lavender Alexandria

Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.