J. Cole recently sat down with Nadeska Alexis for Apple Music to talk about his new album The Fall-Off, his 2024 apology after responding to Kendrick Lamar, and a whole lot more. While many fans find the conversation compelling, DJ Akademiks is among the loudest critics of the Dreamville artist's reflections.
In various clips from Ak's livestream last night (Friday, March 20) caught by CY Chels on Twitter, he breaks down why he has no sympathy for Cole's remarks. More specifically, they still center around his exit from the K.Dot and Drake battle.
"I'm so confused by J. Cole because, at the most p***y type of outlook on this, I thought he was going to say, 'I love Kendrick, but I want to prove I'm the best. I'm here for the challenge,'" the commentator said of the North Carolina lyricist. "Instead, the n***a sounds like he loves Kendrick more than Whitney [Alford, Lamar's fiancée]. 'Yeah, I love that guy.' Bro, what happened to the competition? What happened to that s**t?"
DJ Akademiks has been very critical of J. Cole in the past. So it stands to reason that his recent commentary didn't stop there.
"[He has] no integrity, he's not prideful," Ak remarked. "He talks about wanting to be the best, but he doesn't want to compete... It's weird to me, it's odd... Why didn't you compete, but you're rapping that you're down to compete? What's the problem? [...] This s**t is sad, chat... I would give it so much more grace if he was like, 'Kendrick called me, and I talked to him.' Somehow, Kendrick seems impervious to all this f***ery. He doesn't talk to none of these n***as and they get shamed without him having to lift a finger. That's powerful."
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From there, DJ Akademiks questioned J. Cole's status and said he needs to "go to therapy" and "change his diaper" if this stressed him out so much. He continued his criticism of Cole's competitive nature (or lack thereof, from Ak's perspective), positing that there's "zero substance" to his music.
"I feel like he grew with y'all, but he's still blocking y'all out," Akademiks told Cole's fans, referring to his hesitancy to talk about family life. Finally, he criticized the rapper's decision to push The Fall-Off back due to the beef and apology.
Elsewhere during J. Cole's Apple Music interview with Nadeska Alexis, he revealed that 2014 Forest Hills Drive was originally going to be a double album. He also said he still has a lot of love for his "Big Three" colleagues, a sentiment DJ Akademiks continues to scrutinize.
