“I’m like, alright, this is what I’ll do. Let me say just enough to where it looks like I said something. Everything I’m saying to him, I know and he know it’s all survivable. I’m not hitting him with no fatal blows,” he explained. “Mind you, it’s a decision made out of non-clarity. But through that non-clarity, it seemed like my best option.”

“The second it comes out,” he continued. “You created a dividing line where you’re forcing the world to pick a side. If they f*ck with you, they’ve got to slander him.”

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Is J. Cole Retiring?

“They’re taking what you said and giving it gas and giving it light,” he added. “And then my thought becomes, ‘Oh f*ck, I done f*cked up.'”

Beef is far from the only thing Cole discussed during his appearance on Talk With Flee. He also shared his thoughts on retirement, admitting that The Fall-Off could actually be his last album.

“I made this album so that if it was my last, I’m cool,” he said. “And I am. If that’s my last album, I’m cool. If I get inspired in a year, two years, five years, ten years to do another album, I’m not gonna fight the feeling. But this album is what I intended it to be, which is like, ‘Yo, I did what I said.’ It just so happens, because of what happened two years ago, I’m very inspired right now because I fell back in love with this sh*t.”

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At this time, we don’t who will be featured on which track just yet. But that’s not a bad thing as it will build even more anticipation for the album up until pressing play. It’s a trend that most rappers have been doing over the last several years and we are happy to see Yeat joining that group.

However, what this collection confirms is that the only recent single to make the cut is “Let King Tonka Talk.” The song, which surprisingly features Kylie Jenner (aka King Kylie), dropped just about a week ago.

Another single that we thought would land on ADL was the EsDeeKid collab, “Made It On Our Own.” It seems that song is being reserved for something else or will just stay a loosie.

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Who’s Featured On Yeat’s ADL?

But outside of Yeat being a reason why this LP is drawing fans in, another is the features themselves. Revealed just a couple of days ago, Yeat assembled quite the star-studded roster. Headlining the list is shockingly the one and only Sir Elton John.

Yeat’s dystopian and dark sound paired with John’s vocals and or piano skills will be something to check out without question. Others include Don Toliver, Kid Cudi, NBA YoungBoy, Joji, and Julia Wolf, just to name a few.

There’s even more that haven’t been revealed yet, so it should be cool to discover the rest.

While some of these costars may be head scratchers to some, Yeat did tell Zane Lowe in their recent interview that he’s looking to push boundaries always. “I think I’m a leader in ways of like, I never give a f*ck what people think about me… I’m always fearless.”

He added elsewhere: “I’m definitely trying to change it up, trying to give the youth some real music, some real art… I think I’m done with the slop, people are done with it too.”

ADL will arrive tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET.

ADL Tracklist:

1. Purpose General
2. Face The Flame
3. Lose Control
4. Griddle
5. What I Want
6. Liv Like Dis
7. 2 Planes
8. My Way
9. Let King Tonka Talk
10. Dangerous House
11. No More Ghosts
12. 2Nite
13. Geek Luv
14. Naked
15. Went Wrong
16. Silk Face
17. My Time
18. Back Home
19. Up From Here

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The collection splits cleanly between two sides. Batman anchors the black colorway pieces throughout. The Joker takes over on the purple side with equal energy. Together they create a collection that feels balanced, theatrical, and intentional.

Hoodies are among the standout pieces in the lineup. A black OVO hoodie features bold blue arch lettering with a Batman logo below. A purple Joker hoodie carries the OVO owl reimagined with Joker energy and “Ha Ha” text surrounding it. Both pieces are heavy and graphic-forward in the best way possible.

Football jerseys also appear across both characters. The Batman version is black with a gold bat signal on the front. The Joker jersey is purple with a classic comic illustration on the back. Graphic tees round out the collection with artwork pulled directly from DC comic archives.

The campaign imagery is dark, cinematic, and perfectly executed throughout. OVO leaned fully into the Gotham aesthetic for every shot. Overall, this is the kind of crossover collab that reminds you why OVO continues to expand its cultural reach.

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OVO x DC “Batman & The Joker”

The OVO x DC “Batman & The Joker” collection is a genuinely ambitious creative project. It pulls directly from classic DC comic book imagery for its visual foundation.

Black and purple are the two dominant colors running throughout every piece. Gold accents on the Batman side add a regal, premium quality to the designs. The OVO owl appears across multiple pieces reimagined through each character’s lens.

Football jerseys give the collection a sportswear edge that feels very OVO. Graphic tees reference iconic storylines including “Batman: The Killing Joke.” The campaign photography is moody, dark, and shot like a proper editorial.

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“I don’t know how many people are familiar with Cole and Kendrick’s relationship,” he explained. “When I first heard Kendrick, Cole came to work with us to write a record for Dre and Snoop. Before we started writing that record, he played us Kendrick Lamar. Dre had heard Kendrick, but what I’m trying to say is how much he loves Kendrick. He loves Kendrick.”

Stat Quo went on to theorize that Kendrick felt like Cole and Drake attacked him on “First Person Shooter,” prompting him to fire back.

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Was Kendrick Lamar On The Fall-Off?

“Kendrick was supposed to be on that song,” he added. “If y’all don’t know, for a long time, every time Drake would do an album, he would send Kendrick something for Kendrick to get on it. So this is going on behind the scenes.”

Stat Quo continued, speculating that J. Cole ended up pulling “7 Minute Drill” down out of fear of the information about him that could come out if the battle escalated. “If there is something for someone to throw out there about your career,” he said, “That’s when you start shaking in your boots.”

Stat Quo’s comments arrive shortly after J. Cole sat down with Cam’ron for an episode of Talk With Flee. At one point in the conversation, the Dreamville performer recalled his reaction to Kendrick’s “Like That” verse. He admitted that he thought it was hard at first, but quickly became frustrated by the timing.

“I had The Fall-Off finished,” he revealed. “I probably had to tweak a couple of mixes, but I had this album finished. It’s like, yo, he was on two joints.”

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But in reality, all this has done has created confusion amongst his fans. So, during his recent interview with Cam’ron on Talk With Flee! he decided to set the record straight on what his official plans are.

In the clip, caught by Kurrco, the Dreamville founder essentially says that he’s not retiring. However, that’s only if he doesn’t find the drive or inspiration. If he does, then his fan base can expect something, no matter how long it takes to find that love for creating again.

He explains, “If that’s my last album, I’m cool. If I get inspired in a year, two years, five years, ten years to do another album, I’m not going to fight the feeling… Because of what happened two years ago, I’m very inspired right now, because I fell back in love with this sh*t.”

But this thinking doesn’t just apply to albums. He also mentions features and beats and how he’s got ideas bubbling at this very moment.

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When Is J. Cole’s World Tour?

One of those seems to be It’s A Boy, a project that he teased himself years ago when rumblings of The Fall-Off began. Days after the latter dropped, he reaffirmed that it’s still coming at some point. However, with how much music he put out last month, its staying in the tuck until further notice.

“No it’s not scrapped,” he wrote during an “ask me anything” segment. “It will release. We almost put it out before the album. But with the birthday blizzard tape and 24 song album we was like it’s a lot of music to process.”

While it’s not in relation to music composition, the hitmaker also his massive, 73-date world tour coming up this summer. It will kick off in July, with the first show taking place near his hometown of Fayetteville, Charlotte.

His trek will wrap on December 12 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Release Date: March 25, 2026

Genre: Hip-Hop

Album: N/A

Quotable Lyrics from Cruel World

It’s my public execution, come and just watch this
They be watchin’ behind the screen, they gon’ watch this
They talk about they ’bout to get it, they gon’ get a clip
They can share all that other shit, but they can’t share real shit

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According to TMZ, if law enforcement lets her go, a member of the board that oversees licensing in Ortiz’s field wants her to be unable to practice her work. She’s had the ability to stay in this position since April 2016, and her license still has a year and change left before it needs renewing. To be more specific, it’s valid until June 2027.

But that could very well be taken away from Ortiz sooner than that if the aforementioned result occurs. She was arraigned yesterday, and plead not guilty, through an attorney, to over a dozen charges per multiple reports.

They include one count of attempted murder, 10 counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, and three counts of shooting at an inhabited dwelling. Of course, this is all in connection with her alleged attack on Rihanna’s home on March 8.

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Is Ivanna Ortiz Facing A Life Sentence?

Rihanna, as well as her three kids, A$AP Rocky, her mother, and a handful of employees, were inside the house. Thankfully, no one was hurt physically.

Los Angeles police did arrest Ortiz shortly after she fled the scene while in her Tesla. She was found with was found with a wig, the assault rifle, and seven shell casings.

Given the severity of her actions, her bail was set at $1,875,000. She does face up to life in state prison if convicted. “This ⁠is the kind of conduct that easily could have resulted in numerous homicides,” ​deputy district attorney Alexander Bott told the court, per Reuters.

If you’re wondering if Ortiz and Rihanna somehow have a connection, they don’t on a personal level. However, the former did make some pretty hateful posts on Facebook in February. One of them said, “@badgirlriri Are you there? Cause I was waiting for your AIDS 5-head self to say something to me directly instead of sneaking around like you talking to me where I’m not at.”

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“My last scrap was with Puff Daddy, who would’ve thought it? / I bought that n***a album in seventh grade and played it so much / You would’ve thought my favorite rapper was Puff / Back then I ain’t know sh*t, now I know too much,” he raps.

While fans are still dying to know more about how exactly this all played out, it doesn’t look like their wishes will be granted anytime soon. According to J. Cole, he doesn’t want to tell the full story now because Diddy is already in hot water.

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J. Cole On Talk With Flee

Apparently, he even filmed an entire podcast episode about that night, but ultimately decided not to release it. “We was gone put it out because at that time, me and Puff hadn’t had no problems for years,” he explained. “It was cleaned up quick and we was in a good spot. […] And then all the sh*t happened with him, and I was just like, ‘Nah.’ It felt like damn near kicking a man when he’s down. It would have gave the news and the world more ammo.”

While some viewers can see why Cole has decided to keep quiet, others are calling him out.

“Kicking a man while he is down… kinda like how Diddy literally kicked Cassie when she was down? Being dragged on the floor? On the video we have all seen. Cole is so disappointing at the moment,” one Twitter/X user claims. “Nah this is ridiculous. Why is Cole sympathizing with an abuser?” another asks. Someone else wonders, “Is he trying to end his career intentionally at this point? Wtf?”

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Not just musically speaking, but on a personal level too. In his more recent sit-down with Cam’ron on Talk With Flee! the North Carolina spitter expressed just how much it hurt him to see the “culture” try to undermine Drake at every turn.

In general, J. Cole despises the concept “culture.” He believes it’s an “algorithm” and that it centers around “campaigns… positive or negative” with incentives.

Essentially, the Dreamville founder was praying for the culture to “fail” and is happy to see that it isn’t working against Drizzy. While he reiterates that he’s happy for Kendrick Lamar and the moments he seized, Cole agrees with Cam’ron that it was “f*cked up” to see the public bashing a “friend.”

The “Bunce Road Blues” rapper also makes it a point to clarify that Drake did engage with Lamar and that it’s not his place to “judge” how they handled things, though.

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Is J. Cole Friends With Drake & Kendrick Lamar?

At the end of the day, Cole doesn’t want to lose the friendships he has, and their beef has kept him in an awkward position whenever he’s asked about it.

This is something that bothers Drake and Kendrick fans alike, but the former’s camp even more so, it seems.

But it doesn’t like he’s going to budge on his stance any time soon. Elsewhere in this same interview, J. Cole said this: “The world became like politics, you either Democrat or Republican. You either Kendrick, or you Drake. I was disgusted both ways, damn near.”

He also said this, regarding Drake specifically: “The ‘out of hand’ that to me is disgusting, how people try to use that opportunity to show how they really felt about Drake the whole time, or just to pile on and tear this dude down and create a narrative as if he’s not great. It was a whole campaign.”

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Needless to say, social media users couldn’t be happier for the duo. They’re making their feelings known in the comments section. “That’s what I’m talking bout shut them allegations down babyyy ,” one user writes. “The fact that we knew since day they were with each other … We need to work for the CIA,” another claims. Someone else simply says, “I’m so happy for her.”

A baby isn’t all Latto has on the way, however. She’s also currently gearing up to drop her fourth studio album, Big Mama. The project is slated for release on May 29 and will follow the femcee’s 2024 LP, Sugar Honey Iced Tea.

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Is 21 Savage Married?

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While most are glad to see the 27-year-old embracing the next chapter of her life, others have a major problem with it. This is largely due to the fact that 21 Savage is allegedly still married to the mother of two of his kids, Keyanna Joseph. Joseph allegedly liked Latto’s album announcement on Instagram a few days back, leaving it unclear exactly where she stands in all of this.

Le’Veon Bell even hopped on Twitter/X to throw some serious shade after hearing that the former Rap Game star is expecting. “Latto just announced she’s pregnant by a married man with 3 kids and made it part of her ALBUM ROLL OUT,” he wrote. “And that’s who today’s women look up to? We’re doomed.”

Despite the backlash, it looks like Latto is enjoying her pregnancy. She popped out at an Atlanta Hawks home game last week to flaunt her growing bump. This indicates that for now, she’s unbothered by all the noise.

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