J. Cole on Kendrick and Drake Beef: ‘My Friends Went to War, I Walked Away All With They Blood on Me’

J. Cole has addressed not participating in the Drake and Kendrick Lamar feud on a new track called "Port Antonio."

The song, which arrived on Wednesday out of nowhere, has Cole talking about pulling out of the Drizzy and Kendrick beef, the rap war, and more. This comes after Kendrick set the rap world ablaze in April by dissing Cole and Drizzy on "Like That."

"I pulled the plug because I seen where that was about to go, they wanted blood, they wanted clicks to make they pockets grow/Wouldn't have lost the battle, dog, I would've lost a bro, I would've gained a foe, and all for what?" Cole raps on the five-minute track.

Elsewhere on the track, the Dreamville boss mentions Drake by name and encourages him to tap back into his "magic pen." "Aye Drake, you'll always be my n***a, I ain't ashamed to say you did a lot for me, my n***a/Fuck all the narratives, tapping back into your magic pen is what's imperative," Cole raps.

Back in May, J. Cole raised the white flag and apologized for releasing "7 Minute Drill," a track he dropped in response to Kendrick Lamar's warning on "Like That." At his Dreamville Festival in North Carolina, the rapper explained that he felt "lame" and "terrible" for dissing Kendrick. The track was eventually pulled from streaming platforms.

After Cole bowed out of the great rap war of 2024, members of the hip-hop community and beyond shared their opinions on the matter. Notably, Fat Joe explained that he felt it was a poor decision for the North Carolina rapper to take back his diss track, insinuating that he had tarnished his reputation by apologizing to Kendrick Lamar amid his beef with Drake.

50 Cent also chimed in, writing on Instagram, “WTF how I miss this, @realcoleworld call my phone right now!” Ye also shared his opinion on the matter, simply calling Cole "pussy" and claimed that he “can’t run now.”

Listen to Cole's new track "Port Antonio" below.