I don’t know.
I do know Drake still a top artist and Cole still obviously commands attention.
J Cole - Port Antonio (The Fall Off coming soon?)
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The song with Sexy Red is all over the radio
By the time like toy soldiers came out things were already well past rapping.
Cole and Drake both had the oportunity to keep it cute. All he had to do in his 'response' to Like That was the same shyt he been doing without the subs. Talk about how deadedly you are, make your threats, you rhyme and you rip and left it at that.
But the first oportunity he had to break down Kendrick personally he took it, because that's how he really felt about his "bro" the whole time. And now it's OUR fault that he jumped out the window.
By the time like toy soldiers came out things were already well past rapping.
Cole and Drake both had the oportunity to keep it cute. All he had to do in his 'response' to Like That was the same shyt he been doing without the subs. Talk about how deadedly you are, make your threats, you rhyme and you rip and left it at that.
But the first oportunity he had to break down Kendrick personally he took it, because that's how he really felt about his "bro" the whole time. And now it's OUR fault that he jumped out the window.
Yep
Although you can tell in the song itself he didn’t believe that shyt he was saying.
Wasted a dope Conductor beat with his bullshyt
The song with Sexy Red is all over the radio
That's why I say maybe I read it wrong.
But that doesn't take away the fact that what Kenny did has taken some sorta toll on them personally.
Theo Penn
on that Earl Stevens wine
spliz
SplizThaDon
I answered that question pages ago. Regardless of winning or losing. Saying some disrespectful shyt. Maybe possibly taking it top far. There's plenty ways.Mainly how would cole have lost a bro without winning the beef?
Cause according to them, we're too stupid to realize he wasn't saying him winning the beef would cost him his friendships
And yet, crickets
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SplizThaDon
It wasn't that. It's that he was told how serious it was about to get. So he fell back.
Westbama Heartthrob
Irregular Zero
So you believe when he said he wouldn't have lost the battle, he meant he could've lost the battle?
spliz
SplizThaDon
This is clearly how Cole prefers to spar. Kendrick never wants to do songs with him tho. And this the first time I ever seen a rapper get criticized for bodying a feature. Lol
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SplizThaDon
Number 1. He didn't say "I wouldn't have lost "the" battle." He said "I wouldn't have lost "a" battle..." Big difference. There's a such thing called context in the English language. He was basically saying his friendship was bigger than the battle all around. Win or lose. He would've lost MORE than a battle.So you believe when he said he wouldn't have lost the battle, he meant he could've lost the battle?
Westbama Heartthrob
Irregular Zero
Dawg you doing olympic gymnastics to make that make sense and you don't even get the bronze
J. Cole's lyrics suggest:
"I wouldn’t have lost a battle, dawg, I woulda lost a bro"
He's saying that if he had engaged in the conflict (battle), he would have emerged victorious, but the real loss would be the friendship.
In other words:
- He would have "won" the battle (i.e., come out on top in the conflict)
- But would have "lost" his friend (i.e., damaged or ended the relationship)
"J. Cole prioritizes the friendship over the victory, implying that winning the battle wouldn't be worth losing someone important.
His message emphasizes:
1. Valuing relationships over external validation.
2. Recognizing the true cost of conflict.
This interpretation aligns with J. Cole's known themes of:
1. Emotional introspection.
2. Personal growth.
3. Prioritizing meaningful connections."
Word to Llama 3.2
spliz
SplizThaDon
That's how u interpreted it. But every other non bias(u clearly are) person reacting to it took it exactly how I took it. From DEHH to Lost In Vegas and the list goes on. Yet u trying to say I'm doing mental gymnastics. I was actually SURPRISED when I got online and saw people feeling the way u feel. Cause it all seemed pretty obvious to me.Dawg you doing olympic gymnastics to make that make sense and you don't even get the bronze
J. Cole's lyrics suggest:
"I wouldn’t have lost a battle, dawg, I woulda lost a bro"
He's saying that if he had engaged in the conflict (battle), he would have emerged victorious, but the real loss would be the friendship.
In other words:
- He would have "won" the battle (i.e., come out on top in the conflict)
- But would have "lost" his friend (i.e., damaged or ended the relationship)
"J. Cole prioritizes the friendship over the victory, implying that winning the battle wouldn't be worth losing someone important.
His message emphasizes:
1. Valuing relationships over external validation.
2. Recognizing the true cost of conflict.
This interpretation aligns with J. Cole's known themes of:
1. Emotional introspection.
2. Personal growth.
3. Prioritizing meaningful connections."
Word to Llama 3.2
