Jay-z wants to keep a public distance from Cole, do you think Beyonce said hey I think I'm gonna put J. Cole on my single for my album? Or do you think Jay said put Cole on there.
Just a small example or before he had a real buzz he was opening for NERD and Rihanna all over the country, coincidence?
Cole and Jay are at the same parties, both took photos with the same people but not with each other. It's obviously a PR move.
If anything I think Jay and Cole are closer than Jay has been with a lot of his other "gamble" signees of the past.