Joe Budden Podcast SPEAKS on J. Cole:
“I did see the [Clip] of J. Cole crying during Love Yourz and his fans absolutely loved it… I don’t want the Dreamville/Cole hive to attack me for not mentioning it.”
Joe goes on to ask if they thought those were authentic tears from Cole
The Joe Budden Podcast removed an entire episode today. I was informed they discussed J. Cole’s emotional moment in Cleveland in a way that wasn’t needed and that’s part of why they pulled the ep.
The JBP have a history of disrespecting Cole and they pushed the “performative” narrative on him before— so I don’t think that’s the ONLY reason they removed the ep.
Mal apologized and the JBP deleted a recording 😭 Life is funny man….
Ebro had THIS to say about J. Cole fans:
“J. Cole fans are just enjoying the shows, loving the album and the rollout.. I don’t think Cole fans are a crowd that picks only their artist… J. Cole fans are Hip Hop fans.”
This is perhaps the most accurate assessment of Cole fans I’ve heard in the past 2 years.
via - ELR
Ebro SPEAKS on J. Cole:
“I DISAGREE with Mal. He must be talking about himself because Cole fans are Locked in. Cole [never lost] his core audience.”
Peter Rosenberg adds, “No one who truly was a Cole fan was so bothered by the way he handled the battled that they stopped being fans of Cole. Its the most made up [narrative] in rap.”
via- ELR
Marc Lamont Hill responds to Akademiks
“I’m not interested in Roc Nation vs Drake. Do I think Roc Nation dislikes Drake? Yes. I’m not running from it — I just don’t care. Let’s assume it’s true… now what do I do?”
He adds: “I don’t have a beef with Ak. He’s right — I don’t contribute much to this show in terms of breaking stories. Thanks for calling me smart.”
via - JBP
J. Cole performing ‘QUIK STOP’ LIVE is one of best moments of the tour:
“Somedays I forget to eat, somedays I forget to pray. I get a whole lotta love, some days I focus on hate.”
Those “Life Bars” hit every time man..
IB Speaks on an emotional moment that took place with J. Cole:
“J. Cole saw the family in the audience [whose son passed due to cancer]. Right before Cole started playing ‘Love Yourz,’ he noticed the Collin Strong sign and it hit him.”
Cole visited the family almost 9 years ago and he is still showing love to him and the family.
Truly one of one.
OVO Mal says J. Cole’s tears during “Love Yourz” in Cleveland were performative:
“J. Cole was crying during the show because he knows it would go viral… He did this to win hearts back from his hardcore fans.”
Mal really has turned into a b*tch on the mic 🎙️ Even his own cohost couldn’t buy the BS he’s saying about Cole.
DJ Akademiks GOES OFF on Rob Markman:
“All 3 of y’all [ Loren, Marc Lamont Hill and you] can all eat a D*CK… The real journalists that put the work in are the YouTubers.”
He adds, “All y’all do is REPOST s***. You don’t even know what you’re talking about. You n****s is LAZY and don’t put the work in.”
Rob Markman SPEAKS on DJ Akademiks:
“Akademiks is calling on Hip Hop journalists to validate his findings… the same guy who takes money from record labels to shape narratives.”
He adds, “Akademiks LIES to his audience, drops the nastiest takes, & hires clippers to spread whatever he wants you to believe across the internet.”
Wayno continues to SKOKE Ray Daniels:
“ I have a BLACK EFFECT deal & you don’t because you can’t F*** with me. You run around to all of those pages & pay for a post to go viral but I don’t do [This] to go viral.”
“When Drake mentioned me in the story, I addressed it once and never did again. YOU are on your 7th video talking about Charlamagne giving you Donkey of the Day.”
He adds, “You are a QUARTERBACK, YOU LIVE IN THE PAST”
Wayno GOES OFF on Ray Daniels:
“He is sitting there talking Bull S*** about something he knows absolutely NOTHING about… I don’t give a F*** about none of these n***** in the music/entertainment industry loving me. I just buried my mother.”
He adds, “This N**** talking about a Black Effect Deal.. [Ray Daniels] sounds smart to Dumb N****s”
Russell Westbrook 16/15/15 game vs Phoenix (April 9, 2024)
The only game Russ started at PG w/o Harden playing after the trade and his first start since November 14th, 2023. The only 15/15/15 game in Clippers history.