Why Drake Didn’t Perform With J. Cole At Dreamville Festival This Year
There is a reason why Drake didn’t perform with J. Cole at the Dreamville Festival this year, according to an associate of the Canadian rapper. Unlike last year, Drizzy was not on the bill, but allegedly, there were talks for him to come out with Cole during his closing set as a surprise guest. They were set to perform their No. 1 hit “First Person Shooter,” but allegedly, Drake had some doubts about performing after Kendrick Lamar dissed them both on “Like That.”
On the New Rory & Mal podcast, Mal claims that he spoke to Drake on Friday night (April 5) and that Drake was reluctant about performing.
“[Drake] says, ‘I don’t know, should I? ‘Cause it’s weird right now. Are we performing the record? Can we ever perform ‘First Person Shooter’?'” Drake allegedly told Mal.
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Regardless of Drake not joining Cole on stage at the, the North Carolina native still got what he needed off of his chest.
“I’m so proud of [Might Delete Later], except for one part,” he said, referring to “7 Minute Warning.” “It’s one part of that s— that makes me feel like, man that’s the lamest s— I did in my f—–’ life, right? And I know this is not what a lot of people want to hear,” he said to the crowd Sunday night (April 7).
“I was conflicted because: one, I know my heart, and I know how I feel about my peers. These two n—– that I just been blessed to even stand beside in this game, let alone chase they greatness. So I felt conflicted ’cause I’m like, bruh, I don’t even feel no way. But the world wanna see blood. I don’t know if y’all can feel that, but the world wanna see blood.”
Cole went on to uplift Kendrick and his success throughout his rap career: “That s— disrupts my f—— peace. So what I want to say right here tonight is in the midst of me doing that, trying to find a little angle and downplay this n—– f—— catalog and his greatness, I want to say right now tonight, how many people think Kendrick Lamar is one of the greatest motherf—— to ever touch a f—— microphone? Dreamville, y’all love Kendrick Lamar, correct? As do I.”
“I just want to come up here and publicly be like, bruh, that was the lamest, goofiest s—,” he added. “I say all that to say it made me feel like ten years ago when I was moving incorrectly. And I pray that God will line me back up on my purpose and on my path. I pray that my n—- really didn’t feel no way and if he did, my n—-, I got my chin out. Take your best shot. I’ma take that shit on the chin, boy. Do what you do.
He concluded by asking his fans for forgiveness: “All good. It’s love. And I pray that y’all forgive a n—- for the misstep and I can get back to my true path. Because I ain’t gonna lie to y’all, the past two days felt terrible. It let me know how good I’ve been sleeping for the past ten years.”
In addition to the apology, Cole says he is also removing the song from streaming services. As of this writing, it has not been removed.
Take a look at the moment Damn J Cole… 🥲 it’s only rap bro.. imagine Kobe & Jordan apologizing to each other after every game they won against each other… https://t.co/HOhf9ISlX5
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