J. Cole meant it when he titled his new mixtape It may be deleted later. The rapper has removed the song “7 Minute Drill,” his now-infamous Kendrick Lamar diss track, from streaming services including Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal. It originally served as the mixtape's closing number.
Last week, Cole headlined the annual Dreamville Festival. He took time during his set to explain that he was conflicted about the creation and release of “7 Minute Drill,” going on to call it “the dumbest shit I've ever done in my fucking life.” During his speech, Cole referred to Lamar's “Like That” — the song that sparked the artists' recent feud — as a “bazooka” and wanted the “7 Minute Drill” to be competitive and “friendly.” Instead, Cole said, his song “doesn't suit my spirit.”
Cole's latest full-length album, The off seasonarrived back in 2021. Since then, he's released the aforementioned mixtape It may be deleted later as well as his collaboration with DJ Drama and Dreamville D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape. Cole has also sung with Drake, Lil Yachty, J-Hope, Smino, Lil Durk and Bia, among others.
