Overview
- J. Cole says the decision to apologize to Kendrick Lamar came an hour before his Dreamville Festival set, adding that his wife cried when he told her and that the move lifted a heavy burden.
- He confirms he removed the diss track “7 Minute Drill” from streaming services following the public apology.
- Cole emphasizes that he admires both Drake and Kendrick Lamar and rejects fan attempts to pit them against each other, with neither artist publicly responding to his new remarks.
- He frames The Fall-Off as a capstone and describes a semi-retirement focused on producing and selective guest verses rather than making more full albums for now.
- He will support The Fall-Off with a 73-date world tour starting in July across North America, Europe, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, and he reveals 2014 Forest Hills Drive was once planned as a double album.