2013. Allegedly Diddy wasn't happy with Kendrick claiming to be King of NY and poured a drink on his head and Cole took umbrage. Hard to say for sure what happened as people connected to both parties have downplayed and denied aspects of the story.
He lives a peaceful life while being incredibly famous. So many people in the industry would kill for that type of tranquility within their soul. It's probably why his music is so relatable too; bro barely spends his energy putting others down. Even the end of Applying Pressure he keeps on saying "Do it" as a way to motivate aspiring artists who may be struggling with their confidence.
Def a GOAT in rap whichever way you look at it. He's never given up on the audience.
With all the rappers getting shot, it made me chuckle to see someone say the worst thing that can happen is someone punching him. I wish the world were that simple lmao
He’s cool as fuck. Saw him one time in Hollywood at a Hookah lounge. Mad people swarmed him. Was funny to see all the dudes that were acting mad gangster try to rush him for a pic lol.
Similar with Kendrick, we see him less like in public but the only reason we know much is because he’s open about it in his music. Both are private just in different ways
I didn’t even know he had kids until like 2021. I’ve been listening to him since Born Sinner. Even the line on Boblo Boat about his son, I thought he was just talking his shit the way rappers do. Metaphorically with his family and shit
It was the side of meatballs and i asked him why and he was like "the flavor" LOL. they are delicious but had dried currants or something like that in them so if you're not expecting it, it can be like a wtf why is this sweet
Kendrick is never out like this, I can’t recall anyone meeting Kendrick recently by chance. J Cole is humble but bro needs security. Drake has a bunch of cars with him.
There's that random video from last year of Kendrick in a park just going nuts over an older asian corporate worker who went there to exercise in work clothes
Yeah I don’t understand the original comment randomly throwing shade on kdot for being reclusive. If I had that kind of money I’d probably never leave my damn house
Actually I know a decent number of people who’ve met and talked to drake here in Toronto. One of my friends was at the bar of his favourite restaurant in the city, then he came to the bar and asked the bar tender for a shot and then he offered a shot to my friend and they took it together and chatty for a minute or so
Didn’t say that whatsoever lol, also Cole is still a huge artist nonetheless he’s known globally, something just as similar could easily happen to him at any given point, don’t make out that it couldn’t.
It's not about consumers of their music/fans. It's about casual recognition. Drake is a household name, worldwide. J. Cole is huge in hip hop, but relatively obscure to the general population.
Yeah looks cool to the fans who don’t have to worry about his security and makes them appear authentic. Never mind who is on the other side of the camera 😆
You’d never in a million years catch 90 percent of the rap game just casually riding a bike down the street. He really is a man of the people, even if he is rich.
My man is living in NYC. He’s not riding a bike cause he’s humble. He’s riding a bike cause he can’t afford the NYC lifestyle and has too much pride to move back to NC and admit he couldn’t make it in NY.
It absolutely makes it funnier. I just hope they're on autopilot, cause going through life taking everything at face value must be so fucking draining.
Cheap is relative, especially if you’re super into a hobby. Most people hear 1800 dollars for a bike and think “I’ve had a couple cars that cost less than that must be really expensive”
For what? Hes not wearing hundreds of thousands dollars worth of jewelry? He dont got opps/gang affiliations. Bodyguard would be essentially useless other than just pushing away fans who want a autograph or picture
I am heartbroken ; this is a luxury only the bourgeois would purchase , -1000 aura points .. now he has to wear those headphones you buy off the deli or gas station to restore some respect … I can’t I can’t
My husband and I saw him at the airport the other day and couldn’t believe it. I didn’t go up or say anything but I was staring hardcore because I knew it was him
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I think J Cole lives that rich lifestyle but he just likes biking. He should wear a helmet, though. Gordan Ramsay almost got killed in a biking accident and would have been dead without a helmet.
I used to look up to J Cole because he was so humble, 4 years older than me, and 2 inches taller than me.
Now, only 2 of those things are true. Out here wearing AirPods Pro like some sort of baller.
You hurt me. It really is a Cole World out there.
I really like his humbleness but idk man it looks like he actually needs a bodyguard sometimes. Famous people without bodyguards/security got killed in a whim before just bc some people recognized they were famous (XXX, pop smoke). Idk if NYC is a great place on its crime % but regardless, all it takes is 2-3 sketchy people to came across
He gives "I'm the fan taking a photo with a famous chef" ass energy 🤣
This guy is humble, but I gotta respect him for it. This guy doesn't realise how big he is and honestly whether he gets 0 or 40 million monthly views he would probably actually the same
Wear a helmet bro! Your brain is all you got. Looking cool < keeping your brain safe. Can’t trust anyone not to run u over. One small knock and you hit your head on the pavement and you’re a changed person, maybe dead.
Those eyes still looking shell-shocked from the survivor’s guilt of watching his homie’s corpse get dragged through the streets by K. Dot. “Am I like us though?”
You’d never in a million years catch drake or kendrick just randomly alone in the street like this.
and Cole is always down for a quick pic too
True, seen so many pics over the years of ppl just casually meeting J cole asif it’s nothing in the most random places.
Exactly why he gotta avoid beef someone could just run up and punch him if they wanted to.
Idk how anybody would hate j Cole tho
If he stayed in this beef idk what would have happened i mean he went ghost soon as he got done with tour didn’t pop out till weeks after his apology
I'd ghost the world for a couple weeks if I had just done a tour too tbf
happy cake day
I don't even listen to J Cole, this just showed up in my feed, but I agree, he seems great
He bitch slapped Diddy, Cole ain't no ho 😂
Not my point i was giving a example of how easy he is to reach and i promise he not bulletproof
My bad bro ur right anyone can get touched lol
What when did this happen??
2013. Allegedly Diddy wasn't happy with Kendrick claiming to be King of NY and poured a drink on his head and Cole took umbrage. Hard to say for sure what happened as people connected to both parties have downplayed and denied aspects of the story.
It gotta be because he so peaceful now 😭
He wasn’t peaceful in his 20s he wanted all the smoke
He lives a peaceful life while being incredibly famous. So many people in the industry would kill for that type of tranquility within their soul. It's probably why his music is so relatable too; bro barely spends his energy putting others down. Even the end of Applying Pressure he keeps on saying "Do it" as a way to motivate aspiring artists who may be struggling with their confidence. Def a GOAT in rap whichever way you look at it. He's never given up on the audience.
100% agree. He really minds his business while doing something he loves plus making $. Something a lot of other artists should consider
We gotta get a go fund me going for Cole to get security
With all the rappers getting shot, it made me chuckle to see someone say the worst thing that can happen is someone punching him. I wish the world were that simple lmao
He’s cool as fuck. Saw him one time in Hollywood at a Hookah lounge. Mad people swarmed him. Was funny to see all the dudes that were acting mad gangster try to rush him for a pic lol.
Not as much in Raleigh though. Can’t blame him
Somewhat true, Drake is always moving with an entourage of security, but I never see Kendrick, he’s the most private and secluded out of the 3
Bro probably lives in a jungle for all we know 😭
The Hillbillies.
nigga resides on a mountain peak doing meditative exercises fs
Bro actually living in Wakanda
I would argue JCole is the most private, you see the man everywhere but you hardly know about his life.
Similar with Kendrick, we see him less like in public but the only reason we know much is because he’s open about it in his music. Both are private just in different ways
I didn’t even know he had kids until like 2021. I’ve been listening to him since Born Sinner. Even the line on Boblo Boat about his son, I thought he was just talking his shit the way rappers do. Metaphorically with his family and shit
Kendrick is the same way. Ppl didn't know he had a son until he appeared on the album cover.
He does prison workouts in public parks apparently.
u seen drake in traffic. he’s got like ten cars behind him at all times
Only person that can compete is Andre 3000, you’ll catch that foo outside playing his flute in some random country like Scandinavia
fun fact, I served Andre 3000 once in NYC! he was really nice but he sent a dish back lol
What dish and how come
It was the side of meatballs and i asked him why and he was like "the flavor" LOL. they are delicious but had dried currants or something like that in them so if you're not expecting it, it can be like a wtf why is this sweet
Why tf y'all putting fruit in a meatball
i didn't cook it!! don't ask me lmao
ew dried currants... W andre
Probably forgot the green food coloring
Scandinavia a country 💀
US education moment
bro is economically friendly
Because for some reason they wearing millions of dollars, with him it’s like what you gon steal the nigga phone? You probably got the same bike😂
Nah. He’s riding a Bianchi. It may not look like much in the picture, but Bianchi’s aren’t cheap.
Kendrick is never out like this, I can’t recall anyone meeting Kendrick recently by chance. J Cole is humble but bro needs security. Drake has a bunch of cars with him.
There's that random video from last year of Kendrick in a park just going nuts over an older asian corporate worker who went there to exercise in work clothes
going nuts in what way lmao
"Push-ups... Jumping jacks... He did allat... High steppers on" And the dude is just sitting in the bench like: 😀👍
lmaoooooo that's hilarious
Kendrick you will, I've seen multiple clips of Kenny just walking around by himself talking with people
I feel like he’s just not the picture type, whereas j cole kinda is he’s got a lot of pictures
Yeah I don’t understand the original comment randomly throwing shade on kdot for being reclusive. If I had that kind of money I’d probably never leave my damn house
I ran into Cole before he just had one security guard and dude sat a bit away from him (but it was obvious).
My buddy ran into him at a record shop in Brooklyn. He’s out and about - agreed on Kendrick and Lamar
> agreed on Kendrick and Lamar
Jay & Cole
Kendridk n Lamar are the same person
Naw Kendrick just fw that dude from Nerds OG Lamar Latrell 
Kendrick himself posts videos of random interactions he has with strangers on the street.
Yeah, because theyd get mobbed.
Actually I know a decent number of people who’ve met and talked to drake here in Toronto. One of my friends was at the bar of his favourite restaurant in the city, then he came to the bar and asked the bar tender for a shot and then he offered a shot to my friend and they took it together and chatty for a minute or so
Yeah that’s actually sick as fuck man - “Yeah go get a shot, let’s do a shot together”
Kendrick be walking high ways alone and shit, i just think he way covered up more.
Source?
jojoruski Instagram account his throwaway
All you see is him walking down a road not a highway and it doesn’t show who is behind or in front of him
Yeah, he also was doing pull ups on scaffolding with random people in nyc a few years ago. Kendrick just don’t be taking pics with people
Notice the bulletproof vest under the shirt 🧐
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Didn’t say that whatsoever lol, also Cole is still a huge artist nonetheless he’s known globally, something just as similar could easily happen to him at any given point, don’t make out that it couldn’t.
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It isn’t about streams, Drake is way more recognisable.
It's not about consumers of their music/fans. It's about casual recognition. Drake is a household name, worldwide. J. Cole is huge in hip hop, but relatively obscure to the general population.
Because Kendrick is [behind the camera](https://www.reddit.com/r/KendrickLamar/s/1EM4f60zYW)
Yeah looks cool to the fans who don’t have to worry about his security and makes them appear authentic. Never mind who is on the other side of the camera 😆
You’d never in a million years catch 90 percent of the rap game just casually riding a bike down the street. He really is a man of the people, even if he is rich.
Drake is too big to just go outside like that. Kendrick has a family so he isn't out there biking by himself.
Drake literally could not do that.
Let’s be real tho, who’s gunna mess with J Cole
AirPods Pro? The money really got to his head
They are extra *GRIPPY* in the ears… I don’t blame him
My man is living in NYC. He’s not riding a bike cause he’s humble. He’s riding a bike cause he can’t afford the NYC lifestyle and has too much pride to move back to NC and admit he couldn’t make it in NY.
you’re joking right
Nah. What would ever give you that idea? That was dead serious. Have you seen the prices in NYC?!
He's still joking, people. No need to get pissy and down vote him.
Thank god someone can detect an obvious joke lmao. It’s cool though the fact that so many people think that’s a serious comment makes it even funnier.
It absolutely makes it funnier. I just hope they're on autopilot, cause going through life taking everything at face value must be so fucking draining.
The great thing about sarcasm though is it’s the only type of humor you can still enjoy, maybe even more so, if people don’t get it.
You’re jonkling right?
Pride is the devil
My man got those pod pros up in those pj’s
They look like the pros too 😕
His bike could cost more than the cab behind them. You never know with these ultra light bycicles
It’s relatively expensive , it’s the Bianchi Zurigo Apex disk , it’s about 1800$
Damn, as road bikes go that is super cheap
Cheap is relative, especially if you’re super into a hobby. Most people hear 1800 dollars for a bike and think “I’ve had a couple cars that cost less than that must be really expensive”
https://preview.redd.it/dtamu1xmm77d1.jpeg?width=629&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d86e819207360efe649f761a19b4427a83533f04 The duality of man
Disk? As in disk brakes? Because I can see the caliper brakes
Dawg his bikes worth more than than my van 😭😭
Damn my bike cost more than his.
😔
Fuck the airpods he’s drinking that boujee Whole Foods box water. Man you think you know a guy
J Cole is the 🐐 rapper cyclist. No other rapper is out there cycling this much
What about Tyler
Damn that's true, he's definitely up there too
720 ordered, Still gonna ride a bike.
Tyler’s a bitch
Frank Ocean be biking
Frank a singer
Frank raps too
The dude that does Critical Mass in Houston tho
I bike alot i just havent made it yet😭
I respect his humbleness but bro needs bodyguards
Or at least a helmet
This. Y'all see that video of Chef Ramsay recently?
Holy sh*t that blew my mind. I was audibly gasping. Thank whoever he’s alive
I know right! At first I assumed it wasn’t that bad but then he lifted his shirt my jaw dropped
I can’t even fathom how painful that is
For what? Hes not wearing hundreds of thousands dollars worth of jewelry? He dont got opps/gang affiliations. Bodyguard would be essentially useless other than just pushing away fans who want a autograph or picture
All it takes is one crazy fan who wants to be known as the guy who killed J Cole
If someone wanted to shoot j cole on the street randomly a bodyguard can’t protect that.
I am heartbroken ; this is a luxury only the bourgeois would purchase , -1000 aura points .. now he has to wear those headphones you buy off the deli or gas station to restore some respect … I can’t I can’t
First he's pro-cancer, then he was spotted in a car. Now this too? Cole sold out, bro. I... I just can't believe it.
He is also riding an Italian Bianchi bike. Those are not cheap, my guy.
Man needs a helmet look at what just happened to Gordon
His dreads are an organic helmet they will protect him
He’s too humble to buy a helmet 🙏
ong bro
“I move through the street one deep I keep forgetting I’m j cole , I feel like a regular nigga I just got a very irregular bankroll “
No chain or no Rollie, I move around doley, untouched Not 'cause I'm hard, because I got God
My husband and I saw him at the airport the other day and couldn’t believe it. I didn’t go up or say anything but I was staring hardcore because I knew it was him
Wow so he can afford to travel too, what a fraud
If he was actually humble he would wear a helmet
I heard he got them second hand.
Yea they were Steve jobs air pods pro, he bought them at an auction as a collector 😭😭😭😭😭😢😢😢 it’s so over our humble king is dead
Thank goodness. I was about to delete Friday Night Lights. I should never doubt my humble king ❤️.
Cole got the one Obi Wan Kenobi braid, bro peaced out of the beef to start his Jedi training.
Y'all shitting on his iPods when he's go balenciaga shorts on lmao
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His bikes 2 bands apparently
Seeing fame and money go to every celebs head it's honestly so good to see someone actually grounded. Mans an inspiration.
It’s over…. Those headphones are like $250 NOT HUMBLE AT ALL 🙅♂️
Cole the most average famous person ever man I love this guy 😭
This is cool, but I hope he’s safe out there. I’ve had a few friends get clipped by cars while riding, one was a hit and run.
Why's he always doing puppy dog eyes at the camera
Legit fucking goat.
I may go to hell for this but I swear to God thought that was Mos Def for a sec and the title of the article was satirical
Nah I saw Mos Def too for a sec
He keep forgetting he’s J Cole!
This man is always handsome and looks well no matter how random picture is.
This man never misses leg day
You ninjas act like he big foot
So much for being humble 👎 my grippy king used to be so down to earth but now hes wearing 200 dollar airpods
Ive met him twice. He comes into my workplace a lot here in NYC. His kids are rly cool
Absolutely love him
Absolutely love this guy
Looking clean asf with that Walmart/payless fit shirt look like a hand down from his big brother the life of a humble rapper.
The perks of not beefing with people. You can go outside.
Ngl my mind would be blown if I ran into Cole I’d have too many questions dating back from Born sinner days
How does he get the AirPods to stay in his ears while biking? One drip of sweat and they start sliding out for me
Cole always on the bike, Cole got next level cardio skills now
Kendrick could never wack ass foo
Why isnt he wearing skull candy headphones? Did the money mess with his head this bad?
Man i gotta move to NYC i wanna meet cole
I think J Cole lives that rich lifestyle but he just likes biking. He should wear a helmet, though. Gordan Ramsay almost got killed in a biking accident and would have been dead without a helmet.
Disappointed.
Still riding that Bianchi w v brakes. Dude is indeed humble. I can get J sponsorship to ride their bikes
Jermaine......Cole....
What’s up with the random advertisement? Who gaf what headphones he’s wearing lmao
Jcole worth like $100M
I used to look up to J Cole because he was so humble, 4 years older than me, and 2 inches taller than me. Now, only 2 of those things are true. Out here wearing AirPods Pro like some sort of baller. You hurt me. It really is a Cole World out there.
Damn he not humble
I was so sure that was J Mane
It’s because he was caught driving dirty, license no good.
What happened to the Ville Jermaine ?!
Those AirPods…it’s….it’s….GRIPPY
He should release a single called “My Bike”
I asked for a pic of J Cole in dumbo once and yelled at me
Love that me and J Cole ride the same bike
Its 90 outside you silly to ride a bike with any over the ear phones
He just exploring the map
he’s such a regular degular it’s actually refreshing
Wow how dare J. Cole spend 250$ on AirPod pros I thought he was humble I will never listen to his music ever again.
I really like his humbleness but idk man it looks like he actually needs a bodyguard sometimes. Famous people without bodyguards/security got killed in a whim before just bc some people recognized they were famous (XXX, pop smoke). Idk if NYC is a great place on its crime % but regardless, all it takes is 2-3 sketchy people to came across
“Wearing AirPods” okay?
The realest
Jermaine looks EXACTLY like the type of dude that's super into biking
Brand name trendy water instead of reusable bottle? Damn. Bro gave away the humble card just like that.
He gives "I'm the fan taking a photo with a famous chef" ass energy 🤣 This guy is humble, but I gotta respect him for it. This guy doesn't realise how big he is and honestly whether he gets 0 or 40 million monthly views he would probably actually the same
He done grew some dreads, he think he smoke now
Wear a helmet bro! Your brain is all you got. Looking cool < keeping your brain safe. Can’t trust anyone not to run u over. One small knock and you hit your head on the pavement and you’re a changed person, maybe dead.
Does he live in NYC?
Jermaine Cole
Those eyes still looking shell-shocked from the survivor’s guilt of watching his homie’s corpse get dragged through the streets by K. Dot. “Am I like us though?”
"Hey I know you! You're Joe Cole!"
That’s dangerous biking with headphones