at least he’s honest

have no idea why he would admit this

How is this being “real”? He already spent years putting on the “WWE facade” persona lmao. And no one told him to do that s***.

Drake still the best imo

#selfaware

need his opion on the Tiger Woods situation

Cole going out sad

oh godd

What a b****

bo just speaking his mind all the hate is unwarranted

More people need to see this and realize that jcoles perspective isn’t that bad lol

Dude saying he puts on that cap like he is cosplaying or something

Unbelievable statement

Just digging that hole deeper for himself Im afraid

Or he just has no problem embarrassing himself to get some more sales post-release

Whats real about acting like a loser and victim mentality?

This some self pity at its worst

Is Cole on the spectrum?

am I the only one thinking this ain't that wild. like everyone has a persona but how many mfs GENUINELY believe that they're better bar for bar than black thought or lupe lol. esp for cole it doesn't even feel that surprising for him to say this

there’s not a rapper out there that doesn’t understand they could get got by black thought etc, you just never see a rapper in or around their prime with his following offering that they don’t think they’re that great in a sincere way, additionally it costs nothing to think you’re the best rapper alive it’s sort of the baseline of being great & dude is saying f*** no I’m not

"victim mentality" is nuts

if i say doot or sherm are funnier than me sometimes, does that make me a "victim" or a person able to be objective?

Depends on what your definition of real is

I feel like you can still give respect to these elite tier peers but still feel like the best. All them
Hoop bars and this nigga never had the Mamba Mentality even in rap

Admitting to being fake isn't being real lol

Idk where these users was raised but they think admitting to lame behavior makes you “real”

right? weren’t Wayne & T.I. simultaneously dubbing themselves best rapper alive & king of the south

It’s on brand for J cole now that I think about it. Which is why those “I’m the best” raps were never believable for me

Maybe we expecting too much from this nigga but I just figured he was of that last cloth of these type of rappers with the “I’m the best” mentality. He built up this entire lore throughout his career. Just to be like “chilll im sumn slight”

People's reaction to these comments are very revealing

It seems like some of y'all don't realize that these artists and creators are also human beings at the end of the day. Yes they're confident in their work but that doesn't mean they genuinely believe that there is not a single other person in their field that can stand toe-to-toe with them or even outperform them on any given day