J. Cole released a new song called “Snow on Tha Bluff” last night, which many assumed is about Chicago rapper Noname.
She previously called out “top selling rappers not even willing to put a tweet up” and said that “n****s whole discographies be about black plight and they no where to be found.”
Now, Cole has responsed to criticism of his lyrics by saying that he stands behind every word he wrote on the track. “Right or wrong I can’t say, but I can say it was honest,” he says. He also confirms that the song is about Noname, and gives her credit: “I love and honor her as a leader in these times.”
Read the tweets below.
Morning. I stand behind every word of the song that dropped last night.
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) June 17, 2020
Right or wrong I can’t say, but I can say it was honest.
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) June 17, 2020
Some assume to know who the song is about. That’s fine with me, it’s not my job to tell anybody what to think or feel about the work. I accept all conversation and criticisms. But
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) June 17, 2020
Let me use this moment to say this
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) June 17, 2020
Follow @noname . I love and honor her as a leader in these times. She has done and is doing the reading and the listening and the learning on the path that she truly believes is the correct one for our people. Meanwhile a nigga like me just be rapping.
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) June 17, 2020