Drakes Praises J.Cole, Calls Him 'One of the Greatest Rappers to Touch a Mic'

Drakes Praises J.Cole, Calls Him 'One of the Greatest Rappers to Touch a Mic'

  • Drake has called his fellow music colleague, J. Cole one of the greatest rappers to ever touch a mic
  • These, rapper Drake said while performing during the opening stop of J. Cole's The Off-Season Tour at Miami on Friday, September 25
  • Drake's praises on J. Cole came barely days after the latter, through his Heaven's EP freestyle rapped that people have been putting him at the third position after Drake and Kendrick Lamar

American-Canadian rapper Drake has given rapper J. Cole his flowers while he is still alive.

Drake lauded J Cole during a recent event.
Drake said J Cole is one of the greatest rappers alive. Photo: Champagne Papi.
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Greatest rapper to hold a mic

Drake recently acknowledged J. Cole and referred to him as the greatest rapper currently.

All the pampering was done by Drake as he stepped on stage during the opening stop of J. Cole's The Off-Season Tour at Miami on Friday, September 25, night.

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Drake stole the show when he invited Future and Drizzy on stage to perform with him his number one hit son Way 2 Sexy.

Well, he dropped yet another bombshell to attendees when he took some time off the performance to laud and celebrate J. Cole.

“I gotta say this ‘cause I don’t always wanna have a heartfelt moment when we’re on stage together. You know, you did that ‘Pipe Down’ freestyle the other day. You were saying in the freestyle that they gave you the bronze or whatever, me and Kendrick [Lamar]...I just want you to understand something. You are genuine, without a doubt, one of the greatest rappers to ever touch a mic.” Drake said.

Drake's praises on J. Cole came barely days after the latter, through his Heaven's EP freestyle rapped that people have been putting him at the third position after Drake and Kendrick Lamar.

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“Some people say that I’m running third, they threw the bronze at me/Behind Drake and Dot, yeah, them n***as is superstars to me.” J. Cole rapped.

Drake for J Cole

Well, while many people placed J. Cole at number three, Drake encouraged him by confirming he is one of the greatest rappers alive.

“I just want to let you know, there are way too many people in the world that think and know that Cole is in the top position. I love you with all my heart, you’re my brother, one of my favorite artists. Always appreciate you having me out here.” Drake assured Cole.

Just recently TUKO.co.ke reported that Drake got his fans all excited after announcing the release date for his album.

Going on his Instagram page on Monday, August 30, the Canadian rapper announced that his project, Certified Lover Boy, will be released on Friday, September 3.

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In the post, Drake shared the album cover that showed a repeated emoji of 12 pregnant women with different skin tones and shirt colours.

On the other hand, it could mean that Drake has other kids out there that no one knows about, and he is trying to send a message through the album.

Many can recall that the rapper finally started sharing about his son Adonis after Pusha T revealed, in a song on his album, that Drake was 'hiding' him.

The news went viral on social media, with many sharing their views on what the album cover could mean.

Source: Legit.ng

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