J. Cole and Lil Yachty have come together for the new song and music video “The Secret Recipe.” detalis tk. Watch the new video below.
While “The Secret Recipe” is J. Cole and Lil Yachty’s first collaborative song, the rappers share a bit of a history. In 2011 and 2012, when he was 14 years old, Lil Yachty tweeted a number of anti-Cole remarks, such as, “i just dont like j.cole…. never said he wasnt good,” and, “FUCKJCOLE.”
Years later, in 2016, Lil Yachty discussed the tweets in an interview, “I honestly can’t explain it. I don’t know why. Back in the day, I was heavy on saying, ‘Fuck J. Cole.’ I don’t know why. His music is so lyrical—let me clear this up.”
He continued, “I fuck with J. Cole as a person. I don’t listen to J. Cole. But I have nothing against J. Cole. I was young, and I was just talking shit, trolling. I never thought I was gonna be a rapper.”
Yachty concluded, “I have no issues with J. Cole or his music, and if we ever bump into each other, I don’t wanna any problems.”
Later, in December 2016, J. Cole released the song “Everybody Dies,” featuring the following lyrics:
The “Lil’ whatever” lyric, in particular, led many to believe that J. Cole was dissing Lil Yachty and Lil Uzi Vert. After hearing the song, Lil Yachty said, “Honestly, I don’t give a fuck. I fuck with J. Cole, bro! I don’t listen to J. Cole, but I fuck with J. Cole.” He also brought up his teenage tweets and said, “I hope that he doesn’t feel any type of way.”
Lil Uzi Vert also responded to “Everybody Dies,” tweeting, “Heard some beautiful shit today @JColeNC 🔥💯. 😈®.” J. Cole, incidentally, recently collaborated with Lil Uzi Vert, co-producing the “Blood Moon.”
“The Secret Recipe” follows Lil Yachty’s latest studio album, Let’s Start Here., and J. Cole’s 2021 album, The Off-Season.