{"id":6736,"date":"2026-03-29T15:37:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T15:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/j-cole-diddy-fight-wont-kick-him-while-hes-down\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T15:37:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T15:37:38","slug":"j-cole-diddy-fight-wont-kick-him-while-hes-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/j-cole-diddy-fight-wont-kick-him-while-hes-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Stop, Will Stop! J. Cole Talks Diddy Fight But Won\u2019t \u2018Kick Him\u2019 While He\u2019s \u2018Down\u2019, Social Media Drags Him For Copping Puffy Pleas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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J. Cole<\/a> is holding true to his position as hip hop\u2019s peacemaker but his latest positive vibes for disgraced Bad Boy founder, Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs<\/a>, left a bad taste in the mouth\u2019s of some fans. <\/p>\n

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North Carolina\u2019s very own made an appearance on rapper Cam\u2019Ron\u2019s<\/a> podcast, Talk With Flee<\/em>, and seemingly confirmed the longstanding rumor that he once came to blows with Diddy. The claims had never been substantiated by either of the men but it\u2019s been one of hip hop\u2019s most repeated lores both on wax and off. <\/p>\n

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\u201cLike me and Puff like there\u2019s no [beef]. We hadn\u2019t had no problem for years even after that [incident],\u201d he said in the interview. \u201cLike it was cleaned up quick and we was in a good spot. But you know, Puff was on the song that I had on\u00a0Off-Season<\/em>\u00a0and like so we was going to put it out thinking like, \u2018Yo, it\u2019s cool like enough time has passed he ain\u2019t going to feel no way.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He continued, <\/p>\n

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\u201cAnd then all the s**t happened with [Diddy]\u2026and I was just like, \u2018Nah.\u2019 It felt like damn near like kicking a man when he\u2019s down, you know what I mean? It was like it would have gave the news and the world more ammo just [to] destroy this this dude [but it] happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Some fans took issue with Cole<\/a> having mercy on Diddy despite his documented abuse, much like R&B icon Usher<\/a> did recently, and questioned his motives for not spilling the tea. <\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is EXACTLY my problem with this n**** Cole sometimes man. STAND FOR\/ON SOMETHING! Even if its uncomfortable or might hurt a relationship. This Larusell levels of misreading the room,\u201d one social media user said. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Cole\u2019s stance on Diddy wasn\u2019t the only thing to make ears perk up. While discussing his oft-expressed sentiment of being \u201cthe best rapper alive,\u201d the Fall Off<\/em> artist revealed that he doesn\u2019t actually believe the claim. <\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s a n**** named Black Thought that exists, it\u2019s a n**** named Lupe Fiasco that exists,\u201d he said. \u201cEven some of my peers, Drake or Kendrick. I know any given day I can show up to the studio and give these n**** 80. But I know on any given day they can show up to the studio and give me 80 and I may only have 30.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He continued, <\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen I\u2019m rapping, that\u2019s the persona I like to have. And sometimes I might spit a verse that really might have you believing that s***.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Cole also revealed that he was almost a member of G-Unit as 50 Cent<\/a> wanted to sign the young rapper before he entered his deal with Jay-Z\u2019s Roc Nation<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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\u201cBefore Jay had heard my s*** and I think they played my s*** for 50,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd what I was told was that his response was like\u2014mind you, I had \u201cLost Ones, I had \u201cLights Please\u201d, things that proved I could really rap\u201450\u2019s reaction was \u2018I can\u2019t sign this n****, his jeans too tight\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Skinny jeans may have saved us all!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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