Fans Suspect J. Cole Is Dissing Drake On “Golden Goose Freestyle”

Ahead of his extremely anticipated album, The Fall-Off, J. Cole shared a package deal of freestyles titled Birthday Blizzard ’26 on Tuesday evening. Fans have been paying attention to one monitor specifically, “Golden Goose Freestyle.” They theorize Cole is taking pictures at his former collaborator, Drake, with a number of bars on the tune.

“Lotta rappers make dough then be vulnerable to lose it / For crumbs, dumb n****s offered their soul to Lucian… N****s cheatin’ and I gained’t еxcuse it / If I stated it then I wrote it, silly,” he raps, referencing Universal Music Group CEO Lucian Grainge. Drake is at the moment interesting the dismissal of his lawsuit in opposition to the corporate.

Cole additionally referenced botted streams and failed tour dates. He raps: “If the streams say you winnin,’ why your excursions is losin’? / When the mathematics ain’t mathin’, after all you’re juicin’ / That imply the bots is boostin’ / Cut the robust man picture, it’s not conducive / To breathe and don’t gamble along with your life ‘trigger the opps is cruisin’ / Word to Mike Vick, your canine may get sh*t for losin’.”

On prime of these strains on “Golden Goose Freestyle,” Cole additionally displays on his beef with Kendrick Lamar on “Bronx Zoo Freestyle.” “I was prime, see, the apology dropped me manner out of the highest 3/No drawback, I’m most likely my finest after they doubt me,” he raps. Cole famously responded to Lamar’s “Like That” verse on “7 Minute Drill,” in 2024, however backtracked on stage at Dreamville Festival afterward. He admitted that he “felt horrible” in regards to the state of affairs and nonetheless had love for Lamar.

J. Cole might be releasing The Fall-Off on Friday, February sixth. He lastly introduced the challenge with a trailer, earlier this month, after years of anticipation. Before Birthday Blizzard ’26, he additionally put out the primary single from his new album, “Disc 2 Track 2.” The conceptual monitor sees Cole detailing his life story in reverse.