The Source |J. Cole Trends on Twitter Amid Joey Bada$$ Diss and Drake Tour Controversy [Video]

On Monday, J. Cole found himself in the middle of a social media storm, becoming a trending topic on Twitter after two major developments stirred discussions around the Dreamville founder. A diss track by Joey Bada$$ and a surprising policy linked to Drake’s upcoming tour sparked debate among fans. While the east coast has been quiet lately, I can’t front in my opinion—Joey brought it.

Joey Bada$$ Takes Aim at J. Cole

Joey Bada$$’s latest track, “Sorry Not Sorry,” produced by Conductor Williams, has sent ripples through the hip-hop community. The song features a pointed line seemingly directed at J. Cole:

“Might delete later, I know damn sure that Joey won’t/Fck it, I want all the smoke.”*

The lyric references J. Cole’s past decision to delete his unreleased diss track, “7-Minute Drills,” which was allegedly aimed at Kendrick Lamar following their rumored beef ignited by Future and Metro Boomin’s track “Like That.” Fans have interpreted Joey’s line as a critique of Cole’s hesitancy …