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Ye — formerly Kanye West — blasted J. Cole and his music during another X rant on Tuesday night (April 1), but it didn’t seem to be any sort of April Fools’ Day joke.
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“I hate J Cole music so much,” West said matter-of-factly. “It’s like between Kendrick and J Cole I bet you industry plants asked J Cole to diss Drake then we would have been accosted with a J Cole Super Bowl commercial with no SZA song to save it.”
The embattled Chicago native went on to diss Cole’s artistry by claiming that the Dreamville leader’s music was strictly for virgins. “No one listens to J Cole after loosing [sic] their virginity,” he wrote.
Ye also brought up purported conversations around 2021’s Donda era when he pleaded with Drake that he was “hurting hip-hop” by giving J. Cole a bigger platform.
“When I met up with Drake during Donda most of the convo was me telling him he was hurting hip hop by giving J Cole a platform and I was saying how much I loved Future,” he added.
Kanye previously dissed J. Cole last year when adding a verse to the “Like That” remix. “Play J.Cole get the p—y dry,” he raps.
The relationship between Ye and Cole has been icy for some time. The North Carolina rhymer jabbed at West on multiple occasions in the past. While he respects Ye’s artistry, Cole hasn’t had any issue checking him on tracks like 2016’s “False Prophets” and 2019’s “Middle Child,” saying he feels West hasn’t lived up to the billing.
The 48-year-old has been draped in controversy in recent months while his unhinged X rants have found him doubling down on his antisemitic remarks and appreciation for Hitler while wearing a Swastika shirt and chain.
West provided context about some of his recent rants when he spoke with DJ Akademiks last week for an hour-plus-long interview, which saw him wearing a black KKK-inspired hood and touching on Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Kim Kardashian, Diddy, Virgil Abloh, Jay-Z, Playboi Carti and more.
Find Ye’s rant sniping at J. Cole below.
I hate J Cole music so much It’s like between Kendrick and J Cole I bet you industry plants asked J Cole to diss Drake then we would have been accosted with a J Cole Super Bowl commercial with no SZA song to save it https://t.co/djbn491rpv— ye (@kanyewest) April 2, 2025
When I met up with Drake during Donda most of the convo was me telling him he was hurting hip hop by giving J Cole a platform and I was saying how much I loved Future— ye (@kanyewest) April 2, 2025
No one listens to J Cole after loosing their virginity— ye (@kanyewest) April 2, 2025
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If you think wrestling is all fake, ask Cody Rhodes how he was feeling after last month’s bloody WWE Elimination Chamber match in Toronto where Travis Scott went wild during a beatdown of the undisputed WWE champ.
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After Wrestling Observer Radio revealed that Rhodes suffered a broken ear drum and a black eye after Scott slapped the hapless wrestler as he lay bloodied in the middle of the ring at the March 1 event, Rhodes told Complex this week that he kept the receipts and that payback is in the cards.
As he gears up for his third consecutive WrestleMania — where he will defend his world title against fellow great John Cena in the latter’s final WrestleMania match– Rhodes had a stern warning for La Flame. “That’s wrestling,” Rhodes said of the injuries he endured after the rapper teamed up with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Cena for the beatdown. “I am not mad so much, but I am looking and my eyes are open for what we inevitably, what we’ll call a receipt.”
At press time it’s unknown if Scott will be on hand when WrestleMania 41 takes place in Las Vegas on April 19-20, but Rhodes didn’t pull punches about the Elimination Chamber incident. When Complex simply noted that Scott was a “major part” of the Elimination Chamber match, Rhodes cheekily responded, “Oh, he was?”
Asked how hard Scott hit him — and if he gave him the “hey man, just really let me have it” license to do so — Rhodes said, “Well, the next day after the incident, I told everyone, ‘He didn’t hit me.’ I didn’t realize there was a fan video circulating of him hitting me with the power of a thousand suns and the noise deafening. And then I had a Tommy Boy situation where the entire side of my face was black and blue and I kept saying, ‘Oh no, I’m good. I’m good.’”
He said he then had a “little flutter in the eardrum” because it was popped. “Again, I’m a weirdo, this is going to sound so strange, and I apologize to your viewers and your listeners, but man, that’s wrestling. You know what I’m saying? Beat me up. I’m going to beat you up. That’s wrestling… If Travis Scott ever makes his way back into the WWE fray, maybe there’s a receipt for Travis. Prior to this though, by the way, I was a Travis Scott fan.”
Rhodes noted that he went sneaker shopping with Complex last July and that he once owned a pair of Scott’s Air Jordan’s, but that after the match “let’s say they might’ve gone somewhere. The shoes are not there anymore.”
That said, when asked who hits harder, Scott or part-time wrestler/YouTuber Logan Paul, Rhodes gave the rapper his props, kind of. “Well, Travis Scott hits pretty hard, but that’s not the hardest I’ve ever been slapped,” Rhodes said, adding that the hardest he’s ever been slapped was by female Canadian wrestler Nattie Neidhart. “If Travis Scott hit me with the force of a thousand suns, Nattie Neidhart sent me to the phantom zone. Legit, I was lost in space for a second, so that was the hardest one I ever got.”
La Flame has been all over WWE this year. His “4×4” song served as the RAW theme song in January when the show jumped to Netflix and he escorted Jey Uso to the ring for his match on Jan. 6 in Los Angeles. In addition, in January, Triple H teased that fans can expect to see more of Scott in the future. “Everybody should expect to see more things from Travis Scott in a big way,” he said.
Scott recently teamed up with WWE for a “Wrestling Is Real” T-shirt, presumably in response to the online chatter about the smack heard ’round the world.
Billboard Women in Music 2025 Lil Nas X feels lucky to have Camila Cabello in his friend orbit. The rapper who has been sprinkling singles all over the place in the lead-up to the release of his as-yet-unscheduled Dreamboy album, told Paper magazine that the “I Luv It” singer was really there for him when […]
Billboard Women in Music 2025 Young Scooter’s cause of death has been revealed by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office. The Atlanta rapper, real name Kenneth Bailey, died after puncturing his thigh and losing too much blood as a result of climbing a wooden fence. “Mr. Bailey sustained a penetrating injury of his right thigh […]
The Weeknd has shared another glimpse into his upcoming Hurry Up Tomorrow film ahead of its nationwide theater release on May 16. The ominous thriller received a second trailer on Tuesday (April 1) as the Toronto singer/actor took viewers further into his bewildering odyssey. Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan serve as The Weeknd’s co-stars in […]
Billboard Women in Music 2025 Cardi B is continuing to tease her long-awaited sophomore album, and recently gave fans some more details on what to expect. On Monday, Cardi B hopped on X Spaces to discuss her highly anticipated sophomore effort, which fans have been clamoring for for over eight years. “The features on my […]
The Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show won’t be the only time Kendrick Lamar and Mustard share the stage together this year. Mustard revealed on Tuesday (April 1) — and this is no April Fool’s Day joke — that he’s joining the Compton rapper and SZA’s Grand National Tour as an opening act. Fans can expect […]
Will Smith dropped off some new bars for Lyrical Lemonade, where he claimed to be the rap equivalent of legendary footballer Lionel Messi.
On Monday (March 31), Smith stopped by Lyrical Lemonade’s “Lunch Break Freestyle” as part of the continued roll out for his new album Based on a True Story. During his time on the show, the Oscar winner spit some braggadocious bars claiming that he is hip-hop’s G.O.A.T.
“Hip Hop’s Messi, Neymar and Ronaldo/ Goal, scored on these boys/ I’ve won damn near every award on these boys,” he spit over a thumping trap beat. “Sold-out movie theaters and even tours on these boys/ Feelin’ like a mop, wipe the floor with these boys.”
Earlier in the song, Will also boasted about the adversities he’s pushed through both in his career and in his personal life. “I be overcoming s—t that y’all be having trouble with/ Let ’em run they mouths, I mean really, that’s what come with this,” he rapped during the freestyle’s opening bars. “They built a wall but I’m jumping it and loving it/ They want me to be done with it, but I’m still havin’ fun with it.”
Will Smith dropped his new album Based on a True Story on March 28, and while his upcoming summer tour remains his main focus, he said on the Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast he might squeeze in another Men in Black movie during that time, too.
“I told myself I was done with sequels. I was like, ‘I’ve made enough sequels. I got some new things I want to make,’” he said. “Literally this morning, an hour before I came down here, they just threw the bag for another Men in Black. I was like, ‘Ah, I’m supposed to be going on tour this summer.’”
Smith said he’d likely shoot the film once he’s done with his European tour, which kicks off on June 25.
Watch Smith’s full freestyle above.
Kevin Hart a.k.a. Chocolate Droppa’s Tiny Desk concert debut supplied the April Fools’ Day entertainment, but don’t think this rap s–t is a joke to the comedic legend. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Hart pulled up in a hoodie and a backwards red fitted cap ready […]
Cardi B had the internet fooled when she posted a video of her moisturizing with a Raising Cane’s sauce, which seems to have been part of an elaborate April Fools’ Day prank.
On Tuesday (April 1), Cardi B shared a video on Instagram announcing that she had just purchased Raising Cane’s new Moisturizing Sauce.
“Everybody always asks me, how does my skin look so beautiful, so shiny, so amazing at the age of 32, three kids, job stressin’ me out and sleepless nights?” the Bronx-bred rapper said. “Well, I’ve been using this new cream. It’s the Cane’s Moisturizing Sauce Cream. Oh my gosh.”
Cardi then proceeds to lather herself up with the tan-colored goop, rubbing it all over her face and chest before licking some residue off her fingers.
“Sorry, I’m just so hungry and the moisturizer just tastes so good,” she says.
The Cane’s sauce, in collaboration with Ipsy, was actually done as an elaborate April Fools’ prank, and fans let out sighs of relief in the comments.
“Happy April 1st, she won,” one fan wrote, while another added, “Lmao bye Cardi! Took me a sec but dang it, I ain’t no APRIL FOOL!”
The lighthearted post comes just a few days after Cardi hopped on Instagram for a more disheartening reason. Much to her dismay, Cardi showed fans on her Instagram Story that her daughter, Kulture Kiari Cephus, had scribbled all over the raper’s crocodile skin Hermés Kelly bag.
“We spent $60,000 on this purse,” Cardi said. “Look what my daughter did to my purse. Look what my daughter did to my purse. Look what my daughter did to my f–king purse… mmmmm.”
Watch Cardi B’s prank below.