J. Cole has been widely memed since backing out of the ā€œBig Threeā€ battle between Kendrick Lamar and Drake, and it appears the jokes arenā€™t entirely farfetched.

On Tuesday (May 7), a TikTok user went viral for running into the Dreamville rap star at the beach amid the bitter feud between his close peers that has gripped Hip Hop fans in recent weeks.

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The user, @2kold.fr, posted a video of calming ocean waves before it cuts to a photo of her sat next to Cole on the sandy beach.

The ā€œMiddle Childā€ hitmaker, who was seemingly alone, could be seen wearing a typically casual outfit along with headphones connected to a laptop.

After being bombarded with questions about the encounter in the comments section, the woman claimed that she had a 30-minute conversation with Cole and asked him about Kendrick and Drakeā€™s beef.

ā€œHe said he doesnā€™t even like beef period. Heā€™s really just chillin,ā€ she wrote.

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Many fans pointed out the amusing similarities between the real-life encounter and flood of memes poking fun at Cole for choosing a quiet and peaceful life over lyrical warfare.

The North Carolina native has been compared to tranquil scenes from Spider-Man, Family Guy and The Sopranos, which are juxtaposed with K. Dot and Drizzyā€™s messy dispute that has seen allegations of pedophilia, domestic abuse and child neglect.

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ā€œThe memes turned out to be true bro is living his best life right now LMFAOO,ā€ one person joked on X (formerly Twitter).

Another said: ā€œHeā€™s really doing what people are saying heā€™s doing [crying face emoji].ā€

J. Cole bowed out of the beef last month after dissing Kendrick Lamar on ā€œ7 Minute Drill,ā€ which came in response to the Compton rapperā€™s searing verse on Future and Metro Boominā€™s ā€œLike That.ā€

Just days after dropping the diss record, Cole apologized to Kendrick while performing at his Dreamville Festival and vowed to remove it from streaming services (a promise he ended up keeping).

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ā€œā€œIā€™m so proud of [Might Delete Later], except for one part. Itā€™s one part of that shit that makes me feel like, man, thatā€™s the lamest shit I did in my fuckinā€™ life,ā€ he told the crowd. ā€œAnd I know this is not what a lot of people want to hear.

ā€œI was conflicted because: one, I know my heart and I know how I feel about my peers. These two n-ggas that I just been blessed to even stand beside in this game, let alone chase they greatness. So I felt conflicted ā€™cause Iā€™m like, bruh, I donā€™t even feel no way. But the world wanna see blood.ā€

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He continued: ā€œThat shit disrupts my fucking peace. So what I want to say right here tonight [ā€¦] how many people think Kendrick Lamar is one of the greatest motherfuckers to ever touch a fucking microphone? Dreamville, yā€™all love Kendrick Lamar, correct? As do I.

ā€œI just want to come up here and publicly be like, bruh, that was the lamest, goofiest shit [ā€¦] I pray that yā€™all forgive a n-gga for the misstep and I can get back to my true path.ā€