The Hip Hop community most likely predicted this was coming. Two days after J. Cole appeared to target Noname with the polarizing single “Snow On Tha Bluff,” the Chicago rapper has responded with the Madlib-produced “Song 33.”
On Thursday (June 18), Noname tweeted the lyrics to the track. In the second verse, she doubles down on her previous criticism that mainstream rappers aren’t using their platforms to speak about police brutality, racism and other social injustices.
“But niggas act quiet as a church mouse/In the studio when duty calls to get the verse,” she raps. “I guess the ego hurt now/It’s time to go to work, wow, look at him go/He really ’bout to write about me when the world is in smokes/There’s people in trees when George was beggin’ for his mother/Saying he couldn’t breathe, you thought to write about me?”
The controversy popped off on Tuesday night (June 16) after Cole surprised dropped “Snow On Tha Bluff.” While fans were initially thrilled to have new music from the Dreamville founder, the excitement quickly turned to ridicule when it became clear the song was a response to Noname.
Cole addressed the backlash and said he stood by “every word” in the song and encouraged people to follow Noname. Despite his explanation, Cole and Kendrick Lamar both became trending Twitter topics on Wednesday (June 17) as countless people tried to “cancel” them for their perceived silence on the current civil unrest in the United States.
Listen to “Song 33” below.
They should rename this bitch Noface because she’s difficult to look at
I was going to say something, but I forgot. You said enough.
This is so God Damn stupid. Why the hell are 2 “supposed” activist BEEFING during a time like this? I honestly think I’d rather they go back and forward via Twitter rather than making whole songs about each other. This whole shit is stupid asf.
This bitch lmao he was at a protest and you called him about by name first …. is everyone in the culture hypocrites or is that all that gets attention? I mean good or not….right or wrong..the reality is female mcs barely move the needle unless they are half-naked … and I’m guessing not to many people are signing up to see that from this clown … so it’s understandable she’s scratching and scrapping for attention
He was at a protest and has been rhyming about black issues for ages. Just because you’re too ignorant to notice doesn’t make your strawman true. She’s just upset because he politely defended himself and called her out on her bullshit. Typical woke woman crap… Call out others then cry foul when they reply.
I haven’t researched the beef. But regardless of all that shit, she has a dope flow.
Never heard her shit but she has a Blackalicious-like flow. Her next show, I am definitely going so she could dance on stage for my white ass lol
…but you gon’ have to pay for the privilege, simp…
Fuck it Cole, you tried being mister nice guy. Have some fun. Throw a real diss track back at her, call it “No one cares to know your name, so you came up with noname”. She ain’t gone like that one. She seems comfortably fine shitting on your name. Even though we’ve seen you out and about supporting those marching in the streets during during troubled times, so we know what it is.
J Cole is the man!! NO ONE IS ” CANCELING” him and honey he knows exactly what’s going on maybe you should listen to the song again. Shameful she even attempted to come back with some type of “diss song”.
She foul. Just a clown seeking attention. Cole been about black lives matter before it was a movement and this no name wants to discredit him and act out of pure ignorance and hatred. Smh.
Why are people looking at rappers to say something? How about you get up off your butt and do something. Rappers ain’t changing anything . Look to yourself to either help change your neighborhood or change your mindset . Learn to be less ignorant and get information. Twitter this and Twitter that. Get the f**k out of here.
I disagree. They may be entertainers but they are also people. We all live in the same place. All Noname said was where are the leading artists when sh*t is going down, the community needs to come together and everyone is part of the community. She mentioned no names, but Cole took it upon himself to respond.
Cole didn’t mention names either. Saying it’s about her is just as big of an assumption.
So now she’s mad bcuz somebody responded to her? She threw a shot, got bodied, and not tryna respond. She’s never gonna pop
So this was all about getting this big girl buzz when the world is burning down. Okay, lol. Wonder what the Twitter mob has to say now.
“I guess the ego hurt now” lol these women are the worst… theres was nothing bad about his track, he was giving advice to the “woke” people, about how to treat their brothers and sisters who are still in the system, dont speak down on them, help them grow…. etc etc noname foh
There’s a good 100 better rappers to make this point about than J. Cole smh
She called him out he responded as a rapper with a rap. Now she mad her ego hurt?! Talking about why he making songs about her when shit happening in the streets, well why you call him out when shit happening in the streets? Wtf is celeb tweets/opinions going to do for this cause? Using a platform to send a tweet dont mean nothing. Demand answers from law enforcement and politicians as to how to get these laws fixed. Unless a celeb is fighting for that who the fuck cares what they saying. Mfs out there protesting they not obligated to post for social media to appease the masses. I guess no name feel different. Stop looking for ENTERTAINERS to save us.
She didn’t call him out lol she called out rappers being silent he took offense to it
Naw, that’s flaw logic you trying to use…she want attention and she thought everyone was going to side with her , well I didn’t happened like she thought now she going to try to divert this attention back off her because she knew she was foul from the jump
All this divide and conquer nonsense is for the birds. With 40Million plus on unemployment who cares about a rap battle
Obviously you do since you made a comment. You couldve kept scrolling, but you commented. FOH
This chick is buggin, she wrote about him first lol. Standard female move to start an argument and then pretend the other person came out and attacked her. I dont care for j cole too much but he doesnt need to waste his time with this one. In his own words, “all this mean muggin from n***** that mean nothin”
So basically, NONAME wants to distract the movement by calling out black celebrities for not posting on Social Media? Fuck her and fuck social media. She just trying to divide us even further and distract from the movement. She couldve easily reached out to the very same people she’s criticizing but no, she called them out & Cole responded. Dont call someone out if u dont like the rebuttal. Cole’s rebuttal couldve led to a talking point but now she offended and got her feelings hurt. Log off social media and go outside.
Cole’s music been about the black struggle. — I’m not sure why people are pretending he never been fighting the good fight?
I think a lot of people missed the point of Cole’s song. The last lyric is “maybe cuz deep down I know I ain’t doing enough.” I think he recognized that Noname made a fair criticism of his actions and he is going to do better in the future. He obviously wasn’t dissing her or anything.
so, when murder and chaos is abound and a woman screams for help, the dude’s response is to complain about the tone of her voice? It’s weak. And, in this chaos, instead of attempting to help, he in his feelings. Like earl said, he tapped out cuz that’s all he got. He should’ve known she wasn’t coming at him cuz she was addressing those with more capacity for leadership.
In “his” feelings??? Are crazy? Did you read any articles before you made that comment … before this he used his music as a platform and when this popped off he was at a protest …. then this nobody has the gall to try and light him up … he responds …. and he’s in “his” feelings …. your mistaken playboy … greatly mistaken … she just used this opportunity to further her own name … no to shed light on injustice
He J Cole Rap about only Positive Things: it’s easy to point the finger when you ain’t done Things.
She just trying to make a name for herself…
Yeah, I never heard of her until all this kicked off. The funny thing is, I still haven’t heard the J. Cole song that started all this. I listened to her track, though. She has a good flow. However, the more I pondered this situation, the more she strikes me as just trying to capitalize on the moment. The flow was decent, but none of it seemed genuine. Hard to describe. And I hate these “who’s more enlightened” type of disputes. Of course there’s probably more to it than that, but that’s what it’s coming off as now. Make your music, let others make theirs, and stop forcing others to be activists in the way you expect them to be. Be comfortable expressing your activism in your own unique way. Lord knows I have Twitter and never use the shit. Better off for it.
Did anyone actually listen to j Coles song? Im not really a fan but he was only putting his perspective across. I don’t think he was actually dissing noname. He has his side of the story . People’s interpretation suck.
Outrage is truly the new currency