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The protests erupting across the nation sparked by the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis have grown in size with no signs of slowing down. On Twitter, fans are praising J. Cole and Wale for taking to the streets with protesters but there appears to also be some manner of brewing beef between the two past collaborators.
Twitter user @indiapitts21 took notice of a now-viral clip of J. Cole marching with protestors in his hometown of Fayetteville, N.C., and then tagged Wale in the tweet asking him to do the same.
“J Cole was out with Fayetteville. If that’s not the dopest Idk what is.. @Wale make us proud #DMV,” she tweeted.
In an alleged now-deleted tweet, Wale wrote, ” I’m sick of a lot of u acting like ya’ll messiah was the only one outside suck my d*ck.”
In Wale’s defense, he too was out with protestors in Los Angeles but it wasn’t nearly as publicized as Cole’s outing. But it didn’t exactly go on unnoticed either, so his reaction to the young woman’s ask seems rooted in something personal if anything.
What makes Wale’s jab at J. Cole even more curious is that the pair most recently worked together on the “My Boy (Freestyle)” track from the DMV rapper’s Free Lunch EP in 2018, not to include their other collaborators. Wale has however said in the past that his lack of popularity in comparison to peers like Cole and Drake is a matter of their skin tone, thus creating a divide between the pair in the eyes of some.
It goes without saying that Wale is obviously an important figure within Hip-Hop circles and J. Cole holds the same manner of importance. We will never pick sides between these grand champions because they’re both equally vital.
Check out reactions from Twitter below.
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Wale and J. Cole on the streets at they local protests. shoutout to them “boring rappers”
— bomberfluidcologne. (@sodxvid) May 31, 2020
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Since y’all retweeting. Retweet this too. J. Cole is not the only person out in these streets. Always trying to showcase @Wale in a negative way. Well not today. pic.twitter.com/TPzQMEwkVB
— 843 SC Moonz (@Avonna1) May 31, 2020
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This is why it’s impossible to support Wale’s music. When the person is so damn corny, it makes their shit unlistenable, no matter how solid the music is.
— shai (@ShaiGoat) May 31, 2020
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If I was Wale I’d hate J Cole too
— ⚜️The B-U-N™ ⚜️ (@BayouBun) May 31, 2020
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anytime Wale sees J Cole getting love pic.twitter.com/NH4HmujsDE
— Unknown D (@dreduddi) May 31, 2020
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Much love and respect to the RAPPERS I see amongst the people. @Wale @FlexKartel @JColeNC @Mysonne pic.twitter.com/6AOTELKS4Z
— $5,000 Giveaway (@Betta_Mo) May 31, 2020
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Wale Right Though , Y’all Act Like J.Cole Gon Save Some Shit https://t.co/qmnP5ScJfk
— V E L (@_DatNiggaSlime2) May 31, 2020
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What is Wale’s beef with J. Cole?
— Khadijah James🇬🇭🇸🇱 (@TwirlinNDippin) May 31, 2020
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Wale didn’t have to shit on J Cole to make his point. Here he goes being corny as usual...see you stop your own success sometimes... https://t.co/Rvai4Lchyw
— مَـلـيـسّـا (@PrincessDramos) May 31, 2020
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Wale and j cole beef might be the weakest beef ever
— Shordy Lo (@Fuzz_39) May 31, 2020
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I got a homie, he a rapper and he wanna win bad
— Keith Neal (@keithcneal) May 31, 2020
He want the fame, the acclaim, the respect that's been had
By all the legends pic.twitter.com/boNQwkr3oh
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Wale being butt hurt over what J Cole is doing is why I can’t respect him
— Dré 👌🏾 (@dredreezy) May 31, 2020
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Wale trending for saying some shit about J.Cole but when the “ Sue Me “ video dropped he wasn’t
— Factzzzaveli Tha Don (@Eddie_Factzz) May 31, 2020
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: 1) I don't think this tweet was *about* J.Cole.
— Fontaine. (@TheAlchemist___) May 31, 2020
2) Since when did protest marches turn to some kind of competition? Talmbout "Make Us Proud"?
3) Is there another D.C artiste that's put on for the city like Wale? https://t.co/AtVZogOISA
