J. Cole Told Dr. Dre About Kendrick Lamar Way Back & Wanted To Sign Him
On Christmas Day (December 25 2021), The Canadian interviewer John Ruskins (Nardwuar) released a wholesome jam packed, one hour-long episode with J. Cole. The interview opens with a brief 2019 exchange between Cole and Nardwuar. Outside of Day N Vegas, Cole walks over to The Human Serviette as he's affectionately known and mentions that he will give an interview in the next year or so. It’s a real moment and gesture for real, especially at a time when Cole’s 2018 conversation with Angie Martinez was his golden egg for the K.O.D. album campaign. This month, in Santa Monica, California, J Cole kept his promise to Nardwuar. He was accompanied by Dreamville’s very own Omen and EARTHGANG alongside him in the studio for some part of the interview. Then, at 43:30, Nardwuar shifts the focus, “J. Cole, did you tell Dr. Dre about Kendrick [Lamar]?” Cole’s eyes suggest his shock. After a long hesitation, Nardwuar repeats himself. J Cole responds, “Who told you that? [Laughs] Who g