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J. Cole Recalls Jay-Z Telling Drake to Give Him a Hit Record Heading Into ‘Cole World’

J. Cole recalled a time when Jay-Z told Drake to give him a hit in front of him during a dinner surrounding NBA All-Star Weekend in 2011.

Many rappers have been the beneficiaries of the Drake stimulus package over the years, and Jay-Z believed J. Cole needed to align himself in that camp and get on the receiving end of a hit record with the 6 God. During a recent episode of Cole’s Inevitable audio series, the Dreamville boss and his manager Ibrahim “Ib” Hamad recalled a time during the 2011 NBA All-Star Weekend when Jay-Z embarrassed Cole by asking Drake to give him a hit while they were all engaged in conversation. Months prior to the exchange, Drake and J. Cole teamed up for “In the Morning” on Friday Night Lights, which cracked the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and peaked at No.

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