J. Cole Admits 'Feeling of Surpassment' After Kendrick Releases 'Good Kid, MAAD City,' Shares More Unreleased Collabs

In his last episode Inevitable podcast, J. Cole and his manager Ibrahim “Ib” Hamad played some more unreleased tracks from Cole and Kendrick Lamar, while also recalling his immediate reaction to hearing someone from Kendrick's sophomore album, Good boy, MAAD cityfor the first time.

According to the North Carolina rapper, the pair recorded some of their collaborations when Drake's Club Paradise tour came to town in 2012. “He came to Fayetteville and we worked on this studio bus for two or three days,” Cole recalls. . “I've sent him joints before, but this was the first time we had to lock up and work on sh-t. And that was so much fun… It felt like when your cousin would come over to your house.”

Ib played two tracks, both untitled, one of which was produced by DC-based rapper and producer Oddisee, while on the other Cole borrows Project Pat's unique flow in the pockets.

Cole also talked about Dot playing him GKMC songs before dropping during the same sessions and that he felt pressure after releasing it. “When Kendrick's album dropped, the journey got harder, the mountain got steeper. Because similar to when [So Far Gone] fell, where it was like, 'Oh, there's another person out there who has the same aspirations as me,' and that's what happened with Kendrick.” Adding, “It was a feeling of transcendence. It was two pointers they told me. His first week numbers were more than mine. The other thing was that we had a show where we were both in the same line-up… and I went before him and he followed me.”

J. Cole first opened the vault on episode four of the podcast's “audio series” and played “Shock the World” and “Temptation,” both featuring Lamar.

You can listen Inevitable here.