Moneybagg Yo shared candidly about her experience working with J. Cole and witnessing the Dreamville rapper produce a verse in a mere fifteen minutes.
Speaking last weekend at the 2024 BET Awards in Los Angeles, Big Speaker bragged about working in the studio with Cole.
Moneybagg revealed how long it took Cole to respond to his feature request, saying, “J. Cole gave us eight bars ASAP.” I mean, in about fifteen minutes, maybe? When we entered, he completed it quickly. Boom, boom, and boom.
“It was God, as he was dropping by; neither of us knew I was at the studio or that he was arriving.” It also happened quite naturally. Both of those items are beyond your reach and cannot be purchased.
2018 saw the two fall in love with “Say Na,” which was featured on Moneybagg Yo’s self-titled first album Reset.
Additionally, they shared an appearance on YG’s 2022 single “Scared Money,” which peaked at No. 73 on the Billboard Hot 100.
When it comes to songwriting speed, Lil Durk trails just J. Cole in second place. In a mere 20 minutes, Lil Durk wrote a guest verse for Moneybagg Yo.
“[Lil Durk] sent me a verse back in less than 20 [minutes] of me sending it to ’em [the] night before I had to turn my project in, and it’s one of them classic, day one Smurk verses,” the Memphis native revealed earlier this year, hinting at a new project with Smurk.
“Gangstas Relate,” the relevant song, was featured on Moneybagg’s most recent album Speak Now, which was released last month and featured cameos by Rob49, Chris Brown, and country music icon Morgan Wallen, among others.Moneybagg hinted to a second new album in 2024 that would be targeted at his female fan base and dedicated the effort to his “core fanbase.”
In addition, J. Cole has been releasing teases for his upcoming album The Fall Off, which he said in February is nearly complete.
The North Carolina native’s journey to its release hasn’t been smooth. In April, she unexpectedly released the mixtape Might Delete Later, which included the diss track “7 Minute Drill,” which was directed at Kendrick Lamar.
A few days later, after receiving harsh criticism for pulling out of a rap duel, Cole apologized to K. Dot during his main stage performance at Dreamville Festival.
With a vulgar and awkward guest verse on Cash Cobain’s “Grippy,” he further inflamed opinions, but he has subsequently won over many listeners’ hearts with a touching performance on Tems’ “Free Fall.”
