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The Off-Season is the first of three albums the rapper teased in a December 2020 Instagram post that caused speculation surrounding his retirement from the rap game. The latest effort dropped at midnight, and features the previously released "i n t e r l u d e," which he co-produced with T-Minus and T. Parker. The new set is supported by Applying Pressure: The Off-Season Documentary, which dropped Monday (May 10) on YouTube, and it can be streamed in full below.

L.A. Leakers this week where he spit a pair of fiery freestyles ahead of the release of The Off-Season album. While the general consensus was he bodied both the beats for Souls of Mischief’s “93 Til Infinity” and Mike Jones’ “Still Tippin,” there was one particular line that landed Cole in some hot water. As the Dreamville Records boss effortlessly rapped over the classic Souls beat, he made a reference to Bill Cosby that included a punchline about him infamously drugging women. “Or who they debatin’ is better/Let’s face it, he one of the greatest/No Bill Cosby shit, but if...

The Warm Up and Cole World: The Sideline Story and his upcoming sixth album  The Off-Season contain J. Cole with a basketball, sitting in a locker room and a regulation 10-foot hoop behind him. That’s why SLAM magazine put him on its cover of its latest issue revealed Tuesday (May 11). It’s a historic move for its issue No. 232, making J. Cole the first rapper or solo artist ever placed on the influential Hip Hop-oriented hoops publication’s cover in its 27-year history. “J. Cole stands for everything SLAM stands for—the way basketball and music overlap and inspire greatness...

KOD have gone platinum with no features in their tracklists. But the North Carolina-bred rap star wants his legacy marked by his willingness to collaborate with other Hip Hop artists, as exemplified by his remarkable 2019 run as a featured guest on several hit singles. In J. Cole’s  Applying Pressure: The Off-Season Documentary released Monday (May 10), the film’s director Scott Lazer asks him at the 10-minute mark to begin “Chapter Four: Applying Pressure” of the exposé if Cole approached his string of five featured verses from that year as his own album. “Yeah, because it wa...

J. Cole Says Career Reflection Led to His Decision to Do Features In the Applying Pressure: The Off-Season Documentary, Cole revealed the thought process before his run of impressive features, which he considers an album on their own. “When you put yourself in uncomfortable moments, you find out a lot about yourself. And usually you find out that you’re capable of rising to that bar that’s set by the uncomfortable situation. So what’s something I could do? When somebody brings you a feature, say yes. I was looking at it as an opportunity for growth,” Cole said.