(Interscope)Bowing out after six consecutive US No 1 albums, Cole references rap greats and even conjures a convo between Biggie and 2Pac – but the lens rarely strays from himself ...

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J. Cole dropped four freestyles in Birthday Blizzard '26 on his 41st birthday, building anticipation for "The Fall Off"  album.