Within the J. Cole rollout for The Fall Off album, it turned obvious that Cole isn’t entertaining any slander simply because he bowed out of the Kendrick-Drake beef. Some even thought he took photographs at rapper Symba, who had taken photographs at J. Cole upon his stepping again.
Cole rapped on Birthday Blizzard ‘26, seemingly addressing Symba’s photographs saying, “Y’all toddlers to me, cease botherin’ me/Younger Simba, some n****s threw some hate my approach/However solely factor they need to say is, ‘Cole, you want a father to me.” Now, many really feel Cole was simply speaking about his beginnings because the rapper often known as Younger Simba, nevertheless it wouldn’t be a attain to depend that as a double entendre.
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Symba – Father Determine
My unhealthy Sym🤷🏾♂️ pic.twitter.com/bbTy87JMs5— DJHed (@DJHed) February 5, 2026
Addressing the reply, Symba spoke to Jeremy Hecht and revealed that he stated what he felt and that within the West, folks joke somewhat aggressive. That’s what it was. He additionally talked about that he might have overstepped his boundaries, however he revered Cole for clapping again. That stated, he made certain to convey that he would have a reply of his personal, which is now out on a Drake-Conductor beat.
The tune is, expectedly, referred to as Father Determine, and is a conceptual piece of rap that performs with expectation and subversion . Originally, the listener feels as if Symba is speaking about his actual father and his many vices, the youngsters he supposedly had on each road — solely to understand Symba’s speaking about hip hop being the daddy to all rappers.
He addresses the Cole-Kendrick-Drake dynamics with just a few selection bars, and claims he didn’t perceive “standing again” might imply “standing up” — discussing ego and integrity with nuance & empathy. On the identical time, he wonders what the “preperation” (J. Cole’s claims of being the perfect and his traditional profession) had been for, if he finally backed out.
Apparently, the raps are over Drake and Conductor’s ‘Tales About My Brother,’ and utilizing the Drake instrumental might have undertones to Symba’s message too. What do you suppose?