Cam'ron Opens Up on Lawsuit Against J. Cole, Reveals Why He's Suing: 'Being a Man Is Keeping Your Word'
In an exclusive interview with Flee, Harlem rapper Cam'ron recently elaborated on why he decided to file a lawsuit against fellow rapper J. Cole over their "Ready '24" collaboration. The lawsuit is not about the music itself, but rather about a series of broken promises and failed commitments.
Cam explained that his initial intention was not to sue, but rather to get J. Cole's attention. He claimed that when Cole asked for a feature or an interview on one of his talk shows, Cam delivered in a timely manner. On his album "The Off-Season," Cam did an intro for Cole within 24 hours, and even offered to provide a verse whenever he got a project done.
However, when it came time to fulfill the promised verse, Cole reportedly gave Cam the runaround once again. Despite initially agreeing to do an interview in February, Cole delayed several times, citing various reasons such as his busy schedule and a Kendrick Lamar-Drake battle that didn't want to be discussed without a new project out.
Cam felt betrayed by Cole's repeated broken promises, stating, "I said, 'Look, I'll do the interview. I won't even bring up [the beef].' He says, 'Nah, I can't do no interview and not talk about it.' 'Alright, well, when can I get the interview?' 'Yo, February definite. February, I'm dead ass on February.'" When the day of their promised interview came around, Cole claimed that he was still working on his album, "The Fall-Off," which is set to drop on Friday, Feb. 6.
Cam'ron emphasized that being a man means keeping your word, adding, "I know everybody's busy and has things to do and so on and so forth. But if I give you my word four or five times, I gotta do it one time out of the four or five times." The lawsuit is seen as a way for Cam to hold Cole accountable for his broken promises.
The full episode of Talk With Flee can be watched below, where Cam'ron further discusses his side of the story and why he's suing J. Cole.
In an exclusive interview with Flee, Harlem rapper Cam'ron recently elaborated on why he decided to file a lawsuit against fellow rapper J. Cole over their "Ready '24" collaboration. The lawsuit is not about the music itself, but rather about a series of broken promises and failed commitments.
Cam explained that his initial intention was not to sue, but rather to get J. Cole's attention. He claimed that when Cole asked for a feature or an interview on one of his talk shows, Cam delivered in a timely manner. On his album "The Off-Season," Cam did an intro for Cole within 24 hours, and even offered to provide a verse whenever he got a project done.
However, when it came time to fulfill the promised verse, Cole reportedly gave Cam the runaround once again. Despite initially agreeing to do an interview in February, Cole delayed several times, citing various reasons such as his busy schedule and a Kendrick Lamar-Drake battle that didn't want to be discussed without a new project out.
Cam felt betrayed by Cole's repeated broken promises, stating, "I said, 'Look, I'll do the interview. I won't even bring up [the beef].' He says, 'Nah, I can't do no interview and not talk about it.' 'Alright, well, when can I get the interview?' 'Yo, February definite. February, I'm dead ass on February.'" When the day of their promised interview came around, Cole claimed that he was still working on his album, "The Fall-Off," which is set to drop on Friday, Feb. 6.
Cam'ron emphasized that being a man means keeping your word, adding, "I know everybody's busy and has things to do and so on and so forth. But if I give you my word four or five times, I gotta do it one time out of the four or five times." The lawsuit is seen as a way for Cam to hold Cole accountable for his broken promises.
The full episode of Talk With Flee can be watched below, where Cam'ron further discusses his side of the story and why he's suing J. Cole.
I mean cam'ron gave j cole so many freebies and still got played... i feel him, though - if you give your word, it's gotta be kept. no matter how busy you think you are, there's always time to follow through on a promise. anyway, it'll be interesting to see how this lawsuit plays out 
. I'd rather not take sides here, but honestly, this whole thing seems like a PR stunt to me 
. It got me thinking about what it means to be a man in today's world... I mean, we've all been burned by people breaking promises at some point or another. But Cam'ron is saying that when you give your word, you gotta keep it, no matter what. It's like, what's the point of making a promise if you're just gonna go back on it? 
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. I mean, who does that? It's like, Cole had his chance to do an interview and he blew it off 
. And now Cam's suing him? Yeah, I can see why he'd wanna do that 
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. We love Cam'ron, we love J. Cole... let's keep it real and respect each other 
from deliverin on features to gettin all ghosted on interviews... it's just too much. i think cam's right tho, bein a man means keepin ur word & if u say u're gonna do somethin, u gotta do it 
anyway, i'm lowkey curious to see how dis whole lawsuit goes down 
so basically j cole is all broken promises right? but cam says it's not about that cuz he already delivered on some stuff they agreed on 
i need to get that out now 
what's up with him delaying interviews too tho? i feel cam for holding him accountable but at the same time i'm not sure why it had to go to court 
anyway, being a man means keeping your word is like a pretty deep message 
like who does that? you give your word four or five times and then just ghost someone? that's not cool at all 
especially when it comes to keeping promises as a man, that's some real talk 
. The thing is, we've all been in situations where someone promised us somethin' and then ghosted us or delayed things, but that don't make it okay. Maybe they were just busy or overwhelmed, but still, you gotta respect people's time and commitments 
. It's gotta be frustrating when people string you along like that.
. Cam'ron is right on point about this - if he gives his word four or five times, he expects it to mean something for once 
. I'm all for accountability, though - maybe this will help Cole grow up a bit 
. Anyway, gotta give props to Cam'ron for speaking truth to power 
I think what really gets me is that J. Cole was like, "I'll do the interview," multiple times, but then he'd just give Cam'ron a bunch of excuses about how busy he was or some other reason. It's not like it was a surprise to anyone in the music industry that J. Cole had a lot on his plate - we've all been there. But what really takes the cake is when Cole says, "I'm dead ass on February." Like, what does that even mean? Is he serious about being unavailable or just trying to sound tough? 
You gotta respect your word, you know? I mean, I've had my share of late nights and missed deadlines, but at least I try to make it up to people. Cole seems like he just stringing Cam along for no reason... anyway, I'm curious about what's gonna happen with this lawsuit. Will it actually change anything between them or is it just a big publicity stunt? 
. Like, I get it, broken promises can be whack, but I feel like Cam'ron is comin' at this from a place of hurt and frustration 
. He's sayin' that when they first made plans for the collab, he showed up with the intro in 24 hours, no problemo 
. But then Cole just keeps pushin' it back and back, like "I'm busy" or whatever 
. Will Cole own up to his mistakes or try to weasel his way out of it