CyHi Disses J. Cole
CyHi The Prynce targeted J. Cole with 'B.R.A Lost Control', an aggressive response in the ongoing lyrical arms race among top-tier MCs. The track is drawing attention for its pointed bars and timing as Cole remains engaged in various industry beefs. Social media also notes J. Cole faces direct shots from Symba and CyHi in the current hip-hop landscape.
The roots of CyHi's diss extend back nearly a decade to J. Cole's 2014 track “False Prophets,” which contained subtle references that CyHi apparently took issue with. More recently, CyHi has been critical of rappers who are skilled with wordplay but lack authentic street experience, a sentiment many interpreted as being directed at Cole. A primary catalyst for the recent wave of disses is J. Cole's public withdrawal from his beef with Kendrick Lamar in 2024. After releasing the diss track "7 Minute Drill," Cole apologized to Lamar during the Dreamville Festival and removed the song from streaming platforms, a move that some in the hip-hop community viewed as a sign of weakness. On "B.R.A Lost Control," CyHi directly references Cole's apology to Kendrick Lamar and also brings up the old "False Prophets" grievance. The track is also seen as a defense of Kanye West, who was the primary subject of "False Prophets" and for whom CyHi has been a longtime writer and collaborator. Bay Area rapper Symba has also been a vocal critic, first calling out Cole on his "Control Freestyle" in April 2024 for backing down from the Kendrick Lamar beef. Symba felt that Cole gave up his spot in the "Big Three" of modern rap by being "scared to be hostile." The tension with Symba escalated after J. Cole's January 2026 freestyle "Bronx Zoo Freestyle," where he rapped, "Young Simba, some n****s threw some hate my way / But only thing they should say is, 'Cole, you like a father to me'." Symba took this as a direct shot and responded with his own track, "Father Figure," where he acknowledged the line but rejected the "father" comparison. J. Cole himself has acknowledged the fallout from his apology. On "Bronx Zoo Freestyle," he stated, "I used to be top seed / Apology dropped me way out of the top three." The recent lyrical attacks from artists like CyHi and Symba are a direct consequence of a perception that Cole showed weakness in a high-profile lyrical confrontation.
