Bia’s about to have the summer season on smash, as soon as once more, due to her new collab with J. Cole. Following the discharge of Dreamville’s D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape, the rapper got here by way of with one other stable verse proving his versatility outdoors of his solo work. “London” takes evident inspiration from the UK scene, and Cole even flexes his British accent at varied factors in his verse.

 
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Regardless of being a seasoned MC with an undisputed legacy, the rapper defined that he was nervous to hop on the joint. The rapper shared a clip of Bia’s verse, explaining that she performed it for him the verse time they met and he was hypnotized. “She performs me this new tune she had simply did. Mannnnnnn [mind blown emojis] in that second I used to be blown away,” he wrote, explaining that the tune was caught in his head for a month. “It was my favourite tune and I solely heard it one time,” he continued.

Cole defined that she later despatched it to him earlier than a dialog about him leaping on the tune got here up. “She hit me not too long ago and despatched me the tune (she musta knew I needed to listen to it once more!!!) and I used to be simply grateful to have it in my possession,” he mentioned. “When the thought and dialog got here up about me including a verse, I used to be excited however genuinely nervous cuz I didn’t even see how the tune may very well be higher after what she did to it. I didn’t need to fuck nothing up! I’m grateful I Ended up catching the fitting wave.”

Bia later responded within the feedback, writing, “mannnn thanks soo a lot it’s a HONOR fr!!! [GOAT emoji] We gang now & we love n recognize u greater than u kno.” 

Try their new collaboration beneath.