{"id":227024,"date":"2026-01-27T21:09:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T02:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2026\/01\/27\/j-cole-celebrates-his-b-day-with-surprise-dj-clue-hosted-birthday-blizzard-26-ep-featuring-4-new-freestyles-2\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T21:09:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T02:09:16","slug":"j-cole-celebrates-his-b-day-with-surprise-dj-clue-hosted-birthday-blizzard-26-ep-featuring-4-new-freestyles-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2026\/01\/27\/j-cole-celebrates-his-b-day-with-surprise-dj-clue-hosted-birthday-blizzard-26-ep-featuring-4-new-freestyles-2\/","title":{"rendered":"J. Cole Celebrates His B-Day With Surprise DJ Clue-Hosted \u2018Birthday Blizzard \u201926\u2019 EP, Featuring 4 New\u00a0Freestyles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHours before turning 41 years old,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/j-cole\"> J. Cole<\/a> released a four-pack of new freestyles hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/dj-clue\">DJ Clue<\/a> on Tuesday (Jan. 27). Packaged as the <em>Birthday Blizzard \u201926<\/em>, the EP is <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefalloff.com\/digital\">available on Cole\u2019s website<\/a> for as little as $1.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-margin-t-2 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max u-margin-b-0.875@mobile-max u-margin-b-150@tablet u-border-t-12 lrv-u-padding-t-025 u-padding-b-1.313 lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-border-color-black\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap u-font-weight-700 lrv-u-display-inline-block u-line-height-18px a-font-accent u-letter-spacing-0225 u-font-size-16 lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-article-badge-underline a-article-esp u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-margin-b-1@mobile-max u-margin-b-9@tablet\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between lrv-u-padding-tb-050@desktop a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/j-cole-disc-2-track-2-music-video-1236155314\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/j-cole-birthday-blizzard-26-dj-clue-1236164411\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/j-cole-2025-disc-2-track-2-screenshot-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt='J. Cole in his new video for his single \"Disc 2 Track 2\"' data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tJ. Cole Tells Life Story in Reverse in New Song &amp; Video \u2018Disc 2 Track\u00a02\u2019\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/j-cole-new-album-the-fall-off-release-date-trailer-1236154968\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/j-cole-birthday-blizzard-26-dj-clue-1236164411\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/J-Cole-by-David-Peters-press-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"J. Cole\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tJ. Cole Announces New Album \u2018The Fall-Off\u2019 &amp; Its Release Date: Watch the\u00a0Trailer\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/new-albums-2026-calendar-new-music-releases-this-year\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/j-cole-birthday-blizzard-26-dj-clue-1236164411\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/harry-styles-press-credit-Johnny-Dufort-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Harry Styles\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tLooking Ahead: A Release Calendar of Upcoming Albums\u00a0in\u00a02026\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe surprise drop includes the \u201cBronx Zoo Freestyle,\u201d \u201cGolden Goose,\u201d \u201cWinter Storm\u201d and \u201c99 Build Freestyle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOne freestyle finds Cole effortlessly flowing over the classic Stevie J-produced instrumental to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/diddy\"> Diddy\u2019s <\/a>\u201cVictory\u201d featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/the-notorious-b-i-g\">The Notorious B.I.G.<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/busta-rhymes\"> Busta Rhymes. <\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Birthday Blizzard &rsquo;26. hosted by DJ Clue? \ud83e\udd76\ud83e\udd76\ud83e\udd76<br \/>4 new freestyles available now on <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NS7VjMFmQs\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/NS7VjMFmQs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2N7JoHMtp6\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/2N7JoHMtp6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 J. Cole (@JColeNC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JColeNC\/status\/2016310114823622747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">January 28, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOn another track, Cole appears to address <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/j-cole-regrets-kendrick-lamar-diss-7-minute-drill-1235651302\/\">his apology to Kendrick Lamar<\/a> and bowing out of a feud in April 2024 with the Compton legend. The Dreamville rapper initially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/j-cole-removes-kendrick-lamar-diss-7-minute-drill-streaming-services-1235655544\/\">dissed K. Dot on \u201c7 Minute Drill,\u201d <\/a>but ended up scrubbing the <em>Might Delete Later<\/em> mixtape cut from streaming services and apologized to Lamar onstage at his Dreamville Festival.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI used to be top, see, the apology dropped me way out of the top three, no problem, I\u2019m probably my best when they doubt me,\u201d Cole raps. \u201cThe top ain\u2019t really what I thought it would be, so I jumped off and landed back at the bottom and restarted at a level where I wasn\u2019t regarded as much, just to climb past them again and tell them all to keep up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<em>Birthday Blizzard \u201926<\/em> serves as an appetizer for fans while setting the stage for Cole\u2019s anticipated <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/everything-we-know-j-cole-the-fall-off\/\">The Fall-Off <\/a><\/em>album, which is set to arrive on Feb. 6. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWhen announcing the LP earlier in January, Cole released an accompanying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/j-cole-disc-2-track-2-music-video-1236155314\/\">\u201cDisc 2 Track 2\u201d single<\/a>, which found him shrewdly rapping his life\u2019s story in reverse. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tJ. Cole\u2019s last album, <em>The Off-Season<\/em>, arrived in May 2021 and topped the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/billboard-200\/\">Billboard 200<\/a> with 282,000 total album-equivalent units earned. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/j-cole-birthday-blizzard-26-dj-clue-1236164411\/\">Aller \u00e0 la source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hours before turning 41 years old, J. Cole released a four-pack of new freestyles hosted by DJ Clue on Tuesday (Jan. 27). Packaged as the Birthday Blizzard \u201926, the EP is available on Cole\u2019s website for as little as $1. Related J. Cole Tells Life Story in Reverse in New Song &amp; Video \u2018Disc 2 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-227024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musique","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227024"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227024\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}