"1985" (also referred to as "1985 (Intro to The Fall Off)") is a song by American rapper J. Cole, released on April 20, 2018, from his studio album, KOD.
[1] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian said "KOD's best track may be its closer, 1985, which is billed as a taster of his forthcoming project The Fall Off.
It delivers hip-hop's new generations of artists (by whom Cole is "unimpressed") a wise, warm but firm talking-to that switches from practical advice, warnings about the fleeting nature of fame and the inadvisability of jumping on trends to a stark and impressively incisive suggestion they should think hard about the nature of their appeal: "These white kids love that you don't give a fuck, 'cause that's exactly what's expected when your skin black… They wanna be black and think your song is how it feels".
"[2] In April 2017 Lil Pump teased a song titled "Fuck J. Cole" produced by Florida rapper Smokepurpp.
"[4] The verse concludes as follows:[5] Lil Pump reacted to the song hours after the album's release via Instagram saying, "Wow, you get so much props.
[10] On May 25, after Rolling Loud, J. Cole and Lil Pump sat down for an hour-long interview indicating that a supposed beef between the two is over.