J. Cole says he is not retiring from rap, outlets report

Billboard and Complex report J. Cole saying he is 'not using that word at all' about retirement, while also reflecting on his Kendrick Lamar feud. Yahoo also ran the story under the headline 'he'll never retire from rap'.

Timeline

1. 29 Oct, 03:40 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 29 Oct, 03:40 UTCBillboard covers J. Cole's no-retirement remarks
3. 29 Oct, 03:40 UTCComplex reports J. Cole backing out of retirement

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