May 14, 2021
J. Cole dropped his sixth studio album, The Off-Season, on Friday but with a special surprise for NBA fans and players. It ain t nothing I want more. Ain t nothing I want more, Lillard said after Portland s victory. I told you when I first came here, I ain t come here to waste my time. They gave us a chance to get in like we asked for and that s what we re here to do.
But J. Cole, who is standing in front of a burning basketball hoop on the album cover, didn t stop there with the NBA references.
The 36-year-old name-dropped several stars on the album, including LeBron James on track 100 Mil ( Can t leave the game yet, I feel like LeBron ), Russell Westbrook on Amari ( Kill em on a song, walk up out the booth, do the Westbrook rock-a-baby ) and Ja Morant on My Life ( Ja Morant, I m on my Grizzly ).