In response to Kendrick Lamar’s unexpected new project, Might Delete Later, J. Cole has responded back.

With the release of “Might Delete Later” J. Cole seems to be referencing K. Dot’s previous criticism of him and Drake on the mixtape’s last song, “7 Minute Drill,” and he responds with some caustic bars of his own.

“Your first shit was classic, your last shit was tragic/ Your second shit put n-ggas to sleep, but they gassed it/ Your third shit was massive and that was your prime,” he raps, criticising the perceived calibre of his friend-turned-foe’s discography. I was following closely behind, and I just now caught up.

“How ironic, as soon as I got it, now he want something with me/ Well, he caught me at the perfect time, jump up and see,” he adds, now leading the queue comfortably.

The head of Dreamville also echoes Jay-Z‘s criticism of Nas in “Takeover,” saying, “He averagin’ one hard verse like every 30 months or somethin’/ If he wasn’t dissin’, then we wouldn’t be discussin’ him.”

He then draws a comparison between his sparring battle with Kendrick—with whom he had previously intended to create an album—and the scene in New Jack City where Wesley Snipes’s character Nino murders his brother in a heartbreaking manner.

Lord, please don’t make me smoke this n-gga because I fucked him. But when the chips are down, I’ll degrade him on this mic. I’m Nino, and I’m aiming at Gee Money while crying tears of pain before hitting him. This is that “New Jack City” meme.

Later in the verse, Cole raps, “My text flooded with the hunger for a toxic reply/ I’m hesitant, I love my brother, but I’m not gonna lie/ I’m powered up for real, that shit would feel like swattin’ a fly,” repeating the same idea.