Cam’ron has opened up for the first time about his lawsuit against J. Cole, attributing it to a series of unmet promises spanning several years.
Back in October 2025, Cam’ron took legal action against Cole over their collaboration “Ready ’24,” which appeared on Cole’s 2024 mixtape “Might Delete Later”.
According to Cam, Cole assured him a verse for one of his tracks or a guest appearance on Cam’s podcast “It Is What It Is” as compensation for his contribution to the song.
When neither commitment reportedly materialized, Cam filed a lawsuit seeking co-writer credits and a financial accounting of the song’s earnings.
Initially, Cam remained tight-lipped, brushing off questions about the lawsuit on his “Talk With Flee” podcast. Co-host Sen City’s attempts to elicit an explanation were met with vague comments, including Cam acknowledging J. Cole as “destined to be a rap legend.”
However, during the February 3 episode of his show, Cam elaborated on the reasons behind pursuing legal action.
Cam explained his frustration over what he saw as delayed reciprocation from Cole after providing verses for “Ready ’24” and another track, 2021’s “9 5 . s o u t h.”
According to Cam, while he sent his verses promptly, Cole stalled for months, citing what Cam described as odd excuses tied to his creative process.
“I’m exaggerating, but he’s like, ‘The chakra ain’t right right now. The moon not aligned with the stars, and when I write, I put my all into it,’” Cam said. “Okay, let’s put your all into it.”
As time passed with no verse in sight, Cam shifted gears and requested an interview instead. Yet this too allegedly hit a wall, with Cole citing topics like the Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar beef and delays tied to his “The Fall-Off” album as reasons for avoiding media appearances.
According to Cam, even assurances that uncomfortable subjects would be off-limits were dismissed by Cole.
“[Cole said], ‘I can’t do it now because I don’t feel like talking about [Lamar] right now.’ I said, ‘Look, I’ll do the interview. I won’t even bring that up.’ He says, ‘Nah, I can’t do no interview and not talk about it.’”
After what he described as continued runarounds and unfulfilled commitments, Cam decided to seek damages totaling $500,000 on top of co-writing recognition for “Ready ’24.”
