"2 of the best mainstream rappers of the last 15 years"— Fans react as tweet comparing J Cole with Vince Staples goes viral

After his rumored beef and rap battle with J. Cole, Vince Staples is now being compared to him. Netizens are choosing sides, and tweets comparing J. Cole and Vince Staples are going viral on X. It all started with a post from user @AllRapTakes, featuring pictures of both rappers. The caption read:

“There's not a single thing Vince Staples does better than J. Cole. I'd also rather listen to the top half of Cole's discography over Vince's (since people wanna use discog as a cop out).”

As of writing, the post had already received 447.9K views, 108 comments, and 281 retweets. It also triggered a bunch of tweets regarding the same.

After this, netizens took to X to give out their opinion regarding the same. Some supported both the rappers and said that both are the best rappers of the “last 15 years”.

“Shoutout Vince & J. Cole… both 2 of the best mainstream rappers of the last 15 years”, said one X fan.

However, other people decided to take sides with some supporting Vince.

“I’m a J. Cole fan but Vince does just about everything better than Cole”, wrote another X user, sharing the post.

“Vince makes better albums and comes up with better concepts and unique production”, said another one.

“Vince makes great music”, one X user said.

While others tweeted in support of J Cole.

“People be forgetting who cole is cuz he apologized for tryna be in sum that ain’t had nun to do with him ts crazy”, said another fan.

“Love vince but this is true, cole is far better writer and rapper and has better songs”, wrote another one.

“J. Cole didn’t drop these TWO CLASSICS just to get compared with Vince Staples”, another X user wrote.

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Fans claimed that J. Cole and Vince Staples are the two best rappers of the last 15 years

Vince Staples said he doesn't care about rap battles (Image via Noam Galai/ Getty Images)

On the April 10 episode of The Joe Budden Podcast, Vince was asked to comment on the beef and how the music industry takes advantage of it without truly helping.

During the same, the Long Beach native was further asked about his thoughts on J. Cole's latest apology. In addition, he was questioned about his thoughts on the growing tension between Drake and Kendrick Lamar.

The host here made reference to J. Cole's apology on Sunday, April 7, regarding Kendrick Lamar's diss track. In their April 8 article, the New York Times also reported that Cole expressed regret for releasing a diss track about Kendrick Lamar, claiming he felt "terrible," and he promised to either edit the song, 7 Minute Drill or take it off from streaming services.

On the podcast episode, Staples clarified that he didn’t really care about these things. Rather, he stated that obtaining publication for artists was more important to him.

As Budden started to press him on the subject, Staples responded that according to him, the beef is only a diversion from the real issue, which is artist unity.

In the same podcast episode, he criticized Spotify's billboard in Times Square that highlighted the feud between J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, and Drake, calling it unnecessary. The billboard, displayed in May, suggested Hip Hop was a competitive sport amid K. Dot’s battle with Cole and Drake.

Despite this, fans still took sides in the alleged rap battle. Some supported Staples, believing his albums are better than J. Cole's, while others sided with Cole, claiming his music is superior. Some fans remained neutral.

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Meanwhile, after the war of the tweets, neither Vince Staples, nor J Cole said anything about the whole thing.