J. Cole Opens Up About Balancing Fatherhood, Music, and His New Blog
J. Cole has been juggling multiple responsibilities, from being a dedicated husband and father to working on new music and running his recently launched blog, The Algorithm. Despite his best efforts, the Dreamville rapper admits that keeping up with everything has been a challenge.
In a new blog post this week, Cole addressed his lack of consistency in updating the site, reassuring fans that he’s working on finding a balance.
“I knowwww mannnn. I’m off to a bad start with the consistency, but I’ma do better! Watch!!” he wrote. “I been locked in on the music while also balancing family life. It’s a juggling act that a blog post wouldn’t do justice in explaining. But with that said, I’m back tending to this garden. I think I’m gonna let some other people post on here too, to get the vibes up.”
To keep the blog more active, Cole revealed plans to invite others from his inner circle to contribute.
“It’ll motivate me to check every day, and will fuel the desire to post more. I’ma start with Ib and Scott and then expand from there. To anybody in the squad reading, if you trying to contribute I’m taking applications!”
Launched just hours before his 40th birthday on January 27, The Algorithm has given fans a deeper look into Cole’s interests and inspirations. In his first post, he signed off by promising that “2025 will be a good one,” leading many to speculate that his long-awaited album, The Fall Off, is on the way.
Adding to the speculation, Cole previously hinted that he might release new music before the fifth and final iteration of Dreamville Festival, set to take place in April. During his 2014 Forest Hills Drive anniversary concert at Madison Square Garden in December, he told fans:
“I’ll see y’all at Dreamville Festival. Hopefully I’ll have something new to perform for y’all.”
However, in his second blog post, Cole shut down rumors that his site was part of an album rollout, clarifying that The Algorithm is simply a space for him to share his thoughts and interests.
“Ib told me some people was thinking this blog meant an album was about to drop,” he wrote, referencing his longtime manager Ibrahim Hamad. “Nahhh. Not exactly. When it’s time for something you will know. This is not that. I just wanted a place to share documentaries I be watching on YouTube and songs I f*** with.”
Whenever The Fall Off does arrive, it will mark Cole’s first album since The Off-Season in 2021. Fans have long speculated that it could be his final project, but for now, he seems focused on living in the moment—balancing family, music, and his creative pursuits on his own terms.
