Might Delete Later

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Might Delete Later
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Mixtape by
J. Cole
ReleasedApril 5, 2024 (2024-04-05)
Genre Hip hop
Length43:10
Label
Producer
J. Cole chronology
The Off-Season
(2021)		Might Delete Later
(2024)		The Fall-Off
(2024)
Singles from Might Delete Later
  1. "H.Y.B."
    Released: April 30, 2024

Might Delete Later is the fourth mixtape by American rapper J. Cole. It was released through Dreamville Records (under the name Cole World, Inc.) and Interscope Records on April 5, 2024. The mixtape features guest appearances from Young Dro, Gucci Mane, Ari Lennox, Cam'ron, Central Cee, Bas, Daylyt, and Ab-Soul. Included in the mixtape's production credits are Cole himself, T-Minus, Charlie Heat, FnZ, ATL Jacob, The Alchemist, Mike Will Made It, and Pluss, among others. The mixtape was supported by one single, "H.Y.B.", a collaboration with Bas and Central Cee that was sent to US rhythmic radio on April 30, 2024, weeks after the mixtape's release. [1] Might Delete Later was J. Cole's first project not to be released under the Roc Nation imprint. It will be nominated for Best Rap Album at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards.

Contents

Background

Might Delete Later's release had been hinted at through vlogs published by Cole in the weeks leading up to its release. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] While promoting his upcoming studio album, The Fall Off, on February 21, 2024, J. Cole shared a video titled "Might Delete Later, Vol. 1" that included a snippet of "Crocodile Tearz". [7] Just under a month later, on March 18, J. Cole shared 'Vol. 2" of the vlog, which included a snippet of "3001". [5]

On March 22, 2024, Future and Metro Boomin released their collaborative studio album, We Don't Trust You . The album's sixth track, "Like That", included a verse where featured artist Kendrick Lamar dissed J. Cole and Drake in reference to their collaborative track "First Person Shooter" that had been released the year prior. [8] [9] J. Cole responded to Lamar's diss on Might Delete Later with "7 Minute Drill", a track Cole later deleted from streaming services after apologizing to Lamar for his response at Dreamville Festival 2024. Lamar and Drake would go on to engage in a rap feud throughout the following weeks.

Controversy

Following the release of the mixtape, Cole faced backlash from fans and reporters after allegedly making what were perceived to be transphobic comments on the project's eighth track, "Pi". [10] [11] Some fans perceived the lyrics to be a reference to Kendrick Lamar's "Auntie Diaries", a song where Lamar addresses transphobia and his relationship with his transgender relatives. [12]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 8/10 [13]
Pitchfork 5.1/10 [14]
Sputnikmusic 0.5/5 [15]

Might Delete Later was largely met with mixed critical reception upon release. Writing a positive review for Clash , Robin Murray described how the mixtape's tracks, excluding "7 Minute Drill", feel like "exhilarating dip[s] into some of J. Cole’s core tropes". He wrote that the production on the mixtape is "slightly out-of-step with the tape as a whole", but he noted that the production feels more "ingrained" in comparison to Future and Metro Boomin's We Don't Trust You. [13] In a middling review for Pitchfork, Paul A. Thompson wrote that despite "plenty of compelling... rhythmic, textural, and even personal elements" on Might Delete Later, the mixtape’s repeated declarations of greatness and demands for recognition are ultimately “rendered vacant and vaguely sad” after Cole's removal of "7 Minute Drill" from the project. [16] Writing a negative review for Sputnikmusic , Dakota West Foss wrote that the mixtape's "bars and punchlines" are those "that scan like [a] parody," saying that Might Delete Later "is a miscalculation at every level" and comparing the project to Chance the Rapper's underwhelming studio album The Big Day . In a play on the project's title, Foss' final consensus was that Cole "should delete [it] now." [15]

Commercial performance

In the United States, Might Delete Later debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with 115,000 album-equivalent units, which included 137.95 million on-demand streams and 9,000 pure album sales. [17] This earned J. Cole his eighth top-ten entry on the chart, and his first project to not debut at number one since Born Sinner in 2013, which would later end up reaching the top of the chart.

Track listing

Might Delete Later track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Pricey" (with Ari Lennox featuring Young Dro and Gucci Mane)
4:55
2."Crocodile Tearz"
  • Cole
  • T. Williams
T-Minus3:49
3."Ready '24" (featuring Cam'ron)
  • T-Minus
  • DZL
  • WU10
  • AzizTheShake
3:30
4."Huntin' Wabbitz"
2:42
5."H.Y.B." (featuring Bas and Central Cee)
  • DZL
  • AzizTheShake
  • FnZ
3:54
6."Fever"
  • Cole
  • Jacob Canady
  • Ofer Ishai
2:23
7."Stickz n Stonez"
3:21
8."Pi" (featuring Daylyt and Ab-Soul)
Daylyt5:55
9."Stealth Mode" (with Bas)
  • Cole
  • A. Hamad
  • Holmes
  • Dieng
  • Anthony
  • DZL
  • AzizTheShake
  • Daoud
2:15
10."3001"
2:38
11."Trae the Truth in Ibiza"
  • DZL
  • Daoud
4:15
12."7 Minute Drill"
3:32
Total length:43:10

Notes

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Might Delete Later
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [18] 2
Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA) [19] 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [20] 14
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [21] 11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [22] 55
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [23] 3
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [24] 11
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [25] 8
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [26] 27
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [27] 31
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [28] 29
Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn) [29] 6
Irish Albums (OCC) [30] 6
Italian Albums (FIMI) [31] 95
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [32] 5
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [33] 1
Nigerian Albums (TurnTable) [34] 12
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [35] 5
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [36] 6
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [37] 74
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [38] 11
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [39] 5
UK Albums (OCC) [40] 7
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [41] 9
US Billboard 200 [42] 2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [43] 1

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