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J. Cole<\/a> has responded to Cam\u2019ron<\/a>\u2018s lawsuit over \u201cReady \u201924\u201d, denying they ever agreed to record the song in exchange for a future collaboration.<\/p>\n The suit, filed in October 2025<\/a>, accuses Cole of failing to keep his promise to bless Cam with a guest verse or interview after the Harlem native appeared on his Might Delete Later<\/em> track.<\/p>\n Killa Cam, who claims he was never properly credited or compensated for his contribution to the Billboard Hot 100 hit, is seeking his share of the profits from the song, which he estimates is at least $500,000.<\/p>\n In a response filed on Tuesday (February 10), however, J. Cole\u2019s attorneys argue that no such agreement was ever made \u2014 and that Cam\u2019ron actually featured on \u201cReady \u201924\u201d \u201cvoluntarily and without condition\u201d without \u201crais[ing] any objections prior to its commercial release.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201c[Cam\u2019ron] encouraged and blessed [J. Cole\u2019s] use of his performance, as it was to his career benefit,\u201d Cole\u2019s lawyer, Christine Lepera, wrote in the court filing, per Billboard<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n Lepera also blasted Cam for \u201cpublicly disparaging\u201d the Dreamville star, adding: \u201cIt was only after the release of \u2018Ready \u201824\u2019 that he began to demand unreasonable conditions never agreed to by Cole, or an excessive fee inconsistent with industry standards for a featured performance, followed by the filing of this lawsuit without notice to publicly disparage Cole as leverage.\u201d<\/p>\n Neither Cam\u2019ron nor his attorneys have yet commented on J. Cole\u2019s response.<\/p>\n