J. Cole has released a brand new EP out of the blue, confirming rumors that he had more than just a new album on deck.

Hosted by mixtape kingpin DJ Clue, Birthday Blizzard ’26 features four fiery freestyles from the Fayeteville rapper who turned 40 years old on Wednesday (January 28).

Inspired by the rugged, no-frills energy of ’90s and ’00s New York hip-hop, the EP finds Cole flexing his razor-sharp rhymes over classic beats like Biggie‘s “Who Shot Ya?,” Diddy‘s “Victory” and The LOX‘s “Money, Power & Respect.”

Birthday Blizzard ’26 is not just a display of impressive penmanship, though; Jermaine Cole gets plenty off his chest on the brief but braggadocious project.

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