J. Cole unveils the back cover for the Fall-Off Album: ‘Plus some insight’

The North Carolina rapper unveiled the back cover artwork for The Fall-Off, providing some details ahead of its February 6 release.

Cole has released the back cover featuring the tracklist for his album 'The Fall-Off'.

J. Cole has revealed the back cover of his long-awaited seventh album, The Fall-Off. On Wednesday (February 4), the two-time Grammy winner released the back cover with tracklist for his forthcoming album, set to be released on February 6, along with an explanation of why there will be two different covers.

"The Fall-Off that is currently circulating is a picture that I took on a disposable camera when I was 15 years old," Cole wrote in a post on X. "My very first set up. My first beats were made in that spot, surrounded by my mother's CD collection that I would comb through looking for samples."

Cole added that one of the earliest songs he composed was called "The Storm," which he rapped out loud "50 times back-to-back." "My young mind blown that I had wrote something this great," he continued.

"The mental space I entered writing that joint was a feeling I will attempt to explain, but I doubt it will do it justice," Cole wrote. "It was the strongest possible combination of creativity (the imagination at work), focus (in search of the next line), faith (belief that the next line will come) and excitement (in knowing this thing being written is truly something special) that I imagine one can't understand until they've been in it."

Cole also shared that although the initial cover for The Fall-Off had been quite suitable for the past seven years, his plans shifted two years ago, prompting him to choose an alternate cover.

"Yet, 2 years ago, following the events that continue to influence the algorithm today, I found myself deeply re-inspired, and the album gradually evolved into a double disc as the concept grew," Cole wrote, possibly hinting at Kendrick Lamar rejecting 'The Big 3' status on "Like That."

"I felt there should be an additional cover that represented that. Something just as strong as the first, with my face on it, so that when I look back in 20 years, I can see an image of who I was at the time I released the project I worked on for so long," Cole concluded.

Before Kendrick questioned the 'Big 3' concept, J. Cole included himself, K. Dot, and Drake as part of the three-headed rap monster in the 2023 single "First Person Shooter." Kendrick’s reaction didn’t sit well with Drizzy, leading to an exchange of diss tracks with the 22-time Grammy winner, which culminated in a defamation lawsuit.

Cole would also take a jab at Kendrick on "7 Minute Drill" before apologizing, a topic he recently addressed in his "Birthday Blizzard '26" freestyle.