J. Cole, a rapper known for his political stance on being the best rapper alive, has stated that he does not believe he is the best in the world. Instead, he identifies several other artists who could rap better than him and suggests that he is not incapable of being beaten on a song by another artist. This sentiment also applies to his albums, which he believes are just "lyrical exercise" for his latest album, The Fall-Off, and that his earlier albums were just practice for until he was ready to continue writing.