There's been talk of a J. Cole Kendrick Lamar joint album for years.

But there has been no collaborative album from the two rap superstars.

That doesn't mean that the rumors have been baseless.

During his chat with Lil Yachty, Cole explained that he and Kendrick did discuss getting together for a project.

“At one point, it was a real thing. But bro, time and life, we ain’t ever got the chance to go in and do it correctly, because that would take time. For us to do something that’s full of our potential, that meets our real potential, you’re gonna need time. At least a year.  When you got two successful artists with lives and families, that’s hard to do. We put it to bed years ago. But at one point in time, it was a real conversation, for sure," Cole explained.  "It’s not like it’s a ton of songs. It’s not like it’s some album sitting on the shelf somewhere.”