BIA Says Rumors That She Slept With J. Cole Are ‘Fake Tea’: ‘Never Slept With a Married Man Ever'

The two rappers previously collaborated on the 2022 track "London."

Split image. Left: Rapper BIA in sunglasses and fur coat poses. Right: J. Cole with dreadlocks and a microphone performs on stage.
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BIA is shutting down longstanding rumors that she slept with J. Cole.

On Sunday morning, the “Whole Lotta Money” rapper responded to queries from users on X who asked about a supposed extramarital relationship with Cole.

“is it true you slept with j cole?” wrote one user.

“No . & I have never slept w a married man ever. Fake tea,” BIA replied.

In response to another user who alleged she “must have sucked his dick,” Bia hit back with, “And that is why u a weird ass loser bitch.”

Rumors about a supposed affair between the two rappers have floated in the blogosphere since the two collaborated on their 2022 track, “London.” (You can see a 2023 video about those rumors here.)

“He had somebody tell me to go to the studio for a different song,” BIA told Hot 97’s ​​Nessa Diab in October, remembering their meeting. “I cut a verse for something when I went there and met him when I was on my way out.”

BIA then recalled offering to play “London” for Cole and he immediately called it his “new favorite song,” before eventually offering to add a verse to it.

“He taught me a lot just [by] watching him,” she said. “You see how he handles balance, family … and that's inspiring.”

On the other hand, Cole said he was “genuinely nervous” to hop on the track that left him “blown away.”

“I thought about this song for a month straight, it was my favorite song and I only heard it one time,” Cole wrote in a since-deleted Instagram post from April 2022. “She hit me recently and sent me the song (she musta knew I wanted to hear it again!!!) and I was just grateful to have it in my possession.

“When the thought and conversation came up about me adding a verse, I was excited but genuinely nervous cuz I didn’t even see how the song could be better after what she did to it. I didn’t want to fuck nothing up! I’m grateful I Ended up catching the right wave,” he concluded.

BIA, 34, went public with her relationship with Houston Rockets star Cam Whitmore, 21, in October 2025.

J. Cole, 41, has been married to wife Melissa Heholt, 38, since 2015. They share two sons.

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