Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole new album 2016 release date news: collaboration to happen anytime soon? Producer speaks on J. Cole's new project

J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar's avid fans have been waiting too long for their joint album, but not much development about the project has been reported.

Music producer Cardo recently caught up with Complex where he talked about his work and the projects he did with popular rappers like Meek Mill, Big Sean, Drake, Mac Miller, J. Cole, and Kendrick Lamar. When asked about J. Cole, the producer admitted that he is actually a fan of the rapper's music. "I connected with Cole when I was working with my guy Matt," Cardo stated. "He was like, 'Yo, J. Cole needs some beats.' He ended up taking like two or three beats. And then he was like, 'J. Cole wants to talk to you. Here's his number.' I ended up talking to J. Cole and had like a 30-minute conversation just talking about music and everything. I thought that was the dopest s--- as well because I'm a fan of J. Cole's music. He said he's got this record and just needs the files, so I ended up sending him files and this and that."

Rumor has it that Cole's new album is the joint album with Lamar, but no one has confirmed or denied the claim.

Cardo did some beats for Lamar's "untitled unmastered" project, and he mentioned that the rapper does not like sitting on projects. He likes to get the job done immediately, so if the J. Cole/Kendrick Lamar album is currently in the works, they are probably working on it now while trying to keep everything under wraps. "With Kendrick, I just feel like something will happen," the producer explained. "Kendrick's not the type of guy who just sits on records. He wants people to hear it. He presents it the right way with this project. untitled unmastered. came out like a lost project almost."

Both J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar's camps have not given further details about their much-awaited collaboration, and fans will have to wait some more if the rappers finally decide to publicly share if they are pushing it through.