J. Cole on Sunday night posted a lengthy response to recent criticism over the words to his collaboration with Drake, "Jodeci Freestyle." The song lyrics, which grabbed the attention of the advocacy organization Autism Speaks, were slammed for poking fun at autism: "Go check the numbers dummy, that's just me gettin' started/ I'm artistic, you n----s is autistic, retarded."

"You have every right to be angry," said Cole in a very personal blog post. "To anyone suffering from autism, either mildly or severely, I am sorry. I’m bound to make mistakes in my life, but in my heart I just want to spread love." He went on to say that he wants to educate himself and that he accepts full responsibility for his "embarrassing" mistake. He continued, by addressing the parents of autistic children: "You deserve medals, not disrespect. I hope you accept my sincere apology."

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Actress Holly Robinson Peete, whose eldest son is autistic, this week expressed disappointment in the song, telling Access Hollywood she was "devastated when I read it, I had to read it like five times and try to find some other context where this could make sense, 'cause everything I know about J. Cole is that he's a very intelligent man, he went to college, he graduated top of his class. He's a very smart rapper and I understand the artistic expression and everything, but this right here is so irresponsible. It hurt my feelings so much," she stated, while choking back tears.

Read the full apology here.