Today I learned that the reason J. Cole got emotional the other night performing โLove Yourzโ in the now viral clip was because of a kid named Collin Griffin, who he met in 2017 when Collin was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. Collinโs Make-A-Wish was to meet Cole, and when he passed away the next year, Cole was even mentioned in his obituary.
Collin met Cole backstage at a show in DC, and Dreamville took care of him with merch and the like. Cole even took the shoes off his feet and signed them for Collin, asking him to work hard to beat cancer.
Collin told Cole that his music has been inspirational for him and helped him get through this difficult time, to which Cole responded "No, you inspire me." Collin broke down in tears.ย
Fast forward to Coleโs Cleveland show over the weekend, Collinโs family attended and held up pictures of him, which Cole called out right before performing โLove Yourz.โ
Collin loved to draw, had a great passion for music, and he lived each day to the fullest. RIP ๐๐๏ธ
โWe love Collin, manโ -Cole
@KingOfQueenz I love her again is a perfect song to me.
Iโve asked alot of people their favorite song and everyone gives a different answer, shows how versatile the messages are.
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