Today I learned that the reason J. Cole got emotional the other night performing ‘Love Yourz’ 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. Collin’s 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.
Fast forward to Cole’s Cleveland show over the weekend, Collin’s family attended and held up pictures of him, which Cole called out right before performing ‘Love Yourz.’
Collin loved to draw, had a great passion for music, and he lived each day to the fullest. RIP 💙🕊️
“We love Collin, man” -Cole
@SantttiMuks I mean I can agree but let’s not forget about I Love Her Again. Quick Stop emotion/conviction is up there. I can say the same for I Lover Her Again. The imagery was crazy. Considering first listen, im sure everyone imagined an actual girl, until we realize later what it was.
So crazy!!! No pun intended. 😀
And the next line literally said:
“if we’re in the Oval Office, then it’s lights out”—which is another way of saying “game over”.
And here we are in the Oval Office.
Lol. Who knew? 🙏🏽🙌🏽😉🇺🇸 17 years ago.
@CalebFromX It’s ridiculous that they don’t understand the nod in hip hop pertaining that songs. Thats why everybody isnt worthy enough to have a mic 😒