He’s hungry now 2 times platinum with no features in sight crazy to he far Cole has came in his career it’s crazy to think he’s in his 30s that’s crazy asf
Prob made you love his music then eh? It was my second song I heard from him. My first was Who Dat then I was like alright this dudes okay then I checked this track out n was like damn this dudes sick as hell! Lol.
Cole is not has hungry as when he was here. But his introspection and wordplay along with storytelling in his lyrics have vastly improved. The lyricism in this is pure raw ambition mixed with that youthful ruthless competitiveness.
I use to show this to all my friends and tell them "this is our future!!, He's going to be the best rapper" (them) "haha whatever man, he doesn't even have a real fan base" (2014) all of them now clean my shoes and I just say "G.O.M.D!!!!"
Still my favorite song out of anything brought up by Cole. Like holy shit, just spitting great lines and walking down a back alley, how much better can it get. so good, miss this cole.
Braden Rikli are you insane?if you'd really listen to cole then you knew different... ever heard let nas down? or even the respond from nas himself? listen to both songs and come back here..
Braden Rikli i agree with MarcP865 , also look at his last 2 singles.Power trip and Crooked smile....Power trip he threw together in about one sessions,(the raps at least). u can sorta hear he was just spitting truth, that was probaly a freestyle he did in his head and wrote it down.Now look at Crooked Smile , look what type of song it is, listen to it, it aint radio, its a empowering song for people, mostly women because thats what he is talking about, girls love rap too and that song is out there for the greater good of humanity and people/women who need songs like that. Listen to Born Sinner it aint too radio friendly besides those two songs i mentioned, i cant think of another. Only a smart rapper will be able to make radio singles, and still have classics like friday night lights warm up and such, and Born sinner is a great piece of work aswell as Truly YOurs trilogy. I just know this because as soon as i starting listen to a few songs by him i can tell he was a real dude, and understood his raps and i got more into him. One of my fav's. He only has 2 albums out also. Also listen to Heavy- J. Cole dope song. :)
This song makes me so hype, I wish hip hop was like this today. Instead of niggas sayin timmy turner over and over can we get more hip hop dudes that make you feel hungry like this!
Mohamed Sultan Keep listening. Man I don't care about the radio. The best artists are Independent/Underground but JCole and Kendrick still make quality music. Mick Jenkins, Dave East, Pusha T, JGivens, K-rino, Gibbs, Eshon Burgundy, Isaiah Rashad, Big Krit, Vince Staples, Denzel Curry etc. the list goes on. Don't get it twisted.
10 years ago he dropped this. Dam he came a long way and personally I think he is the KING of hip hop and I been listening to him since this dropped. You earned it cole😇
I had to come back to this classic. It’s quite possible my favorite rap from Cole. So much hunger and ferocity. I was enamored then and I still am all these years later.
I wonder if the people at the end as he is up performing on that ledge were friends or just strangers that they asked to be in this... That would be cool to look back and see yourself in this from Cole's early days!!! dope! #coleworld 2017 still loving this shit!!!!
All i gotta say 4 Your Eyez Only is the shit man it just proves he still has the fire. False Prophets and Everybody Gotta Die just piss on all tha haters that say J. Cole is trash nowadays. I disliked 4yeo when i listened to it first time now it's my favorite Cole project. Cole is the shit still.
I remember watching this WAY WAY back and showing people. They didnt know about Cole, and some even thought he was just average. Now he is challenging for a spot with the GOAT's. Incredible journey.
I been watching this for years. I'm still trying to figure out exactly where they cut the shot and transitioned in the shot with the hoodie. Dope shit, it was so fluid
4 years and he hasnt changed much. Great artist and definately one of the best rappers of all time. Abit premature but his discography speaks for itself even with just 2 albums
+PACKbeatz it was produced on the come up his first mix tape in 2007. He wrote up the song at the end of 06 released it in 07 and I think shot the video around that time too.
I hate seeing people say "What happened to cole?" or "Where did he go?". He's still right here.... every artist has to switch it up throughout their careers to stay relevant. This cole was straight up raw and unfinished. Now he's almost polished off, and more crisp with everything. Regardless, whether you prefer him 5 years ago or right now, it'll always be a COLEWORLD.
J. Cole still putting out meaningful songs, he's one of if not the most thoughtful rappers today, but fuck man he was so hungry back at this time. Miss this shit!
KOD! Been with you since the beginning! Brings tears to my eyes to see you and your impact! I know its a struggle but thank you for being authentic and telling stories! You are the now the King young Simba!
J. Cole in 2007, still better than today's rappers.
Facts
Fatih 2009* but yessir
@@webullinvestor3888 Song was recorded in 2007.
Webull Investor 2007
Funny thing is there r ppl who still rap like this, but no one wanna hear real shit anymore sadly
woo this takes me back, he sounds too hungry on this track
Yeah man he was really thin back then
+Chiyeung He was thin because he used to walk about a mile in every video lol
nah he just so hungry for fame, it physically drained him LMAO
+zain sattar lmao
He’s hungry now 2 times platinum with no features in sight crazy to he far Cole has came in his career it’s crazy to think he’s in his 30s that’s crazy asf
J cole is so inspirational!
Right
YoBoy PIZZA last person I expected to see on a j cole video
Look at J Cole man..
PIZZZZZA
U rewatching this and I see YoBoy PIZZA in the comment section what have I missed
Now this young man is doing stadium shows. Proud of him.
This dude walks a mile on every video
LMAO TRUE
😂😂
This one has to be like 400 meters though lol
King Diola Damn he looks like a baby here!!
exercise and making music = 2 birds with one stone!!!!! #HESMART
The last of a dying breed
so sad, Cole is by far the best out there today
Corbin Havens Nooo, options, but this is classic. Words, visuals, this is the past, look at now.
Na there's one more coming
Alyssa Ayala that's me. Watch. J. Cole is my favorite artist and I feel it in my heart that I'll make it.
Jersey Mic good luck to you🤘🏽 I was talking about DMerritt keep a look out for him too, he's spits straight fire
Coles entry level is yalls greatest work
Thats deep af
Shit was simple and hard as fuck at the same time.
His too
That is talent.
yes indeed! #COLEWORLD DREAMVILLE.
Applecadapple it's a gift is what it is . Dude is blessed . Can't dent greatness . No matter what fire burns . This is Flames
Nobodies touching this verse!. Shit gives me the chills everytime I bump it..
I feel the same way bruh!
Fax
this is the first song I heard of J cole
Prob made you love his music then eh? It was my second song I heard from him. My first was Who Dat then I was like alright this dudes okay then I checked this track out n was like damn this dudes sick as hell! Lol.
I listen to lost ones
Mine was who dat classic Jcole
Me too
Mine was World is empty
This mixtape got me through so many hard times
Same
Lou York you mean friday night lights?
100
Louis Dore "The Come Up". 2007 shit. Still gets played by me. He's a legend.
You ain't alone my bro
This song made me a j Cole fan 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Ricky Thompson....yea this was my beginning too
one of the most underrated rap songs of all time
U can tell logic got hella inspiration from this for his first music video hahaha.
Yepp on Stain In The Game
Young Jesus
Hideotic both actually
Hideotic or you know what? Logic literally walks towards the camera in every single music video lmao
on backpack
He really goes in after he crossed the street
Lhh hell yea
This song really shows me the raw potiential that j.cole really has.
He's gone pretty damn far since this song. 4YEO was huge, KOD was huge, ROTD3 is a current grammy nominee.
this aged really well
You're damn right
W
W
Imagine walking past him back then and having no idea he was gonna be the 🐐
I swear Cole hand game stronger than Pacquiao 😂😂
lol. You wild. He bobbing and weaving , dodging Splinter.
lmao pause Cole a fighter and a lover I bet the ladies know
Came back just for this comment LMFAO my nigga Cole was bobbing & weaving.
Mayweather
Lmaooo on godddd
he was so young
Cole is not has hungry as when he was here. But his introspection and wordplay along with storytelling in his lyrics have vastly improved. The lyricism in this is pure raw ambition mixed with that youthful ruthless competitiveness.
Crazy how far this guy has made it. Mad respect
I used to watch this over & over, its been a while
I use to show this to all my friends and tell them "this is our future!!, He's going to be the best rapper" (them) "haha whatever man, he doesn't even have a real fan base" (2014) all of them now clean my shoes and I just say "G.O.M.D!!!!"
he fuckin did it man. props to j. Cole. shit is inspiring
First Cole Song I ever listened to
same man time flies fast
I first heard him on star is born then went on UA-cam and seen this ... I was blown away and then he became my fave rapper after this.
+son goku word it does bro
+Divine King first heard about him on 2dopeboyz
same!
Anybody here after IB on Genius?
I had to find my guy peeping lol
0:57 behind the short wall lol
And 2:04
Me
😂😂😂😂
This guy has potential be be huge one day! Looks like he could also be a pro baller in Rwanda one day !
Fuck the 2015 comments 2016 still fucking with this!
True
Huxtable reference way different in 2016
facts
this that shyt bro
Theodore Kidd i know Ima make a new comment so I can stay on top
Still my favorite song out of anything brought up by Cole. Like holy shit, just spitting great lines and walking down a back alley, how much better can it get. so good, miss this cole.
miss this cole? he hasnt changed at all..
MarcP865 hes completely called Radio Cole now..rofl
Braden Rikli are you insane?if you'd really listen to cole then you knew different... ever heard let nas down? or even the respond from nas himself? listen to both songs and come back here..
Braden Rikli i agree with MarcP865 , also look at his last 2 singles.Power trip and Crooked smile....Power trip he threw together in about one sessions,(the raps at least). u can sorta hear he was just spitting truth, that was probaly a freestyle he did in his head and wrote it down.Now look at Crooked Smile , look what type of song it is, listen to it, it aint radio, its a empowering song for people, mostly women because thats what he is talking about, girls love rap too and that song is out there for the greater good of humanity and people/women who need songs like that. Listen to Born Sinner it aint too radio friendly besides those two songs i mentioned, i cant think of another. Only a smart rapper will be able to make radio singles, and still have classics like friday night lights warm up and such, and Born sinner is a great piece of work aswell as Truly YOurs trilogy. I just know this because as soon as i starting listen to a few songs by him i can tell he was a real dude, and understood his raps and i got more into him. One of my fav's. He only has 2 albums out also. Also listen to Heavy- J. Cole dope song.
:)
holy crap man i respct your opinion but im going to have to go on vacation to read all of this llol
you can't EVER disrespect. ALWAYS spitting hot shit
This song makes me so hype, I wish hip hop was like this today. Instead of niggas sayin timmy turner over and over can we get more hip hop dudes that make you feel hungry like this!
Yea man u read my mind
my thoughts exactly
Mohamed Sultan Keep listening. Man I don't care about the radio. The best artists are Independent/Underground but JCole and Kendrick still make quality music. Mick Jenkins, Dave East, Pusha T, JGivens, K-rino, Gibbs, Eshon Burgundy, Isaiah Rashad, Big Krit, Vince Staples, Denzel Curry etc. the list goes on. Don't get it twisted.
Mohamed Sultan did you just come at meek
He KILLED THIS!!!
Damn u fine
LOL
This my fav rapper
You look fine as hell
10 years ago he dropped this. Dam he came a long way and personally I think he is the KING of hip hop and I been listening to him since this dropped. You earned it cole😇
This was when I first heard of Cole. Then I downloaded Friday Night Lights and it was a rap.
Indeed a rap
I had exactly the same experience
it was who dat for me i heard that on the radio on the late night like yo who tf is that 🧐🧐🧐
Pardon the pun
My first jcole song I heard was who dat I remember seeing the video
I had to come back to this classic. It’s quite possible my favorite rap from Cole. So much hunger and ferocity. I was enamored then and I still am all these years later.
Legend has it J Cole is out there somewhere still hungry!!!!
Cole was HUNGRY
I'm gonna correct you to was and still is. Still the 🐐
Yes he was and still is HUNGRY!!
he's underrated badly...
Till this day
I wonder if the people at the end as he is up performing on that ledge were friends or just strangers that they asked to be in this...
That would be cool to look back and see yourself in this from Cole's early days!!! dope! #coleworld 2017 still loving this shit!!!!
GoodxJ itsnot nice to see ppl still naming to this
Just watched his ‘19 all star performance.
Crazy watching him go from wanting to be king to a living legend 💯💪🏿
His the man his music gives Me the chills... that's how real it is.. beast
youngin' was a beast even back then. this generation is too lit
he was better back then lol now he makes songs about pre ejaculation
All i gotta say 4 Your Eyez Only is the shit man it just proves he still has the fire. False Prophets and Everybody Gotta Die just piss on all tha haters that say J. Cole is trash nowadays. I disliked 4yeo when i listened to it first time now it's my favorite Cole project. Cole is the shit still.
I remember watching this WAY WAY back and showing people. They didnt know about Cole, and some even thought he was just average. Now he is challenging for a spot with the GOAT's. Incredible journey.
I have so much nostalgia watching this video. I remember being in HS with my first smart phone and having this as my video-ringtone.
11 years later u became a Mufasa bro
14 now, damn
@@PH0306yeah 14 or 15 years later
15 now ❤️
mann this used to get me SOO hyped!! still does!
Joe Hov Used to?
This man inspired me
This is why J Cole one of the greatest
You can hear how hungry he was back then frfr. The come up is one of my fav mixtapes
beast track, sick video...enough said
I appreciate today's J. Cole, but this dude here was ridiculous with the content. #Simba
Da Kid Gowie facts young jcole was deadly
Fancy seeing you here
ok
ive been fucking with cole since 2010...7 years this month..
Make that 7 more. 14, years ..
Idk how people think Grown Simba is better than this one. This one is just fire from start to finish
Who's listening in 2047?
u got here to
I'm listening to this in 2047 when I'm like 53 God willing...
20 years ago i was
me! #Greetings from the future!
cole world!
I been watching this for years. I'm still trying to figure out exactly where they cut the shot and transitioned in the shot with the hoodie. Dope shit, it was so fluid
Maybe he put it on during the video?
somewhre in soho ny i believe
They zoomed in on his face while handing him the jacket under the camera then putting it on making it look like a transition
Remember when I heard this in 09 and was hooked ever since. Put folks on him here in DC while everybody busy trying to listen to Drake.
THIS STILLL MY TOP5 Cole SONGS! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
0:55 - 1:00 for the crew member peaking behind the wall 😂
4 years and he hasnt changed much. Great artist and definately one of the best rappers of all time. Abit premature but his discography speaks for itself even with just 2 albums
technically 4 if you count the warm up and friday night lights those were as good as albums,
5 albums now which have all gone platinum except for KOD which went gold in less than a month and will soon go platinum
Uka it went platinum now lol
Anyone still vibing to this masterpeice in 2021
I had to come back after that LA Leakers freestyle! That hungry sound
Notice when he throws the hoodie on it starts to turn into a "Cole" world
Damn 🤲
One of my fav tracks from Cole.
Can't wait for WarmUp2
It's 2023 and I'm still listening to this
With four platinum albums and 4 number 1 albums J.Cole is the king now
DECADE later and you can still hear that hunger in his voice.... COLEWORLD
And he made this beat too!!!!!!
even to this day I think this has got to be one of his best songs
Crazy! I was just at 80 White St and a hyped feeling came over me. It was then that remembered this J Cole video! #goodday
He looks so young damn he must have been 24 around this time crazy to think now he's 30 time fuckin flies
He was 21
+Andrew Ferguson How Sway when he's 30 and this cane out in 08-09?
+PACKbeatz it was produced on the come up his first mix tape in 2007. He wrote up the song at the end of 06 released it in 07 and I think shot the video around that time too.
+sowithit2336 u exactly knew how old he was yet played it like u didn't know...lmfao!!!
+Ibeonit you internet weirdos find a reason to argue over everything
This the old j Cole right here! Oh wait..... he’s still coming out with heat like this that’s why he’s my favorite rapper 🔥🔥🔥
"Am something like the light skin version of the very same baby that the virgin Mary raised." Fire!!
facts
I almost chocked when he said that. Had to pause that shit to cool off. The Fire was to much to handle
+Omar Herkul big facts. straight flames
?? how is that fire?,
Israel Munoz how is it not?
This the 1 where this J Cole at come back mane with the short cut 🔥🔥🔥🔥 this is Real Rap
best rapper ever
I will always listen to early Cole! I still fuck with his new stuff but his early shit brings back good ass memories of being young in NC!
Word I'm not from NC but his sound complemented NC when I lived there. Good times.
2021 still listening
I hate seeing people say "What happened to cole?" or "Where did he go?". He's still right here.... every artist has to switch it up throughout their careers to stay relevant. This cole was straight up raw and unfinished. Now he's almost polished off, and more crisp with everything. Regardless, whether you prefer him 5 years ago or right now, it'll always be a COLEWORLD.
Back in 2020.
First song I heard from him and this shit still goes.
This shit goes hard man J. Cole really the goat
J.Coles 1st video
JiGGY WEST actually who dat was his first video before workout got popular
Yes who dat was
Danny Jones no ib said in genius this is his first
J. Cole still putting out meaningful songs, he's one of if not the most thoughtful rappers today, but fuck man he was so hungry back at this time. Miss this shit!
I'm going on a J Cole marathon. Wish me luck y'all.
nice
Meee tooo
🔥
I respect Cole’s upcome
After years of struggling to reach the top, don't you think it's ok for an artist to make 'radio' songs?
it is, but alot of blinded ignorant people dont think so lol. smart ones will
My homeboy heard this for the first time tonight and said "this is the greatest rapper alive." Shout out Cole World
dam he said cole under pressure what that make diamonds!!
Well, you know what Cole (coal) do
Make a diamond, they just rhymin', me, I'm quotin' gold
Man, I wish Cole still had this kind of fire.
he do lol
he does
he does! guarantee the next one is crazy too!!! #peace
I have a feeling he's working on a new project, he's been gone for too long
The only way to get even further is to step a little away from society.
At the end of the video, peep the Cole winter. It started snowing when he really started snapping
you can feel the energy in his voice
🔥💯 TRY WAKING UP TO THIS
man old jcole and new jcole are both fire. so different from most artists whose persona change once they make it big
wtf this should have way more views...
PunjabiMafia187 He’s basically black Eminem on this track sooo
This is Coles first song. Hes always been the GOAT
Came back after the HBO special. Still my favorite Cole song.
fuck the 2016 comments, 2017 fucking with this.
Stallion The Joker amen brother
Stallion 401 fuck dat 2018
+King Lanibandz fuck that 2019
I feel like J. cole right now
It's crazy to know it's already been 10 plus yrs for this young man 👍
Well, Hes the King now...Lets see what he does with the throne. Im sure its in good hands with him.
Coming back after MIDDLE CHILD 👑 young simba became the lion king
Same. First song I heard from J Cole. Will always be in my heart
2019 here and going harder j Cole is goat
KOD! Been with you since the beginning! Brings tears to my eyes to see you and your impact! I know its a struggle but thank you for being authentic and telling stories! You are the now the King young Simba!