J Cole's verse is what a man feels when he is loved by a woman like he's never been before...

I don't know who needs to hear this, but your life matters and we need your energy. Hang in there, time heals everything.

Seeing smino and saba on a video, with jcole, is gonna make alot of people proud of them.

For the world you’re nobody , but for somebody you’re the world.

Who’s so happy to see artists like Saba grow like this

This song literally makes me want to better myself in every way. If you're reading this, I'm sending positive vibes your way 😁✌

i just hope Saba gets the recognition he deserves

Still choke up when I sing along with coles verse everytime

People look at me funny when I tell them this is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard....and that's ok.

"She gave me the gift of my son and plus we got one on the way" that's just a beautiful lyric 😭❤️

This J Cole verse is legendary, I get goosebumps everytime

“She gave me a place to stay, she gave me a heart to hold… I still got that sh*t till this day”🥰 So beautiful.. This whole song is a masterpiece.

This has got to be the most honest J. Cole has ever been when talking about his wife. Especially on a song. It is amazing.

J. Coles verse gives me chills everytime I hear it. This song is everything

J coles verse about his wife is an all time love poem. I'm happy to be alive during this time in musical history

Cole always inspires me to write a verse!

“She gave me a heart to hold. I got that shit to this day” felt that fr fr

"HUGGING THE BLOCK, HUGGING THE BLOCK, ALL DAY" something about Cole man. Something about Cole.

J. Cole's verse is a masterpiece. It gives me goosebumps everytime.

Dreamville is so awesome. He will always be #1 because of 1) His talent 2) *A U T H E N T I C V I E W S* 3) Fans

J.Cole's verse is a definite Platinum itself.....🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯💯💯

“You can’t be everything to everybody” It be like that sometime ;(

Johnny Venus's verse hits me so hard man, the song being dedicated to his father just makes it resonate more. Amazing song.

Hopefully saba and smino and Johnny are more recognized after this, no one deserves it more

"You can't be everything to everybody" 🌊

I am a recovering alcoholic. It was around the time this DREAMVILLE project came out when I was at the worst point of my alcohol addiction. I remember getting so drunk and I would listen to this song on repeat until I completely passed out. I remember listening to this song when I hit rock bottom and blacked out for a whole day. Listening to it again put tears in my eyes and I thank God for pulling me out of the hell I put myself into back then. edit: It's been three years this month guys and I am still sober and it's crazy how much my life changed these three years. I went to university for a degree in IT and I'm currently running a small print bussines. Thank you so much for the love and kind words. I never knew I could find kindness and the support to continue from absolute strangers. For anyone else who is starting on their alcohol recovery ....DO NOT STOP. YOU WILL HEAL. Just keep making the SACRIFICES. Love you all❤️❤️

If your here in 2050, J Cole is one of the biggest Artist of all time👑❤

Coles verse on this song is honestly so Beautiful. When I first heard the song when It dropped I cried and I am so happy they decided to make a mv on this song😊

J. Cole basically a philosopher at this point. Musical Genius

I swear Saba has been one of the most underrated rappers for like 4 years

Just now realizing for the first time that this song is 6 minutes long… so good that it’s timeless

J. Cole verse is legendary. Verse of the year‼💯🔥🔥🔥

When J cole said “ Dangerous when there’s nobody to check you... I be having to check myself.” I felt that.😭

It's refreshing to see a music video that is so raw. One location, not a lot of cuts and more time on screen with every artist. It felt real

It does something to my soul to hear a black man say: "She gave me the gift of my son, she gave a family to love, the tears feels good on my face". Amazing lyrics that hit my ❤️ fr

Cole is a musical genius, he starts off by saying "You can't be everything to everybody" then proceeds to say a whole bunch of stuff he wants to be for somebody (ie his wife or whoever) meaning that truly you can't be everything to everybody but you can be everything to somebody

Found out my girlfriend is pregnant yesterday, Cole’s verse has been on repeat and I’ve cried every time. (Update) Unfortunately we ended up having a miscarriage the day after Christmas, thank you to everyone for the support though. Thank you to everyone who liked or commented. Pain heals over time, even if the scars never fade. It was a tough loss to take and I was so excited to become a father for the first time, but I am still by her side and she is still standing by me. I held back tears even typing this, but more blessings will come in the future. I love you all ❤️.

Earthgang gonna rise up and be one of the greats real soon no cap 📈

I only found out about this song today. Gosh, my favourite rap song now. It's such a nice aesthetic, lovely lyrics, a chill beat, pure love being shout, this is ART

Doesnt matter how many times i hear this track, Coles part always gives me goosebumps. Glad people are becoming woke to Saba also.

You can’t be everything to everybody

Saba put 3 different flows on 1 verse and transitioned them all beautifully. That's talent.

[Verse 1: Johnny Venus] That nigga back from the dead, yeah I don't know, I don't know, I don't know Nigga almost lost his head, yeah Try to run, try to fly, try to float Candles on top of the dresser Baby, you down, need to bless up Better watch how you address us Playing no games, no dress-up I got an idea Let's shoot Wild 'N Out in my hood, talkin' right here Academy Award-nominated performance, yeah Let the AK spray straight for four minutes, yeah That's a monologue, talking to the fog, fuck an ordinance, yeah [Chorus: Johnny Venus] I make sacrifices, bloody sacrifices Cutthroat, rabbit's toe, I suppose Maybe that's what life is [Verse 2: Johnny Venus] Ayy, man, cavemen Two drinks, cave in Few blunts, ease up Ooh yeah, please up Who cares? Who there? Do what? Wake up The hell, heaven We want, heads up Hey you, yeah, you Mother fuck, brother fuck Sister fuck, family fuck The system, get some Hey you, day two Yeah, you, you, you You a vege', do the dance Table, get low Chopped cheese, knot knees Boy, please, whatever You next, to death To go, ooh, oh Who's that? Ring ring Your number, bling-bling Call it up, chalk it up Move over [Chorus: Johnny Venus] I make sacrifices, bloody sacrifices Cutthroat, rabbit's toe, I suppose [Verse 3: Smino] See a nigga in all red from the North with the pole It ain't Santa Claus Brought my gifts to Atlanta, I'm Atlanta Claus I can smell you pussy with the panties off, I Been gettin' to the bread, tryna keep this shit low But it ain't workin', my Circle on fire like a circus now Around the same niggas I been around, so Of course, I (Of course, I), endorse my (Endorse my) Ratchet ass nigga from the North Side (North Side) It's astigmatism, you got poor sight (Poor sight) Let the bitches forget it, I do it Alzheim' Of course I (Of course I), gotta voice my (Voice my) Opinion on that ass when you walk past (On bro, that shit groovy, ayy) Niggas pull strings like a guitar, guitar G-Star jeans on my sneakers I'm a real soulful nigga, collard greens inside your speakers (Yeah, yeah) Ferguson days on Castro, wasn't no cash flow But I'm good for the arch, I'm Dr. Scholl's I'm good for your heart, let me snatch your soul, soul, soul [Chorus: Johnny Venus] Bloody sacrifices [Verse 4: Saba] Yeah, ayy Look at what a motherfucker do for the cash intake They'll be right across your head like it's Ash Wednesday You got to just get off your ass like your ass is fake You can't sit, and if we ain't siblings, then I can't relate To they shit, I'm Asic, I run shit, I got it jumpin' like pump fake I don't need nothing but one take I'm from the part of the city where young nigga keep him a nine like one plus eight Our politician a fuckface Corrupt like a Dogg Pound Gangsta We duel like a small town wager How I'm the dropout major Success stories, I favor Used to cover my scars, out here tryna cover The Fader Yeah, Pro Tools, knobs, and the faders Tell pigs as-salamu alaykum You ain't 'bout static like AM radio, ain't even play him I put my heart and my all in my art, I'm alternate All of them are the same, it's harder to tell 'em apart some days I thought I'd call 'em out altogether Rather than waste the amount of bars it'll take for me to call 'em out by name Caught a glimpse of the alternate world I've introduced to you Via the studio, got 'em studying our mixtapes I'm from the hood like my mama, put that on my mama I lay the law down like parliament, all just with a pen and page [Chorus: Johnny Venus] I make sacrifices, bloody sacrifices [Verse 5: J. Cole] You can't be everything to everybody I wanna be your lover, your best friend Your Batman, Spider-Man Fighter pilot shooting down your rivals and I wanna damn near kill you to be the one that heal you up I wanna be the one that feel you up On nights when you need good dick to cheer you up I wanna be the one to build you up A wall worth five billion bucks to keep out the rah-rah And the blah-blah-blah so nobody try to steal your thunder Pull you under Toss my hopes out, Royal Rumble We done moved out to the boondocks Built a big house, there he wonders How somewhere along the way He went from Huey to Eddie Wuncler I been so disconnected, my perspective is ignorant When you rich, niggas don't wanna correct you Say something crazy, they won't interject Do every drug that you want, they gon' let you Dangerous when it's nobody to check you I be havin' to check myself Nigga, stop holding that money, you know you got plenty I be havin' to spread my wealth I used to be at the crib myself 7 years old, off of Bragg Boulevard Where they bag up the raw They gon' stand on the corner, one hand on they balls And they ran when the cops come, there go the laws Then I packed up a bag and I trapped it up north on the path of a star And I ran into you like I met you before Now damn, me and you goin' half on a boy, sing [Verse 6: J. Cole] Huggin' the block, huggin' the block all day I had nowhere to go, she gave me a place to stay She gave me her heart to hold, I still got that shit to this day She ridin' with me on the road, she ridin' with me in the A Huggin' the block, huggin' the block, okay She gave me the gift of my son, and plus we got one on the way She gave me a family to love, for that, I can never repay I'm crying while writing these words, the tears, they feel good on my face, hey [Refrain: J. Cole] And yesterday could feel just like a waste, yeah If I don't love you how I'm supposed to And yesterday could feel just like a waste, yeah If I don't love you how I'm supposed to [Chorus: Johnny Venus] I make sacrifices, bloody sacrifices

" Im crying while im writing these words, the tears feel good on my face"

J. Cole out here again lookin humble as hell. no gold, no flex, no watch. spittin realshit bars #GOAT Wow 1k likes! thank you all for the love. i like to take this moment to say thanks to my parents for supporting me and paying for the bills. i thank my teachers for teaching me how to use youtube back in 2010. i love y'all

This the most beautiful song I've heard in a minute,I'm glad they did a video for it

J. COLE'S VERSE WAS STRAIGHT J. Cole dun took off HAM ON THIS RIGHT HERE! a u t h e n t I c v i e w s dun took his career off 2 the next level fr fr no cap

4:55 J.Cole not only sounding but also looking like the Messiah we didnt deserve, but the messiah we needed

Can someone translate J Cole's verse, I don't speak *GOAT*

"if we ain't siblings, we can't relate." - Saba Mad respect for this bar man

"You can't be everything to everybody" This line rings in my mind, the more I get older.

0:29 ~ Johnny Venus (from Earthgang) 1:48 ~ Smino 2:34 ~ Saba 4:01 ~ J. Cole

“Huggin' the block, huggin' the block all day...” keep it going !

Love seeing saba and smino getting some mainstream attention 🔥

4 years later and this song is still underrated! The aliens need to come take me home, I'm sick of earth 😒

A Moment of silence for those who never heard this Song...

Chance listening to this like " that's all I was trying to say!!"

"She gave me the gift of my son, and plus we got one on the way She gave me a family to love, for that, I can never repay"

" And Yesterday can feel just like a waste 🗑 If I don't love you, how I'm supposed too "🔥🔥🔥🔥 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

I am obsessed with J.Cole's verse. He is such a lyricist with a coherent and fluent style. I can always understand his message. Never a series of rhyming words and random catch phrases like today's rappers. He is a breath of fresh air in this industry.

Earthgang’s (Johnny’s) voice and musicality, J.cole’s sentiments, Saba’s cadence...nuff said 🔥

12 years listening to Cole and he has improved each year.💙

A friend just passed away in an car accident last night and for some reason every time I was with him he would play this song. He knew I loved it so maybe that was why but it just sorta feels very appropriate at this particular moment. This song is gonna be forever be associated with the bro Dewayne in my mind for the rest of my time on this earth. RIP

Johnny Venus Is This Age's Wyclef. That Man Is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥.

Saba with a legendary verse.. Cole's verse made me shed thug tears. Smino with the wavy mid-west flow and Olu with the eclectic vibrations.. This music is spiritual #Dreamville👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥

I still can't get over the fact that both J. Cole and Saba were on a song together

Saba's verse will forever be my favorite verse on the album 🤯 My boy ate here🤧

When j cole said “you cant be everything to everybody” that hurt deep

Love it how they’re wandering around in an abandoned building, self reflecting & soul searching. There’s a metaphor in there somewhere.

saba underrated. care for me is one of the top 3 albums of 2018

First guy knows what the modern rap fan wants, alot of harmonizing and switching cadence

Don't see enough love going to Saba, he absolutely KILLED that shit!! What a verse this dude is a beast. "I put my heart and my all in my art, I'm alternate All of them are the same, it's harder to tell 'em apart some days I thought I'd call 'em out altogether Rather than waste the amount of bars it'll take for me to call 'em out by name"

saba is PAINFULLY underappreciated for his contributions to this song

Just imagine how hard “Wells Fargo” would go if they made a music video!

And that's the song tha made me J Cole's fan.

Please Do not compare verses. Just let this song be the great PEACE of work that it is.

In our days “real rap” doesn’t sell enough. This song is so beautiful and deserves more. Dreamville 🔥🔥

Who else has J. Cole verse on repeat?

One of the best deepest rap songs I ever heard..I must of showed 50 ppl this song when it came out

Anyone else like really like the part where homeboy is rapping but each word alternates with each ear? Ts dope asf to me

That part by jcole "hugging the block..." Is absolute crack

Smino's "NOIR" and Saba's "Care for me" were 2 of the best albums of 2018. So glad to see them both get the recognition they deserve.

J Cole’s Verse is how I’ve felt, I just couldn’t explain it ….

"I had nowhere to go, she gave me a place to stay She gave me her heart to hold, I still got that shit to this day"

Dont get me wrong Cole snapped, but why does noone talk about Saba's verse. DUDE WENT OFF

Dreamville out here making songs that touch your soul😫💙💙💙💙🔥🔥🔥🔥

July 2024??✊🏽🥹

“You can’t be everything to everybody” This line makes me realise that sometimes I tend to lose myself in what people around me want from me. Seems like I need to value my own health a little more sometimes. If you are out there and struggle with the same issue just know I’m riding with you, stay safe people.

Dreamville, BeastCoast, Pivot Gang, TDE, and Mass Appeal solidify this generation of HipHop.... Peace on the internets y'all

Dreamville said “what if we made a song where everyone had dreads” who knew that’d be an absolute banger

A Moment of silence for those who never heard this Song... what a music right here a u t h e n t I c v i e w s dun took J. Cole oFf 2 da big leagues and fo dat I will always be super grateful

Everybody carried their own weight on this track.

4:01 Coles verse replay button😭🐐

"And yesterday gone feel just like a waste, if I dont love you how I'm 'posed to"...

Just me who feels like not enough people are appreciating Johnny’s hook? Like that shit touches the soul fr

If you listening to this in 2020, Just know the best is yet to come, in your life. Don't break your patience just yet!

"Im crying while writing these words, the tears they feel good on my face" we need more of that! ❤

Is it only me seeing J Cole slowly, gradually resembling Bob Marley in appearance??🤔

Crazy this is probably my fav j cole verse and honestly it’s probably cuz his vulnerability is admirable 🫡 ✊🏿

Looked at my wife sleeping on the couch the whole time listening. I'm in tears. Happy tears