Those friends that told Cole to get his shit together and actually start putting in work are exactly the type of people everyone needs to surround themselves with.

Hard as hell to not be inspired by a man like Cole, what an icon

‘It’s a first line, write this sh*t down and trust that it will lead you to the second line and to the third.’ This advice can be applied to so many things in your life.

Cole the goat

J. Cole out here doing documentaries, making music, signing up for leagues and being a father while i can’t get enough sleep for school.

Hilarious that he mentioned 7 minute drill here and he just dropped a crazy track called that years later

J Cole keys notes •Put yourself out of your comfort zone and learm to adapt •Keep going and you will find the rest

"There is no greater threat to success than comfort." - Denzel Washington

It’s so cool to see 21 continuously hanging around Cole.

18 months later.. album still popping.. need that Fall Off though..gonna be legendary 🔥

Cole’s been working on The Fall Off for like 6 years, I honestly think it could go down as one of the greatest projects in HipHop history!!

The longer Cole's dreads are, the wiser and more prophetic he seems to be.

This is a sign for us guys. If you were grinding at one point and stopped...It's time to get back in the game.

it's super cool to see the behind the scenes process of other creators the biggest take away here is it doesn't matter how long you wait or prepare for a big moment, till you take that first step forward you're never going anywhere , learn as you go

nothing but greatness

Wow incredible! I like how J Cole still got the same ppl around when he didn’t have nothing. Those are some real friends!

Cole is such a real individual.

this documentary hits me differently after I listen to off-season non stop for a week. Very inspiring

“Let me play you the 3rd joint” That joint was “my life” - wonder if 21 had already put in his verse at that point. Or if he wanted to hop in after listening

“When you put yourself in uncomfortable moments, you find out a lot about yourself.” A WORD 👑

After watching this, I have a whole new level of respect and admiration for him.

The way 21 just listened to his answer 🤝💯

I love listening to him talk. He's a great story teller and always says something inspiring

Seeing 21 casually chilling with J Cole will never stop being a trip.

Thank you Cole for inspiring a generation

2:03 7 minute drill is a real thing

I always come back to this for inspiration ever since it came out

He taught an entire generation how to be more humble and open - minded. One of the greatest ever.

J Cole is already so accomplished but he works like he’s still trying to make it. You gotta salute it

This video is insanely insparational in a way that I haven't felt before. This is from a person who has tried and is trying their hand in many if not most of the main creative avenues. love this album

I just got very sad realizing he may not be doing this for much longer.

J Cole: *essay of an answer* 21: "Hell yea, real hard"

You can tell J.Cole spends a lot of time with himself cuz he explains himself a lot

I come back to this video every couple of months and it never stops inspiring me

Everyone watching this is here for a reason, we different from the rest , just like cole is. I wish everyone reading this makes it where they want to in life, stay positive.

“Comfort is the enemy “... That cuts deep.

It’s scary how hyped I am for this project

Shoutout to his friends for the intervention. Thats love.

I honestly appreciate people like him. J.Cole you’re the goat my dog. Listened to him all throughout in high school back in 09’ when he wasn’t popping. I’ve saw the growth tremendously.

12 minutes of wisdom

Back in Muhammad crib, top floor, The back room with just the one little small window 🔥

The Fall Off is Cole's 'Detox' album. In his eyes it will never be good enough, even though it's probably his best work

My role model. Not because I want to be a rapper, but because of his implementation of smart deliberate consistent practice on his craft.

This Guy is an OG ,🔥

"When you put yourself in uncomfortable moments, you find out a lot about yourself" - J. Cole

The album still hits after 2 years🔥🔥

It’s not always about the music. There’s a story behind every great artist and it’s a privilege when they’re willing to share it so candidly.

3 MORE DAYS!! This album is going to be HEAT!!

Can’t believe this is only 12 minutes, felt like an entire story. The Off-Season baby lets goooo!!!😤😤

whenever i felt my lowest i come to this to find inspiration

I don't think artists know how important shit like this is to us. As someone who doesn't have the self-sufficient drive to strive for better like this, these things push me and help me frame myself into a better position. Anxiety has been wreaking havok on my life ever since I was a child and more recently in these past few months, I've found out that there's 0 people I can turn to but myself. Shit like this will always remind me that I can still make it.

I don’t know what it is man, but this guy feels so relatable. Doesn’t feel like a celebrity but that one guy in the hood everyone looks up to

my 🐐 out here dropping 12 minute documentaries 😂

This man put a sock on the mic. That's the most OG way to filter pops.

Happened to see 2:22 when J said “have you wrote your best song ? Did you creatively leave every song unturned ?” 🙌🏾🎶📝✨

21 Savage: Why call it the off-season J cole: Provides a personal, well-thought answer intended to reveal his drive as an artist and provide a parable for 21 savage 21 Savage: Hell yeah, that's hard.

Idk how people can call J Cole music "boring". His storytelling is incredible and he's super humble.

J Cole is such a nice and genuine dude. I used to work at an arena and built many stages. One rule of my job is, 'Don't talk to the artist or you're fired.' J Cole asked me and a coworker if everything was going well with the build. My coworker said, 'There's something, but we're not allowed to talk to you.' He said it's cool and he'd talk to our manager. I had to tell him, there was something wrong with the street light on one corner of the stage. So don't try to lean or hang off it or it's falling into the crowd. He genuinely thanked us for the info and our work. Put his hands together and bowed to us. My manager came up to us livid. When we told him the convo he defused right quick. We get to watch the show backstage. He was hanging off every street light over the crowd on the stage except that one with issues. It could have ruined the whole show.

"It's a tight rope to walk, but I'm walkin that shit" this dude man! can't wait to see what he puts out

that was just the message i needed right now. thank you j.cole for the inspiration.

No one is actually messing with J Coles level of self awareness. He knows himself and the dangers he can bring to himself so well.

I went to the Dallas show last night. First concert ever. Didn’t even think going last minute would fall on my lap because I didn’t even know about it until the few days leading up. The show was one of the most spiritual experiences I’ve had. Tears flowed. This man spoke so much life into the space. He showed me that my dream is a reality waiting for me to accept and manifest. J Cole, thank you.

It’s beautiful to hear somebody this passionate about hip hop and everything that should go into creating it

It's amazing to be able to watch someone go through multiple stages of the process, and get the honest truth behind it. Awesome documentary

For all creatives out there don't give up, the world needs you. I need you and yall need me.

“It’s a tight rope to walk, but I’m walking that shit”

As someone who just graduated college and feeling lost, this made me feel hopeful so long as I put in the work

great opening scene with 21

This is HISTORY

I added this documentary to my hard drive to remind myself that there are people out there who find themselves stuck. When they look around themselves and they have this feeling of confinement, like the walls are closing in tightly making it hard for them breathe clean air and you start to hyperventilate thinking that you're not breathing correctly, that the air in your body is coming in and out, and you start to feel ants crawling around your face ultimately leading into some form of a panic attack. While this is all happening in just several minutes or even seconds, and you start getting lost in thought like you had been staring at walls for several hours; It finally hits you. That inspiration you kept waiting for countless weeks without really ever doing anything but waking up to your daily, miserable routine of hygiene, and watching the same shows off your smart TV too. This isn't the life you wanted to live or want to live in. I wake up every morning thinking what should I do next, what is there to do next. I have adrenaline in my veins, I like to push my body to higher standards, the standards I don't see people set in my local town. I like to hop on a longboard and see how fast I can go. How many laps I can throw in before my lungs can handle it anymore. I'm surviving Covid today, with my asthma, and I still get up to skate, to see how long I can drag out a manual for, with practice and more practice I start to see that 3 second manual turn into 7 seconds, into 10 seconds, into a whole strip of 15 seconds before I fall or maybe I can land it, with a clean roll away, a graceful praise from the Lord, and my hard work gets paid off with no expectations. I used to make beats all the time to relieve stress. I have high anxiety levels. I peel, bite, and eat (as in swallow) my own skin until I bleed; I let it heal, and then I repeat this process again and again. My body responds by taking massive shits, without a care in the world this has grown into my life as a curse. Something I can't break free from because the fear of failure is so strong. A lot of my failures from making beats, however, has come from creating a project, and then coming back to it the next day as a corrupt file, gone for good, no chance of recovery; This has been 95% of my projects especially recently. I always thought I was being hacked, or that someone was out trying to steal my hard work, so that they can pocket the easy way. This way of thinking has corrupted my mind, and has forced me into corners where I abuse those around me, typically verbally and the likes of such. This documentary opened my eyes a little bit. My heart that has been tainted my demonic thoughts, slowly fading, returning to my good soul; the life I was supposed to ride on like a wave, where I can allow my skin to heal not temporarily but for good, so that the people around me when I interact with them, don't see a monster before them, but instead see someone they can feel the confidence in confronting with. This documentary among many documentaries will be the start to something new. Where instead of waking up just to sleep right away, I can wake up and feel the confidence to get outta the house and explore my uncomfortable zone. And experience the good things that life is supposed to bring like the outdoors. The ability to put on some new shoes and ruin them just to enjoy a days worth of skating, and then have a shit ton of ideas to bring home with me, not specifically for music, but maybe to clean my house or to do just anything that's not killing my own body one step at a time. And that's when I think, there's other people just like me out there. I'm not alone. I don't need to see a therapist. My therapy is getting up and leaving my comfort zone. Thanks J. Cole.

It’s hard work, there’s no short cut, be patient and trust the process.

This is the best way to wake up, with a little Jermaine Cole

This is such an inspiration for anyone that’s into music

I truly believe with every bone in my body, Mr. J Cole is the best hip hop artist of my lifetime. Born '97. - this man is the pinnacle of hip-hop. Wish more were doing this way. A perfect mixture of past and present, while incorporating incredibly complex lyrics and sounds into something that I've never heard before. He is the greatest to do it. I really believe that. He's THAT guy. Such a humble soul too.

4:10 Soon as he said “Question” I heard “How many faking they streams”

I’m not even gonna lie. When I was dead broke, struggling to get a job and pay bills for my crib, J Cole’s music got me through it and kept me pushing. There’s no other rapper I really relate to more. Give Jermaine his flowers while he’s here truly one of the greatest to ever do it

Savage just asked one question, J .cole is excited and has been talking on his own for 12 minutes. Like Granpa talking about old days to grandson.🤣🤣

That’s crazy how he talks about delivering so he can feel good about himself and his legacy. Such an amazing album. What an artist. 💯🔥

the fact that he's been in the game for 10 plus years and still does 7 minute drills shows you how much cole cares about the game

The fact that Middle Child was originally for The Fall Off... blows my mind. This album is gonna be some next level shit. Holy shit.

21 Savage is keeping good company by being around Cole and learning from him. Love how he keeps asking questions. Edit: (Added) See my review of Cole’s Album: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qsh2erSkzpybqJs.html

Warm Up still the hardest shit out!

The Warm Up was the one, that mixtape will always be his greatest piece of work to me. That legendary pep talk intro, my favorite Cole song "I Get Up", the super catchy but meaningful "Lights Please". Can I Live, Dead Presidents 2, Dollar & A Dream II, Grown Simba, World Is Empty... COLEWORLD

J.Cole is one of the last real ones left. Fully conscious, woke and clearly good hearted. May God bless him, keep him and protect him. And we still need the J.Cole | Kendrick Lamar joint album.

We all know JCole is a dope rapper but this really shows he’s an even better person mark my words the off season is about to change the game forever

Cole is one of those artists who are so connected to their deeper sides and you don't see him talking much or sharing much but whenever he does it's always advice. I'm so damn inspired by this man who's following both of his passions. He's not leaving it unturned he's not gonna keep any regret in his heart and that's what I want to see and hear that it's possible. As an 18 year old who's on the verge of choosing careers aka life paths it's inspirational to see that you can do everything you just need to put the worK there's no such that as 1 career or passion. You carry multitudes. Dream on work hard. Thankyou Cole✨

Hey you guys, I know this is random but my names Davee and I used to have 5 brain tumors. I kid you not when I say this. I’m now down to only 2 and I recently lost the hearing in both ears. Please keep me in your prayers. I hope to one day inspire the world with my story. God bless you all

J Cole is definitely one of the most humble rappers of all time💯🏀🏁

This shit makes you really wanna chase your dreams. This man is so fucking inspirational. Mad respect

This is gold.

I'm glad he got mad appreciation for this project

“Middle child was really for the Fall-off” This album is going to be 🔥🔥

This is exactly what I needed at this time in my life, thank you J Cole for the dope documentary and inspiration.

coles ability to describe specifically what he’s trying to come across is so sharp

I could listen to this nigga talk for hours. I just wanna hear every story, every struggle, every thought..

*Can't wait for the album!* 🔥

When cole says it's the most ambitious shit he's ever done, every album is gonna be smoked.

I always liked J. Cole. But I have a whole other perspective of him and his craft now. It's been on repeat since it dropped.

thank you man..

Let's Be Honest , J.Cole never disappoint Us