The Making Of J. Cole's "Love Yourz" With !llmind

The Making Of J. Cole's "Love Yourz" With !llmind | Deconstructed

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5 жыл бұрын

J. Cole’s “Love Yourz” is the fourth single from his third studio album, 2014 ‘Forest Hills Drive.’ The !llmind-produced track remains a fan favorite and concert staple to this day. During his interview for Genius’ series ‘Deconstructed,’ !llmind called it the most important song he’s ever produced.
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@genius 5 жыл бұрын

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@beastysan9001 5 жыл бұрын

Genius have a rapper come in and do a j cole test plz (athlete could work too Ik cj mcollum and MB3 are cole fans)

@spacecadet3879 5 жыл бұрын

How about we get some other artists on deconstructed

@spacecadet3879 5 жыл бұрын

not Illmimd obviously, talking about Cole tracks, 4 is a lot

@Opiumstatus 5 жыл бұрын

I've seen them trust me

@MP.25 5 жыл бұрын

Seen them ALL

@IllMindproducer 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you guys for the support that means a lot 🙏🏽

@joshuajames251 4 жыл бұрын

Love ur productions

@latoyae93 4 жыл бұрын

so happy i got to get a peek into what went behind making this track. you have touched more lives than you know, one of which is mine. this song will be one of my favorites, forever. continued blessings to you in your life and career!

@charliicharlii3833 4 жыл бұрын

Truly amazing

@shiddohbrown9219 4 жыл бұрын

you are part of a song that has literally saved lives,helped people in depression and transformed ways of thinking. thank you for such inspired work.

@ianngalande3333 4 жыл бұрын

your work is amazing bro

@joelluna8449 5 жыл бұрын

I don’t care how long ago this song came out, this song is a classic and an anthem

@AB-fk4gw 5 жыл бұрын

Age makes it a verified classic. It doesnt matter whether a song is old

@briancruz3551 5 жыл бұрын

Quell truefacts

@JGD44 5 жыл бұрын

It's my favorite track off the album along with talez of two citiez and 03' adolescence

@just_james84 5 жыл бұрын

For life

@Fiestypenguin 4 жыл бұрын

Quell that’s a fact

@isaiahtheplayah4088 5 жыл бұрын

this beat has SOUL

@KreepKid 3 жыл бұрын

Isaiah my man

@DrTae233 2 жыл бұрын

Hell's yeah

@willwebber1179 5 жыл бұрын

Beauty in the struggle ugliness in the success 🙌🙌

@benthosundercover7916 5 жыл бұрын

" whats money without happiness "

@emanuelsanchez2501 5 жыл бұрын

Will Webber Hear my words and listen to my signal of distress

@beccaaa.x 5 жыл бұрын

(Lyric chain¿)Hear my words and listen to my signal of distress

@DanielPerez-kz2ec 5 жыл бұрын

TwoCreed TV I grew up in the city and though sometimes we had less

@lebronjames7780 5 жыл бұрын

undercover YTer “or hard times without the people you loovvvvveeeee...”

@zerohd6090 5 жыл бұрын

I hope every producer who read this get famous and rich.

@diogomate940 5 жыл бұрын

You too bro 💯

@zerohd6090 5 жыл бұрын

@@diogomate940 Thanks homie

@BrotherMalMusic 5 жыл бұрын

Rather be rich than famous ❤💎

@Rapidbeatsofficial 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro

@freedggucciifreedgguccii7946 5 жыл бұрын

Thank u 🔐🍪

@TheXBLExperience 5 жыл бұрын

WHO EVER READS THIS KEEP WORKING ON YOUR CRAFT BLESSINGS ARE COMING YOUR WAY SEE YOU ON THE BILLBOARDS

@ismaeljansson1830 5 жыл бұрын

thank you so much for the hope and i know now that i am gonna get much bigger as an artist bro

@IllDawgable 5 жыл бұрын

DontJumpKid Plays you know you're talking to yourself too, right?

@claflo 5 жыл бұрын

Love bro... thank you fr

@soundinmotion 5 жыл бұрын

see you bro big love from indonesia

@lee-roy4157 5 жыл бұрын

@DontJumpKid Plays see you on the billboards

@truesevz5712 5 жыл бұрын

No such thing as a life thats better than yours 💯

@NurielMusic 5 жыл бұрын

True Sevz “NO SUCH THING, NO SUCH THING”

@DRabbBeats 5 жыл бұрын

💯x💯

@thurlmatt 5 жыл бұрын

Crazy they posted this the day Etika was found dead

@WindHashira 5 жыл бұрын

@@thurlmatt I know bro... I've was watching him since 2014 aot days. I keep telling myself, there never be another stream. You know that warm feeling you get when you see a notification from one of your favorite steamers? I'll never get that again because he was the one who made me smile and laugh the most. Rest in peace Etika. #JoyconBoyz for life

@Chris-iq5pr 5 жыл бұрын

I always felt like “Love Yourz” was never appreciated as much as it should have been. This song truly is so beautiful.

@hoseashifa4835 2 жыл бұрын

My favourite song ever. Not on the album Not of the decade Not the century EVER!!! no other song can humble the entire world at once

@A05_233 2 жыл бұрын

It got overshadowed by apparently

@jordangamble3515 8 ай бұрын

Facts man super underrated

@wuture 5 жыл бұрын

I cried just looking at the title, lovers of music know that feeling.. Edit: 600+ likes is BEYOND me💀🖤 Edit: 1.3k that’s wild g..🖤

@IshanII 5 жыл бұрын

Would you mind checking out my new EP if you get some time please? Cole's a huge inspiration of mine

@kudi6169 5 жыл бұрын

yea its Leek It touches my soul..🤧

@PudWhacker 5 жыл бұрын

💯💯💯

@leantutorials 4 жыл бұрын

Sha nope

@aim__freakz8499 3 жыл бұрын

It's just fuckin likes?

@discolines 5 жыл бұрын

Every producer on Genius: "So I got the piano sample from my boy, the drums from my other boy and I added a clap... whats good" all love to !llmind tho hes a legend

@messierultra 5 жыл бұрын

Its all about how you piece it together though, just cause you have the tools doesn't mean you have the vision to make something great. !llmind has the vision, made a classic.

@discolines 5 жыл бұрын

@@messierultra agreed

@essegotdatheat3310 5 жыл бұрын

It’s the spirit of collaboration! I love it, takes the loneliness out of being a producer, takes me back to when I was in a band

@soundsbyzer0 5 жыл бұрын

Never heard that on any of these videos but ok get your likes I guess

@shebrr 5 жыл бұрын

Nah you’re right

@djstaysfocused1043 5 жыл бұрын

"Love Yourz" alongside "4 Your Eyez only" are tracks from J. Cole that really hit me and possibly all of us on a personal level.

@djstaysfocused1043 5 жыл бұрын

@Aaron Ong Facts brotha 👊

@danieloommen5359 5 жыл бұрын

for me 03’ adolescence was a HUGE one, idk it just hits different

@JeremyD23 4 жыл бұрын

For your eyes only, don’t you ever scratch or disrespect it😭

@danieloommen5359 4 жыл бұрын

Jeremy Daniel only the real ones are gon appreciate the masterpiece of 4 Your Eyez Only, The whole album in general and the song

@marcos-tj4eo 4 жыл бұрын

i cried first time i heard 4 yeo

@fortheculture5832 5 жыл бұрын

This song saved my life, had lost my job,my girl,broke and the extended family together with fake friends keeping a distance from me..was about to take my life but this song literally saved me and showed me how blessed I was to have a few that really cared. All the way from South Africa I say S/O to all involved in making a masterpiece. Love Yourz.

@OG_O.M 3 ай бұрын

🇿🇦

@JesPulido 5 жыл бұрын

J. Cole is the only person whose music can cheer me up when I'm down. "It's beauty in the struggle, ugliness in the success"

@rheajewan8705 5 жыл бұрын

I love J Cole with my whole heart.

@imhim4everr 5 жыл бұрын

"Dont be sleeping on your level cause its beauty in the struggle."

@titangamerhd9215 4 жыл бұрын

I can relate with Video games

@MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz 5 жыл бұрын

"No such thing as a life that's better than yours..."

@jg8928 5 жыл бұрын

RIP etika

@iheartblicky 5 жыл бұрын

I hope the people who edit these deconstructed videos get paid good

@RianJudge 5 жыл бұрын

yeah they grinding init

@kennyr1161 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine thinking they were doing it for free

@ReviewReview-ib3po 4 ай бұрын

@@kennyr1161never said he thought that he knows they getting paid he just hoping it’s good

@njk9091 5 жыл бұрын

next deconstructed should be ye's flashing lights

@LuluH57 5 жыл бұрын

That would be 🔥

@wilmertejada2256 5 жыл бұрын

NJK Fuck yea

@Unkown549 5 жыл бұрын

Kanye produced it, so it's very unlikely he would even appear on deconstructed.

@HomechillGaming 5 жыл бұрын

We need this

@noname-jp9nj 5 жыл бұрын

OMGGG YES PLEASE MY LIFE 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

@mus967 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you genius, my favourite Cole song ever.

@lilbproduction 5 жыл бұрын

me 2

@eddieose3463 5 жыл бұрын

I still said this 2 days ago - lyrics of Love Yourz and Crooked Smiles should be written in golden plaques and placed in every park around the world

@bren.mariano 5 жыл бұрын

In this world we live Right now, producers deserve more attention.

@ObnoxifyOnTheDrums 5 жыл бұрын

This song changed my life. Inspires me any day. By far Coles best song.

@scarletdawnmusic 5 жыл бұрын

Put the producers on the thumbnail

@ZeusThundah 5 жыл бұрын

Faaaaaactsss

@sekaniii000 5 жыл бұрын

Scarlet Dawn They dont for a reason,

@john-eman 5 жыл бұрын

They knew we'd recognize Cole before the producer

@jordyn3012 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@YouYou-kk4jg 5 жыл бұрын

It’s simple. I see j cole deconstructed, I click.

@antoninicolas6222 3 жыл бұрын

“Love Yourz” was already my favorite J Cole track, easily one of my top 5 tracks all time but now I find out that the lead producer is Filipino 🇵🇭. My #1 song all time. Illmind repping 🙏🏼🇵🇭

@youngthug793 11 ай бұрын

Same bruh! Ph represent ♥️

@graceierome1975 4 жыл бұрын

This song is my fav song EVERRR. This song really pulled me out some dark times. Thank you Cole. Thank you !ll Mind 💛

@kaydendraxler.v2816 4 жыл бұрын

Agape Grace this is one of my favourite songs too

@Dillygotitbumpin 5 жыл бұрын

I love how the drums sound all dirty and authentic it gives it a feeling that you could never get with trap drums, it sounds more authentic

@clementmatrat 5 жыл бұрын

"No such thing as life that's better than yours" "Think being broke was better" Still hits home to this day

@_supreme_J 5 жыл бұрын

Not even gonna lie genius this was beautiful one of the best uploads so far

@sammy3x690 5 жыл бұрын

i hope everybody who’s reads this becomes successful in the near future 🙏🏽

@NurielMusic 5 жыл бұрын

Sammy3x I believe it, man! Thanks!

@tercial 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, you too.

@hilalx1178 Жыл бұрын

I remember when Cole released the album.. I just can’t describe the love I have for his music. Love Yourz has a special place in my heart ❤️

@insidemordecai 2 жыл бұрын

I keep coming back to this Deconstructed episode, Love Yourz is just so good with so much soul. Such a classic.

@nicolasmoya9156 Жыл бұрын

I ain’t gonna lie, I’ve had some drives home from college after a tough week and this song coming on and would make me cry but make me happy and appreciative of where I am regardless of the struggle and that it’ll all be good and to just keep pushing on

@shemmy7302 5 жыл бұрын

One of the most important songs J. Cole ever made. This is music that speaks to the soul of so many people. Including myself. Great job, Genius and great job to !llmind and the other producers who were a part of this song 🙏🏿

@theoneandonly4252 5 жыл бұрын

"Cuz whats money without happiness, or hard times without the people you love"

@Sijan.G 5 жыл бұрын

My favorite J.Cole song and it means so much to me man whenever I feel bad or low sad whatever the feeling listening to this song makes me feel better and it helps me walk in the right way no matter what!! And makes me appreciate life and everything God Bless Cole🙏🏻 God Bless🙏🏻

@loveofmangos001 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah you just typed what everyone else did. It is your favorite for the past 4 days. Lol.

@bzmusic8568 5 жыл бұрын

Whoever disliked it doesn’t know anything about real music smh

@Sijan.G 5 жыл бұрын

BZ Gaming for real😭😤😤

@nbsalan_5763 5 жыл бұрын

BZ Gaming facts

@jordyn3012 4 жыл бұрын

BZ Gaming lil pump fans

@yebzy 5 жыл бұрын

This Song Hits Me In My Soul This Entire Album Did But This Song Was Just Something Else

@trabbexx-3482 5 жыл бұрын

Bro this is my favorite series

@raemondkim 4 жыл бұрын

Literally cried during the song and listening to the lyrics. Thank you to whomever made the music come alive and thanks J Cole for the words

@forenax 5 жыл бұрын

!LLMIND has given so much back to the beatmaking/producer community, I appreciate him 🙏

@auximattobeats2519 5 жыл бұрын

forenax beats met him in Boston very humble guy

@forenax 5 жыл бұрын

@@auximattobeats2519 seems like it. want to meet him someday

@auximattobeats2519 5 жыл бұрын

forenax beats check out for your city on pass the aux

@michaelsandoval1463 5 жыл бұрын

"Though I'm not sure what's 'bout to happen next I asked for strength from the Lord up above" 🙏🏽☝🏽💯

@kingsean74 2 жыл бұрын

Hands down one of the best songs ever written... anytime I'm feeling a little down I rock out to this joint and it gets me where I need to be.. Music Matters

@ashrafsalem2006 5 жыл бұрын

hey producers. you will become big. stay on your grind ♥️

@KAMDOLLARSIGN 5 жыл бұрын

The best deconstructed yet! it was dope to meet you @illmindproducer !!

@im1shotbro604 5 жыл бұрын

Only took you guys like 5 years but glad you guys got to it this song has a special place in my heart , it reaches close to home as I’m sure it does for many others .

@adrianramos3915 Жыл бұрын

Picked me up at some of my loneliest times. Tear up a bit every time I listen. 🙏🏻

@LiamH96 5 жыл бұрын

“There’s a beauty in the simplicity” I couldn’t have said it better!

@balmainrichard1335 5 жыл бұрын

Talk about Perfect Timing...

@talemwa 5 жыл бұрын

Word

@Bradstreet-ys7qx 4 ай бұрын

This beat is so dense with with strength and honesty and conviction it will cause you to reflect on where you are in life. And if you're ever stuck you can pop this beat in and it will rip through writers block and bring you back to earth grounding your soul and reminding you that you are the one and only. Now thats a beat that sticks to your ribs; it will put some meat on your bones. Get you chisel! THANK YOU SO MUCH! 😎 -Bradstreet Williams ❤️‍🩹

@abelmindstable6779 4 жыл бұрын

It's when you talk about the realness of everything that goes on with so many people that relate that the track really touches close to heart and makes people feel some type of way it's hard to find music like that now a days

@jdc37162 4 жыл бұрын

This is art. Everything about it.

@djh2252 5 жыл бұрын

This beat will always be a warm impact of hip hop culture and overlives 💯

@bk28vids54 5 жыл бұрын

I love these deconstructed videos, it makes me appreciate the work behind each song

@supremetem5491 5 жыл бұрын

Okay now do a deconstructed on Kendrick lamar- Sing about me

@Peter32tjrksor 5 жыл бұрын

you could get sort of close with the beat breakdown by sandurz

@elitesocks8218 5 жыл бұрын

Yeeessssss

@bothehardworker 5 жыл бұрын

They have a video go look it up

@djkaui8924 4 жыл бұрын

They got one

@alexdropez8313 5 жыл бұрын

This is the only song to ever make me cry it’s so meaningful for me. Beautiful song.

@aaravv.5649 5 жыл бұрын

One of the best songs ever.

@edzelalbertdondonilla8495 5 жыл бұрын

Sending love from the Philippines! 🇵🇭 this track helped me get through tough times. Still does till this day. The world need more like this!

@sheliaburnett9974 5 жыл бұрын

This song is so underrated and the message it has needs to be heard

@mbf6160 5 жыл бұрын

Cardiak and Critical both from the my hometown OF WILLINGBORO NEW JERSEY GOOD TO SEE PEOPLE FROM MY HOMETOWN WINNING ✊

@Smook225k 5 жыл бұрын

MBF JERSEYYYYY STAND UP

@Davestheman33 5 жыл бұрын

Jersey gang

@theR0ck3tsumm3r 5 жыл бұрын

Great attitude bro! Most people get jealous of others instead of celebrating their success and seeing it as a sign that its possible 👍🏻😤

@mbf6160 5 жыл бұрын

@@theR0ck3tsumm3r Factz bruh wishing bad or hating on somebody is equivalent to drinking poison and then hoping they're the ones who die from it

@theR0ck3tsumm3r 5 жыл бұрын

@@mbf6160 that's so messed up, man. It's crazy how people can see someone win (especially from their area) and NOT see it as a sign that they can do it too

@boikrasinki7278 3 жыл бұрын

Everyone who worked on that track has soul.

@lasveryown664 Жыл бұрын

Love yourz literally saved me when I was a teenager in late 2014 early 2015. Literally I was going through it seeing my mom drink her pain away from the trauma of my dad and her ex boyfriend picking on her til they left her, and dealing with being broke trying so hard to make it with hustling all at 15. It’s almost 9 years later and literally I’m still here listening to the song and getting flooded with memories from this one song. This song literally helped me so much with pain I was going through it felt as if I had no love in my life pops was gone mom was there but wasn’t there, I was the grown up parenting my brothers, and providing as much as I could with what I had. Grinding all my life for them

@sleazus333 Жыл бұрын

im glad you remained strong bro! this song has helped so many people

@Cakez253 5 жыл бұрын

The strings give me chills. What a beautiful melody 💖

@hamezthagod 5 жыл бұрын

Man.... 2014 FHD is such a classic album. Can listen through that entire album without skipping

@jakeboynton 5 жыл бұрын

This was the first song I was ever truly inspired by. On second thought the first thing period I was truly inspired by. Great video

@losiann 5 жыл бұрын

I LOVE J.COLE

@TheRealPrimeOne 2 жыл бұрын

Love Yourz is one of my favorite hip-hop songs.I'll always respect J.Cole for respecting hip-hop and keeping it alive. !llmind is a terrific producer.He seems like a very humble guy.

@synthandvapor 5 жыл бұрын

This song changed my life. Yeah, it certainly did.

@randy1280 4 жыл бұрын

Songs like these will live on forever in my household and I’ll make sure my kids pass it on too

@alescolamar1945 4 жыл бұрын

For what money without happiness!? Or hard times without the people you love My favourite song of all time it always keeps me going,,salute to everyone who had to put some effort in this song

@jakobnovikoff7052 4 жыл бұрын

one of the most amazing songs i’ve ever heard, !llmind truly has an amazing feel for this kinda stuff and hearing him talk about reading letters from people saying how love yourz changed their lives is such an inspiring moment

@LeBeautiful 5 жыл бұрын

LOVE YOURZ, by YOURS truly. Beautiful intro as always, thank you Genius.

@djstaysfocused1043 5 жыл бұрын

This comment made me go back and listen to Yours Truly 2 by J. Cole. Had to listen to that Kenny Lofton one time!

@jordanb3120 4 жыл бұрын

@@djstaysfocused1043 Classic Cole

@naiateree8915 5 жыл бұрын

this is one of the best j cole songs, if not the best

@norrrma_ 5 жыл бұрын

I love seeing the behind of everything. The process, the detail, the meaning. It makes you appreciate things even more ❤️

@TrayLittle 5 жыл бұрын

So dope to see Ill on here!

@yolekevin6880 5 жыл бұрын

This album didn't win a Grammy but Invasion of Privacy did Let that sink in

@-BeatsKids 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah but this album went up against tpab so of course it wasn't gonna win

@bronnyz0z0 3 жыл бұрын

@@-BeatsKids go away you ken fu#k

@Fluffykinggaming 5 жыл бұрын

"Love Yours" inspiration behind my 1st ever tattoo. I got "No such thing as a life that's better than yours" on my forearm. I look at it everyday and it makes me remind myself that I am special. Thank you for this creation.

@DiamondGyal 4 жыл бұрын

I love how humble he is

@Thecoolguy463 5 жыл бұрын

These videos are so interesting. It’s crazy how detail oriented and small things the producers do to make one song. Beautiful.

@jacksuarez2831 5 жыл бұрын

That song changed my life at my lowest

@S7EVENBeats 5 жыл бұрын

This song got me through so much, so beautiful man

@jaelyncrawford4815 4 жыл бұрын

That string always gets me, it’s so beautiful 🥺

@wanderlust.2837 5 жыл бұрын

Been waiting for this for so long!

@willbemyyear-hw1oh 2 жыл бұрын

One of the Best Songs Ever Made♥️

@sherwintavarez8539 5 жыл бұрын

I want J Cole himself to come in here and breakdown a beat that he made

@LukeNintyFive 5 жыл бұрын

Those hi hats are absolutely magical. Mesmerising stuff.

@aliqwerty12 2 жыл бұрын

I love how by breaking down the music you get to appreciate this song even more. This is, without a doubt, my number one song. Hope that one day I get to enjoy it with a live performance.

@thisisgeega 5 жыл бұрын

Love yours changed my perspective about a lot of things. 🙌💪🏾

@pinheaddirtydan 5 жыл бұрын

J.cole stan here

@rmando_ 5 жыл бұрын

Gives me chills every time.

@jojogirma61 4 жыл бұрын

Met !llmind in Boston very chill guy. He gave us producers some gems

@adamjohnson5307 5 жыл бұрын

Not to be dramatic but this song is a masterpiece 🙌🏾

@styl1ssttt 5 жыл бұрын

This has been the best genius deconstructed, in a while🙏🙏

@tsom5216 5 жыл бұрын

RangersBeatz In HISTORY

@styl1ssttt 5 жыл бұрын

@@tsom5216 facts

@videomaster5437 5 жыл бұрын

This song means a lot to me. Lyrics hit home and everything. I'm no a person to cry to songs but this gets me emotional...this song is truly a gem

@andreasyiakoumi3367 5 жыл бұрын

One of the best Songs from Cole, glad you made this video

@falloutskyy 5 жыл бұрын

Man Love Yourz is my favorite Cole track from back then

@auximattobeats2519 5 жыл бұрын

Falloutskyy still

@paistv851 5 жыл бұрын

Yooo y’all have to do “January 28th” beat, that hit different!!🔥🔥🔥

@tonyaeverett8718 5 жыл бұрын

I Love J Cole he is so Underrated.😍😍😍😍❤❤

@DemeilJacobs 5 жыл бұрын

My favorite Cole song ever. This is such a inspiring, meaningful and powerful song Cole has ever made. ❤️