OMG J. COLE & BTS J-HOPE?! | j-hope 'on the street (with J. Cole)' Official MV (REACTION) 

SCRU: I think Cole is saying just the opposite. I think he saying, that others want his crown and are trying to say it's time to give it up but the older Cole understands, the more he raps, the more confident he becomes. The stronger he gets. I needed a song like this. I forgot how much I love that slow vibin', voices ridin' the beat/hip hop. It really takes me back to the 90's, also Jhope's Jacket.

J-Hope dropped this JUST after announcing his opting out of enlistment postponement, so that on top of him collaborating with his idol, is a whole ass dog pile of emotions. 🥲💜

I think Cole is saying he’s realizing that the game is growing and he wants to give space for it to evolve. The hunger and the realization that he’s still getting better at the art form is what’s keeping him here but Hip Hop has to make space for the next up.

When cole said the verse about the father with tears in his eyes letting his daughter "grow" he did not say "go" but "grow" then cole paused followed by "so i shall" meaning he's ready to grow more, more than what he has achieved so far. Recently Cole been having collabs with amazing different artists and that is what i got from that verse -- He's expanding --- Man is not yet done. He's hungry for more!

I like how Eminem and cole talk about the rap game like being a father marriage etc it’s smooth how they describe they relationship with rap with details and all

J - Hope loves old school hip hop beats I would assume. Considering his last album was full of it. Most of his music is. This song is most likely made for the fans since he has been enlisted in the army, and is getting ready to leave. Fun fact: J - Hope is a huge fan of J Cole so, this collab I assume would mean a lot to him. Meaning we get the Hope World and Cole World mix!

J Cole is part of the building block of BTS’ rap line and the soul of their art. I can see why. I don’t speak Korean but did a lot of research on the rap line’s lyrics. I came to the same conclusion as comments about J Cole’s lyricism. I wish I could understand Korean so I could appreciate them as I can Cole’s A proper coda in J Hope’s full circle journey with J Cole. J Hope started as a boy in Korea dancing to J Cole, he is now dancing again to J Cole, literally from the bottom, subways, to the top. Embracing his role model on a roof top. As he wonder through the street. His life. His past. A lot of sentimentality here. Reflection, gratitude, tribute, and letting go of the past, as you keep change and moving forward. This is not kpop though…

j-hope is a South Korean Rapper, he makes his own music. he's a great lyricist and a marvelous dancer. j-hope is joining the Military Service soon (it's mandatory for Koreans), so "On The Street" is his goodbye song for his fans until he returns in some years. He used to dance to J Cole's songs when he was a street dancer, his favorite album is Cole's album "Friday Night Lights" , an inspiration to start making his own beats. Also, he named his first mixtape as "Hope World" after "Cole World", even now, he showed the big respect he has for JCole, he gave many bars to JCole while j-hope was dancing to his bars, as he used to do when he was an underground dancer. j-hope is a hip hop lover who has been experimenting on many directions to his music, he recently released his solo album "Jack in The Box", its really an album for hip-hop lovers. To end, j-hope joining JCole for meeting at the roof is really meaningful and doing a song with his muse, as j-hope said, its really especial. Fun facts: They met at Lollapalooza, where j-hope was a headliner, Their meeting is on "j-hope in the Box" as documentary at Disney+ j-hope was whistling, and he loved the melody, so he went to studio and recorded it, thats how this song started.

Thanks for such an unbiased and open-minded reaction, you gained a new subscriber. J-Hope is using a lot of intentional symbolism in this video (the side street and intersection from what I understand is inspired by an early J.Cole video, the subway corresponds with JColes bars and the subway stop that inspired Jay Zs moniker, the journey through the streets, through the underground and to the pinnacle (rooftop) where he can finally meet up with his inspiration. He started as an underground hip hop street dancer (thus the underground scene) inspired by the Culture, and has always claimed JCole as a Muse and major inspiration...that's why he gave him 32 bars and danced while he rapped...he came full circle while also leaving this gift for his fans and paying homage to HIS OWN IDOL. DOPE

J in the air J-hope and JCole on top Air jordan Points up towards Jesus

Love this song! What an iconic meaningful collaboration! We are all happy for J-HOPE!!! Love all 7 of them individually and as a team!!! Thank you for your reaction! From a grateful ARMY 💜💜💜

Nobody I leaving. They are both saying goodbye to what was past and embracing the future. J Hope is literally leaving for the military. This is his last song before. After military he won’t be the same man. And so. He won’t be the same musician. Cole has been around for a long time. It is natural for him to look back and think of the future.

People going to respect Cole, when its all set and done I know they dont like him right now but in due time people will realize how dope Cole is. He bene in the game 10+ years and still sound hungry. This is my first time hearing J Hope and he sounds dope.

Jhope was a dancer first before he became a rapper. Jcole is his biggest musical inspiration since the beginning. He danced to a lot of his songs, mentioned Cole in their earlier songs and now seeing Jhope just dancing on top of the beat while his muse is rapping in his OWN song makes it even more special. I’m beyond proud of Jhope

J Hope is joining the Korean Military Soon, it's Mandatory for Koreans, so this was his goodbye Git for Fans. He used to dance to J Cole's Songs when he was still a Street Dancer, and after a listen to Friday Night Lights, he started writing songs and making his own Beats. He even named his first Mix Tape Hope-World after Cole-World. That's also the reason he gave Jermaine so many bars in his Song, he did out of respect. Recommend Checking out his Album Jack in the Box, it's a Hip Hop Album with lots of 90s Style Beats and crazy lyrics. Songs that i recommend, Arson, More, Stop, What if (he sampled ODB on that one), Airplane and Daydream.

Cole is one on a list of very few American rappers that I actually like, he’s insane

I feel like hip hop is so competitive, so as an artist you can get consumed by it. Every year we debate who’s the best who is better etc… so in a sense it is an evolution to not be consumed by this competitive urge.

Lol I loved your lil rant ... He's not leaving. In here he was like first THIS IS THE ONLY THING HE CAN DO SO WELL, THEN came the stage of letting go, and then he decided to contemplate again, and he realized NAAA, HE'S TOO HUNGRY FOR THE GAME SO MUCH SO THAT HIS HUNGER CAN'T BE TAMED, SO HE'S GONNA HAVE A BUFFET (Golden Coral) WHILE RISING TO THE TOP!!!

Thanks for the reaction and if no one told you, that is J Hope whistling throughout the song and he made the beat from his whistling producing the song. There's a documentary J Hope made.

Hello! ARMY appreciate you reacting to the MV. J Cole is not walking away from the game. I think he’s found a new chapter. As for J Hope, in a way this is a full circle to him. He started with J Cole as inspiration to rapping. It’s also a farewell letter to ARMY (fans) to inspire them to continue living, growing & changes as his military duties are in effect soon. Remember love yourself & speak yourself! 💜

This is J-Hope last song before he has to enlist in the military for 18 months. Not all BTS videos are colorful and bright. Check out BTS version of J. Cole's Born Sinner called Born Singer.

Every single reaction to this song has the exact same comments 😂😂 At this point I feel like I know J Hopes entire life story cuz of all the comments saying the exact same thing

Lol Cole got going and i was like... "Nice! God aint real though."

I would argue that Cole is not pushing the narrative you put forth. The metaphor suggests that it is Hip Hop that is growing and evolving when you step back. A Father walking his daughter down the aisle doesn't mean he won't still be her father after she's married. His role might be different, but he'll still be there looking after her.

J cole man jus a smooth criminal 🔥🔥 I am glad he decided to pick up the mic and write what comes to mind like cole said he got a lot in the vault some gets played some he slept on so much work he has in storage I wish he would release it before retirement which also should be his last album name

For those who don't know. J.Cole is j-Hopes biggest influence/inspiration and muse. JHopes album "HOPE WORLD" is a play on J.Coles first album "Cole World". The BTS song "Born Singer" is also a play on J.Coles song "Born Sinner". The Avirex fit jhope is wearing is also homage to J.Cole. The street jhope was on at the beginning is the SAME EXACT street J.Cole filmed his "SIMBA" music video on. And jhope dancing during Coles verse is because jhope before BTS used to dance to J.Cole songs back in the day.. The visual easter eggs and homage paid to J.Cole in this by jhope is insane. Shows his genuine love for a GOAT like J.Cole. This whole collab is legendary and will be cemented in history forever.. This a big W for Kpop and HipHop P.s. This song is sort of a "goodbye for a LITTLE while" to BTS fans since jhope is about to go enlist to do his 2 YEAR mandatory military service. He'll be the 2nd member to enlist.

Thank you for listening to J-hope. He is an amazing rapper and artist, you should definitely check out his other works. He started out a street dancer and used to freestyle to lot of hip-hop songs, including J.Cole's. From dancing to J.Cole's songs to finally dancing to his verse on his own song, he really came full circle with his younger self. That scene of him dancing in the subway and J.Cole verse playing at the same time is so perfect in that sense :) Jhope is Enlisting soon in the military as per the Korean laws, it's mandatory. So, this is his last gift to his fans before going. He'll be back in 2 years :(

Cole still gon be around Man..he’s more hungry now.. Pray my boy stay safe n continue blessing us..

Love your reactions! Thank you so much for this! Such a blessing to have you as a reactor for us!

No knock but the little shade about "that's how science works" is misguided. The trillion nerves are in reference to how intricate and insanely complex the body and the universe is and yet works in perfect harmony almost with a mind of its own. It's awe inspiring. The average person can't even explain in depth and full understanding HOW science works to begin with 😂 and even then there are still things that leave even the brightest minds stumped. You don't have to believe in any direction but let's not be pompous

J-Hope is a J Cole fan boy. Check out how these 2 got together. U won't be sorry. ❤❤❤❤

Big Fax on the whole religious thing. Ain't for me, but still undoubtedly poetic and fire

I felt he is sharing with us that he has had those thoughts at times, but then he shares that truthful statement about his strange type of HUNGER. Chin up, He is also trying to tell young talented men like U to not give up try harder. Come on SCRU get up here lets GO!!!!! J-Hope like U has such great respect for this man J Cole. In their rap song HIP Hop Lover J-Hope did a SHOUT OUT to J Cole long before this colab with him. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Love your reaction !!! appreciate your little bit of prior knowledge of j-hope and respect for the bilingual rap ! It’s interesting what you say about this not really being kpop because the genre of kpop is very disputed, especially with bts. I would argue j-hope as a soloist is definitely nOt kpop, he’s just Korean, and a lot of bts songs I wouldn’t categorise in that genre/industry either, given their hip hop roots and how experimental they are across genres and moods. I’d actually argue dynamite isn’t a good representation of what bts mostly does at all ! They have a lot of upbeat songs, but they’re also very well known for songs like black swan and fake love, and others like On. But their beginnings sound a Lot like this song, they reallyyyyy started with hip hop influence and tribute. Anyway thanks for the great reaction ! This song is made for fans bc j hope is about to start his mandatory military service, so it’s a kind of goodbye and a special song for j-hope himself whose a massive j Cole fan since he was young - hence why he gave Cole MORE than the lions share on this one ! It’s kinda sad that just as he leaves for 2 years he might be about to draw in a new audience from this collab - but there’s lots of back catalogue to explore !

Thanks for the reaction man! If anyone wants, you can check out Jack In The Box by jhope; it's his most recent album and you can see how he goes about his verses (since he had much less time for his verse in this one). He loves old school type beats too, if that interests yall.

Hey you know your sht. Thats right jhope and the rappers in bts don't make kpop. It's straight hiphop man. BTS rappers make bilingual hiphop music. I would say even bts is a hiphop group. They have only a handful of pop tracks... rest is all edm and hiphop. Especially if you dive into their albums. This collab is incredible. For jhope to finally make a track with his idol. Jcole didn't half ass this shit. He could have, so many other collabing with bts have written terrible terrible bars.... cus they don't take bts seriously. J. cole saw real talent and he gave it his all. So much respect to him.

I 100% agree. In fact that runs parallel with the the notion of Kpop. It's not a genre, its an industry with multiple genres in it, but people still try to paint it with one brush. Likewise hip-hop and alllll it's sub-genres and vibes and regions is this multi-faceted thing that people need to stop assigning it one single identity. That's another reason this colab is so beautiful. These gentlemen both get it. Plus while Hobi doesn't have a choice cause he has to join the military, Cole still is able to choose to stick around at least for a little bit. But for both of them, it's a craft they want to keep returning to. Even sooner if North Korea quits being a thing anymore. Then we get Hobi and Jin back faster.

I will always love hip hop, you don't have to leave it. There is also clean and positive hip hop.

Please be sure to tune in to jhope's new EP Hope On The Street, coming this Friday March 29! I look forward to hearing your thoughts!!

Hope on the Street is coming on 3/29! I hope you’ll check it out and post your reaction

I love this tune and it’s background story. Cole is such a good dude man! Shouting out Dilated Peoples too, Expansion Team was my gateway into hip hop. Good memories and simpler times👌

A creator does not have to be an entity. It can be energy. Every time I see a sunset, see people smiling, feel the rain on my skin, I get that feeling. I feel that energy

I feel emotional looking at u get emotional over a great bowing out. Ur so right, he speaks to our souls, man. He need him. Lauren left me😢

You need to check out BTS' "I Need You" MV if you think all their videos are brightly colored and poppy. o_O Jhope has been a Cole fan since "Friday Night Lights".

Great reaction! So well balanced and knowledgeable commentary!

Bruh, I think you completely misunderstood what Cole meant. It could be just him looking at hip hop as a daughter and having to see her off into marriage = more and more cultures adapting hip hop into their music genres. Letting hip hop evolve and watch her grow with all the different peeps doing it.

Hi, I remember your reactions from quite a while ago, nice to see you again, and that we at least are all still here, fighting on. I found your reaction really interesting, and just wanted to add that I think it takes great skill and maturity to do hip hop like a real master. And you are right, what other form gives us the truth in such weighted and necessary measures?

OMG I have been dying laughing from your reaction!! AH HA AH HA 🧨

14:22 facts bro🫡🍻🇯🇵

I agree with your points on feeling folks feel they need to retire from hip-hop 😢

Good stuff man. You have a great presence for this.

Rhyming whole sentences is crazy work

Man j. Cole out here making us clap😂🔥

Rhyming English and Korean is really impressive

Scru always drop gems when he rants

Scru voice: *Imma keep it tall:* This is my least favorite Scru reaction. I know you have mad love for Cole but I feel like you didn't even breakdown the 2nd half his verse, you were too busy ranting about him saying he's leaving. 1. Cole didn't say he had to let Hip Hop go so Cole could grow, but so IT (Hip Hop) could grow. 2. The second half of the verse shows he isn't leaving anytime soon and that he is the King. 3. He's been preparing us for him leaving for maybe 5 year in telling us about The Fall Off. The Real is still here bro! #coleworld

Cole talkin about lettin it go right when Hope takin his sabbatical to serve the army. Just the right time to do something like this🌹🌹🌹 N Cole's just different man... You just can't compare him with anyone or put him in a list so fuck all those top ten list's that he ain't in it. Cole world forever 👏🏼🙇🏻‍♂️🙇🏻‍♀️

I heard him say somethin bout a drako??? 😂😂😂😂😂😂 how dope would that be. BTS rappin/singin about blickies.

But J Cole ain't talking about the rap game like it's some toxic shit that he needs to outgrow. He says it's like a daughter that he has to let grow/go. Maybe his passion just isn't there anymore, or he wants to do something else

Don't worry about pausing. When you pause we don't miss anything eg what you might have to say and we don't miss bits of MV either.

J Cole is also letting us know that God is real.!!

I agree Cole we need u Like we need HOPE these 2 r world we need

I feel like with J Cole he isn’t saying he needs to evolve out of rapping but when he said “the moon jumps over the cow” it’s backwards. Like he is now the old head in the rap game

Love this reaction

Love your reaction

It's so weird for me to see so many of the hip hop reactors I always watched finally checking out BTS (I know YOU used to, but most have not). My worlds collide :) Jhope is about to leave for his 18 month mandatory military service for the South Korean military. All seven members will join this year and be back by 2025. This is his good-bye-for-now song to BTS ARMY.

I think you caught the line but read too deep into with the letting it grow thing. I don't think he's talking leaving hip hop so it could grow. Now later he did say "should I let go of the crown but I'm still hungry and the more I eat the more the hunger grows" (paraphrasing) so I don't think he is leaving and I don't think he believes hip hop will be better once he leaves

j.cole presented a crazy bars for us

just to put the info around in case people only have dynamite and butter as references, BTS has plenty darker songs too, if you want to check "shadow", "tear", "tomorrow", "boy meets evil"... Also the rappers solo stuff, I think you might like it

I agree that Dynamite goes hard 😆

You’re right about leaving. Elton John is 75 and still came back. But Cole said his hunger can’t let it go

Nah bro that whole spiel bout leaving Hip Hop and the perception of it hit home and I’m just 19

he’s not leaving hiphop, he’s leaving music. after the fall off i believe (maybe its 1 more album) j cole is retiring from music. he might do features but he isnt dropping albums

Your reaction is Hip Hop bru🔥🔥

Remember boys and girls "It's better to burn out than to fade away" That is what Cole is alluding too and I don't blame him retiring.

I love the rant here.

someone created this no one knows who but we can just "exist"

Peso Pete just dropped heat my guy👀

Great reaction!! I didn’t expect it to make you emotional tho. But i feel yah! JCole can’t just go

You’re dropping science. Brilliant analysis

as a fellow atheist myself, I feel you 😅😅 and as some army said on the comments this is the last song of j-hope before the military service, so I think J. Cole is refference about that

Dude you were spitting absolute facts on this one. Preaching to the whole congregation, the choir, and the assistant pastor.

LOL that's how science works hehe

Cadet - closure

sounds like he was saying sum bout a draco 🤣shiiiiiid

these break downs are second to none... nuff said

I don't believe j Cole saying he giving it up just using what he have now to get even greater with his rapping in his music

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I had to come search for this comment because I love SCRU but you missed on that one. J Cole is just saying he doesn't have to hold the crown any more. He can let that be passed on to someone else who was as hungry as he was and is in the position to voice a new struggle and bring new awareness. He's not saying he needs to evolve BEYOND hip hop, he is saying hip hop can evolve BEYOND him if he moves out of the way. It's noble and selfless. It takes removing your pride to make that kind of decision. He's probably had nights where he asked himself, have I done enough to stop without being a quitter, am I fine with this being my legacy? Real tough questions. But in the end his journey through hip hop has allowed him to become a more expressive confident intellectual human being.

@ScruFaceJean YOU HAVE To DO ADONIS' INTERLUDE - J.COLE. Young Simba coming back with a VENGEANCE

BTS AS A GROUP HAS A LOT OF SONGS THAT ARENT BRIGHT AND POPPY. they are beyond K POP

I agree with you about nonsense rap. It's one of the reasons why I love BTS rap line because they rap about actual things like the great KRS One, Nas and others.

Ngl this gotta be fire

6:31 flow had him sounding like Wiley chayote lmao

Scru, I be watching your vids daily man, thanks so much for the content. I recommend giving a listen to the new J-Cole joint from the Creed 3 soundtrack. Heard it in the movie and it sounded heat. Genuinely intrigued to hear your thoughts. Keep it up man!

When does j cole let you down? 🔥

Scru speakin

The universe does point to a creator though, the human body is evidence of intelligence. Good reaction as always though.

But cole delivery his punches he did went with Benny reminds me of this verse

I don't rap but we hmong people when we talk we mix engish and hmong word together in a conversation all the time when we talk to each other .