On The Street

J. Cole And J-Hope Showed Each Other Love In A New ‘On The Street’ Behind-The-Scenes Video

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In the midst of executive producing the soundtrack for Creed III and planning Dreamville Fest 2023, J. Cole is still finding time to put his pen to pad to drop new music. His latest featured verse on international music star J-Hope’s new single “On The Street” is the ultimate hip hop/K-pop crossover. However, as J-Hope revealed in the behind-the-scenes video, this collaboration was nearly a decade in the making.

During the video, J-Hope revealed, “When I started listening to music, the first artist I listened to was J. Cole. Being able to work with J. Cole after 10 years as a fan, I’m so happy. It’s just all new, and I still can’t believe it.”

J. Cole didn’t let any potential language barrier stop him from sharing his admiration for J-Hope. Working with a translator, the rapper said, “It’s a blessing to be here with y’all.” The pair initially met back at Lollapalooza 2022 and have kept an eye on each other’s work.

Inside the comment section for the official music video, fans are raving about the collaboration. In fact, the most liked comment reads, “Wow, unexpected. J Cole is my icon. I wouldn’t have thought of seeing him collaborating with a BTS member, but that is great glad it happened.”

Watch the behind-the-scenes video for “On The Street” above.

J. Cole Teams Up With J-Hope For The Bilingual Track “On The Street”

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J. Cole and J-Hope blend together their unique styles with their new collaboration track, “On The Street.” Hype Labels dropped the music video at midnight Friday (March 3), and this one-of-a-kind project seamlessly brings together two renowned artists, though the partnership may seem unsuspecting. J-Hope initially recruited the Dreamville Records founder for the track based on his admiration for the rapper. Although the artists have vastly different sounds, the combination brought together in “On The Street” makes for a soft and contemplative number.

The song, which features both Korean and English, intermingles the two languages effortlessly. The BTS member cited J. Cole as a musical influence in an interview with Disney+ Korea. “In a way that after I started to make music, I guess his music motivated me like. ‘I should make my music in a certain way,” he said in reflection of the American rapper. “As I started making my music, he was my muse; and I still do respect him. He’s one of the artists that I hope to work with,” the 29-year-old added. J-Hope’s respect for his “muse” has run so deep that BTS even referenced “Born Sinner” with their 2022 song “Born Singer,” which was featured on the band’s Proof album.

J. Cole Cited As Inspiration For J-Hope

When BigHit, J-Hope’s label, first announced J. Cole’s feature on the song, they cited the inspiration behind this solo release. “J-Hope wrote the track to share his candid feelings toward his fans,” the imprint shared. “The title ‘on the street’ refers to J-Hope’s roots—street dance—from which his dream to become an artist began, and the path the artist and fans will continue to walk together.”

All in all, “On The Street” is a soothing track that gently sets the mood for the spring season. At the end of the music video, the two artists meet on a rooftop for a friendly exchange, marking a brilliant collaboration between the two international icons. For more news on hip-hop and pop culture, be sure to check out HNHH.

Quotable Lyrics:

All hail the mighty survivor of hell
Plopped down from heaven to sell
Holy water that I scooped from the well
Fought tooth and a nail
Just to prevail amongst the ruthless as I move through the field

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J-Hope Manifests Years Of Dreams With His New J. Cole Collab, ‘On The Street’

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Continuing a fire run of solo bangers, BTS’ J-Hope has shared a new song. On his latest single, a collaboration with J. Cole called “On The Street,” J-Hope is confident in his fresh solo era, and wants to share that joy with the world.

“Every time I walk / Every time I run / Every time I move / It’s always for us,” rap-sings J-Hope on the song’s chorus

Later in the song, Cole hops in with a laid-back verse, introducing himself as “the mighty survivor of hell.”

In the song’s accompanying visual J-Hope walks and dances throughout the streets of New York City, before the scene cuts to Cole rapping his verse on a rootftop, with the Brooklyn Bridge in full view. At the end of the video, J-Hope links with Cole on the rooftop, where they exchange pleasantries.

This collab is the result of years of manifestations for J-Hope. In 2018, he released his solo debut mixtape Hope World, seemingly alluding to Cole’s debut album Cole World: A Sideline Story. Last year, he got to meet Cole at Lollapalooza, and shared a video of their meeting.

All of this considered, plus the song’s breezy, empowering beat, make it feel like years of dreams wrapped inside of a beautiful package.

You can see the video for “On The Street” above.

The Ultimate Hip-Hop/K-Pop J Summit Is Coming As J. Cole And BTS’ J-Hope Announce A Collaboration

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Worlds are about to collide: BTS’ J-Hope announced that he’s dropping the solo track “On The Street” tomorrow (March 3) and that appearing on the tune is J. Cole.

The Cole appearance is revealed in a new teaser video, which starts with a shot from behind J-Hope as he walks on a city roof. As he approaches the ledge, Cole comes into view and the two lean against the ledge together and look out over the city.

This collab is probably particularly exciting for J-Hope, as he’s long been a Cole fan. On BTS’ 2014 track “Hip Hop Lover,” J-Hope raps (translated to English via Genius), “Hope hope world / Before I made my own world, Cole world / Ever since he shone on Friday nights.” In 2018, he named his debut solo mixtape Hope World, similar to Cole’s 2011 debut album Cole World: The Sideline Story. Then, J-Hope got to meet Cole at Lollapalooza 2022 and a video of the encounter makes it clear how special the moment was for him.

J-Hope (whose real name is Jung Ho-seok) didn’t actually model his stage name after Cole like it may seem, though. Rather, the J-Hope name came about because he wants to be a source of hope for the BTS Army.