Listen to this when
Love Yourz
Stop scrolling their highlight reel. There's no better life than the one you're actually living. 🙏🏾
Who it's for
Cole speaks from the far side of the success many listeners are chasing, and reports that it didn't deliver, which gives his message credibility that a lecture about gratitude would lack.
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Love Yourz" is a conscious hip-hop track by J. Cole from his third studio album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive, later released in 2016 as the album's fourth single. In it Cole looks back on the dreams he chased growing up in a tough environment and reflects that the wealth and success he went on to achieve proved less fulfilling than he had expected.
Where to find it
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music (widely available); official music video on J. Cole's YouTube channel.
Before you start
Heads up: Strong language; poverty and street life.
Age: Ages 14+
O Beauty, find thyself in love, not in the flattery of thy mirror.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 28
