J. Cole Gives Song Writing Advice!

[@romeebmusic]

I love this dude dog . Who cares if he apologized . Cole will ALWAYS be top 3

[@IndifferentIndividual40]

I don't understand why him apologizing was such a bad thing to so many people I thought him apologizing was brilliant and brave actually...

[@mrharmon100]

Naw that apology hurt his legacy

[@_The_Weatherman]

You can think what you want about Cole apologizing, but you can never say Cole wasn't true to himself. THAT'S what makes Cole one of the greatest

[@g0tst1ngs]

​@@mrharmon100if you're into ignorant shit

[@PhillColl1ns]

@@_The_Weatherman This bro. Cole apologising was in keeping with his character imo, love that dude

[@Streatz-ys7pp]

J cole has no idea how much his lyrics. Has pushed me threw the hardest parts of my Life 🥲🥲🥲

[@rasagaul9109]

N u don't even know how much light he gives his people from the 2 6 he's not just another rapper he did the Impossible niggas fighting for they lifes out there I felt blessed just to get over the state line and to think he made it so far he can buy what ever he wants and he doesn't a real humble hero

[@Lemz_276]

Facts 💯

[@justjustin4044]

Seriously

[@obeyjim2282]

Facts

[@soba_fm]

Same brother bear i feel u

[@scummathias]

trusting the first line to lead to your second is huge.

[@TheRealGuusMcgoose]

Remind me of this soon

[@scummathias]

@@TheRealGuusMcgoose gotchu big homie

[@justbrillin1925]

@@TheRealGuusMcgoose here’s your reminder

[@rockawella77]

as long as its verses💪

[@scummathias]

@@TheRealGuusMcgoose reminder gang

[@melinatransou2660]

Writers and deep thinkers relate to this on a whole different level

[@imliving8077]

Naaa fr fr

[@jg954made]

Wrdddd

[@bkthaartist8822]

Facts

[@yungstyles18]

Yu ain’t lie😂

[@Ready_Set_Solphry]

Facts

[@dweg2932]

This isn't music advice. This is life advice. This is exactly why I love j cole so much, bros realest of the real.

[@jf8468]

Music is life

[@He1loEarthling]

For real can't wait around for motivation or inspiration, or to believe in yourself, u need discipline.

[@Walter-iw6ml]

Real recognize Real❤

[@SlickEvan]

true

[@GabrielPappaianni]

It's, it's, it's.... uhm... grippy!

[@castcancelled]

"The best rapper breathing it just failed to hit you You couldn't tell, cuz you feel for the bells and whistles"

[@sapchhunga2663]

Nice one💥

[@uh.jadian2309]

AND THAT'S AN AREA I DONT EXCEL 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@shrancks]

Im from the ville where young girls talk grown as hell.. its raw

[@Sonic_emperor]

@@shrancksdarkness comes when we all fail to sell, we hit our last straw

[@-smellerbee-]

​@@Sonic_emperor wrong song but good attempt

[@terrellgladney606]

Bro just low key gave you the blueprint to life

[@johnlewismusicc]

IM MORE LOVEDD TNE EE

[@baseball90242]

Did he give it to you too?

[@JarisMusic]

Word of advice for punchlines: write the second bar first.

[@5200KL]

huh?

[@JarisMusic]

@@5200KL write the (main) punchline you have, as the second line, so you can write backwards creating a smoother transition. this also forces you to keep the scheme going and possibly come up with a harder punchline to follow.

[@dukafresh6577]

Real shit

[@Levi-1992]

Clever! You can be much more creative with the set up bar(s)!

[@its2chop]

​@@JarisMusicbeen doing all them technics and this is my results of great writing

[@limsrusill]

Man, The Climb Back is super underrated, favorite Cole track by far.

[@Michael-pl9lw]

100% It gives me hope and courage

[@romeofficiall]

Definitely my favorite on the album

[@johnlewismusicc]

I NEED LOVE ON M YMUSICC!

[@fantasyplaydates6372]

Eeeeeeeeeevery thang come back full circle

[@ryderfromgta]

Lots of underrated tracks on that album. The whole album underrated af

[@GoldenChild_TV]

That’s why I write everyday, stay consistent that’s what motivates you. That’s what he’s saying.

[@Samueldakey]

Except It's harder to write every day; life gets in the way

[@chrismoore3580]

​@@Samueldakey The fame only raises when the pen to the page is the greatest. You aiming for saneness.. looking insane to the brainless. Deranged and feeling caged. So you wait until you weightless. Starving the brain can be a bit dangerous. The hunger lays out like a drop of paint on the pavement.

[@91Definite]

@@Samueldakeythat’s really how it be for me…I just keep trying cause I love writing music

[@undertakerblaise256]

@@chrismoore3580beautiful

[@austinc6270]

@@chrismoore3580 bars

[@corderomartin7959]

This is solid advice for anything you want to do. Anything that’s yours. Just start showing up for it and the rest will work itself out

[@johnlewismusicc]

I NEEED LOVE ON MY MUSICC!!

[@johnlewismusicc]

IM MORE LOVEDD THEN U WILLL EEBE R NE1@zayWGK

[@johnlewismusicc]

I NEED LOVE ON MY MUSICC!!! FAM@zayWGK

[@kingsaw5282]

Damn, I felt that

[@katiewheeler617]

💯🎯🎯

[@DAnimations.]

This was really helpful, thank you.

[@AjithKanes]

😂

[@Fishing413]

Word too. I been on a weird road where i know i have talent but something in my life makes it where i have to stop and get back into it and build momentum all over again. If i do it again I'm going full throttle

[@DAnimations.]

@@Fishing413 why not do it now. Do it in-between doing other things too. Just think of lines and write them down. Then extrapolate later.

[@somandlanigel416]

Geniunely was

[@sukibourquin7067]

I would like to interview you and thank you for giving me hope for the possibility of creating a world I'd like to live in and dealing with a loss and shooting of my 16 year old son Suki

[@tylertyler1360]

I feel like this can be applied to everything in life. The hardest part of finishing something is getting started.

[@lowkeyIbes]

Showing up is half the battle. 💯

[@cr_cryptic]

Yesss! Start with the first bar of the hook then just bind your life away until the end of the song. 😉 Works perfectly!

[@mikeyg8568]

I would absolutely listen to anything Cole has to say about songwriting. This dude is a master

[@andrewtippins1727]

Be open minded and not scared. Point at random objects one after another. Get uncomfortable.

[@katiewheeler617]

Lmao😂 point at random objects

[@namespaced4437]

@@katiewheeler617 its a good writing excersize. Point at something in your room, write a bit about it. Point to something else, write, so you can learn how to find relations

[@weplaydk2343]

​@@namespaced4437yep. To non writers, alot of tips to combat writers block sounds silly and non sensical, but as someone thats written music for years, it's spot on. I also believe it's valuable to write often, treat it like any muscle group you work on in the gym.

[@KevinMcLean]

As a writer who's also written for a long time, I second this advice

[@GoodxJ]

Cole has the #1 headband right now! 👑

[@spacegodzilla100]

Honestly I always listen to what rappers are saying when you write you have so much to say, I write because I'm usually quite and it's the only way that I can express my feelings I may never rap but writing just give me a sense of feeling sane

[@ShamPain23.]

Write me a song then we can split the profits 50/50😂

[@salihusule5481]

J. Cole is always a real one 🙏. There's no other rapper that I respect more than this guy ryt here.

[@hescjay]

Thank you for this advice J. Cole.

[@henryeveluck3985]

Damn, well said… exactly what I feel/what goes through my mind

[@johnlewismusicc]

I NEED LOVE ONM MY MSUUCC!!

[@johnlewismusicc]

AAY FAAM!!! I NEEDD LOVE ON MY MUSICC!

[@maddy420angel2]

I feel this with my whole heart. I stopped writing for a while and part of it was due to traumatic events causing me to just feel blocked and "mentally paralyzed"... but that feeling of lacking confidence when the song finally does want to come out is sooooo real.

[@OfficialKINGQUE]

That first line creates magic frfr after that it’s UP

[@BoyZDaGamer]

It's hard being in their field and having to deal with such emotions. I like his thinking and approach in life that's why he's the 🐐

[@natsix4857]

Basically he's saying, take the first step, and let it be the first step. Don't move backwards...

[@hescjay]

You have perceived very well.

[@damokles5922]

...thats so true. the water tap must first be turned on so that the water can flow... but even though ive been aware of this for a long time, i often still get stuck on the first line

[@jordanjohnson6402]

U just gotta write man. The first line can be simple as can be then just delete it after you’ve gotten 10 lines in. Where I’m from the water run brown when it first turn on.. but if you leave it on a few seconds.. it runs clear

[@damokles5922]

@@jordanjohnson6402 you so right man thank you

[@91Definite]

@@damokles5922you ain’t alone man, I write music myself, gotta keep pressing on. Be creative as you can be 💯

[@ShamPain23.]

That’s some dope asz advice fam🤙🏾💯

[@wawawhayaaa]

@@jordanjohnson6402 one that's type dirty, get yourself a plumber to check that out and two I know it was just an analogy. But to the og comment, figure out techniques for writing that work for you. Yes you can use techniques other say but you will see what works best for you as you write more. So write more. I can share some techniques I have for myself that work for me. I may not be trying to write but I hear a song playing on spotify. When I start flowing to it as if Im featured on the song, I start writing to it. I get inspired. These bars may not even have anything to do with the song's message. I just write. These bars may be used for a new song. Other times, I write random bars that come to me. Nothing crazy like 2 or 4 bars. Overtime, I have what I call a 'bar reserve.' A collection of a whole bunch of these bar pieces. If I see connections between some of them, then hey, I now have a bigger piece. That may even inspire a theme. I now have a bigger picture. I then am able to add more to it and now I have a verse. I still have a theme, lets start the second verse

[@roccoelliot]

BROOO Cole is always delivering right when you need it

[@AfricanGirl]

this me now. I used to write everyday now barely. he's right

[@ookie218]

THIS

[@AfricanGirl]

@@ookie218 ok n....

[@ookie218]

@@AfricanGirl and what!? 😂 I'm saying I agree 😂

[@ookie218]

@@AfricanGirl AYOOO 😂😂😂😂😂

[@hunterx23x66]

☝🏿🖤😔💯

[@MadNerve]

I tend to write backwards. As in i create the punch generally with the second bar then go back to the first bar to follow thru into the second.

[@realazreal]

This is so relatable I ain't gonna lie Cole is kinda inspirational

[@Skittle_skyler]

He’s given us all so much hope he helped me figure my way off the streets into a house and into a beautiful family and I’ll forever be greatful for the verses

[@CDawgEntertainment]

J Cole talking real facts right here

[@JoeGunna724]

That’s why I love the stu, gotta get them ideas out

[@ThandoKING]

Faxx bro📠🔥🔥

[@dontworryillwait3689]

I dont rap but i write poetry and i struggled with this same kind of writers block, then i started using the Notebook app on my phone and it basically ended it for good the way cole is saying. Just going through the day anytime i heard a word, a phrase, thought of a quick rhyme, ideas that rhymed, plays on words.. ANYTHING that made my mind click id jot it down immediately. Now i have tons of material to work on and pull inspiration from.

[@bstlamar149]

Why do lies sound pleasant but the truth hurtful , everyone gotta cry once inna while but how long will it take for you smile - Cole 🔥

[@joek8869]

Things don't just "happen". You gotta make them happen baby!!! Lets Go!!!!

[@BALVINDERSINGH04]

J Cole is like God for me 🙏💯

[@thesixpathscommandments]

He's spot on, that's the key to creativity, is not thinking that's it's not something you control , which leads to that waiting, that never comes

[@musicvibes6104]

The artist's way inspired J Cole

[@slimygoon9993]

Fax, every song I write start with a single random bar, then just write the song. Sometimes I don’t finish it completely, but it always give me something to circle back too

[@Djeucbess]

As an illustrator, this is so valid

[@TheRussianGenius]

wild how it relates to so much

[@B.Wrecks]

It’s all about that first line that leads you on to the next and guides the rest of the song. Love Cole man

[@gabefuller6860]

What a wonderful soul you are j cole💯

[@brentonwedel6161]

“I had to just start showing up”. I needed to hear that.

[@deseancarter9643]

Showing up is half the battle.

[@rayrochester8831]

This video just gave me a first bar. “Waiting on inspiration only leads to a procrastination of greatness…” - Paragon

[@Magik847]

I just told my homeboy this the other day ✊🏾

[@sevman7]

This advice changed everything for me fr. Trusting that first line is huge. Getting past the first line is by far the hardest part

[@Johnny.Montes]

My soul felt this. Thank you

[@OffDaHoneyPacks]

I don't understand how some people can't comprehend the lyrical genius behind many of J. Cole's song that we can connect to in a way personally & many write him off as just a "hip hop rapper" but he has a voice that resonates inside a lot of people who at times felt they lost it. Thanks J. Cole u really mean a great deal to me

[@Charliesan2315]

Recently started writing and recording again. Its feels like there is soo much i haven't spoke on starting to get addicted again

[@wesly6170]

I mean J cole speaks to me, I mean like even when he doesn't know the infinite number of people he touches, he just talks with me💕..... Damn I love his music 💞 🎶

[@KotmRul]

I feel the “it’s the first line” 😂

[@dannyfbaby4804]

Lil Wayne don’t even gotta think of a lyric. He just spews out clever shit without even thinking what to say

[@apexshinobi602]

I’ve written songs in my past that were so good it’s amazing, like not to sound cocky or arrogant (I apologize because it definitely comes off that way but) I read them now and literally get goosebumps from how I thought of punchlines and stitched them together so seamlessly and I was able to paint vivid images with my words and describe emotions most people couldn’t even put into words. I took a long break and now I read them to the beats they were written for and I feel the same goosebumps and emotions my friends felt when I spit em but, it’s been so long, I’m so scared I can’t tap into that fire again. My homie said I just need that beat that speak to me which is hard to find rn but, appreciate coles advice cuz I know deep down I can’t wait for inspiration cuz it may never come but I definitely deeply relate to that “write the first line and…. Ehh nah that’s corny” cuz everything I write at first I instantly shoot down in search for that blazing hot line that’ll melt the page, gotta stop being so critical and let the process happen. Hopefully it’ll reignite that old flame, hopefully…

[@robertdawood279]

He’s top 5 🔥

[@tmoney4782]

He his speaking hard azz facts bro 😊

[@soba_fm]

I would also say if u have an idea write it down regardless if you think it’s good or not it’s not like ur hard committed to it if u write it down or anything

[@cmartin834]

Straight facts great lyricists know that the best lyrics organically flow out of you and become stale with overthinking

[@fed7759]

Bro I love how J.Cole became a rasta homeboy

[@tonytooshort]

When the GOAT speaks, you listen

[@SkeletorSSK]

My dream is to become a rapper and he and kendrick and juice are my idols. The lyrics are important but I have a difficulty on making a beat. The beat needs to be catchy and fire

[@atharvachavan6264]

SAME BROO

[@JaeElise]

I have this problem now

[@listen7504]

That’s why producers are a thing bro u don’t HAVE to make beats

[@prideisthedevil9738]

Bro just hire a producer to make beats for u online and start rapping bruh

[@thetommyali]

u dont need to make ur own beats g

[@scottelkinsmedia]

man its crazy to me how accurate his words are.

[@solaraslays]

Needed this reminder. Thank you. 🌻❤️

[@Loveless-e7z]

He doesnt know how much i needed this as a songwriter. He deserves all hes got ❤

[@augustineabuor1910]

I can relate deeply to this

[@YoYoWasg69420]

Thank you j cole.

[@MrLionWoods56]

I needed to hear that. Thanks Cole 🙏🏽

[@juan__561]

Crazy how i was just telling my friend this. I haven’t wrote in months n i felt like i need to find motivation in order to find my lyrics. But I’m glad I’m seeing this

[@benbrian9884]

the best example of cole’s writing is on his features, especially one of his newer features titled “grippy” 💀💀

[@IhsaanMuhammad-w7h]

Womp womp lol 😂

[@hifellowhumans1]

As someone who wants to hone her writing skills (especially in poetry), this touched me. Thank you, Cole. ❤

[@funhousemirror]

I think he should've waited around a bit longer before deciding to write Grippy

[@015jeany2]

I can relate, I had some troubles after spending a year without writing,but now I'm getting there.

[@idrop579]

Could really apply this to alot of shit, I wanna start doin music nd making lil video game edits but always put it off, i just needa get to making that first beat. editing that first clip with actual focus and then let it flow from there

[@htxbrionnie]

cole made a dope writers just by his rhyme schemes .. its so simple but its complex how he can tell a story and rhyme them.

[@da_onlydavid5259]

Such a fuckin inspiration

[@giovaun3297]

That's exactly what I do I've been writing for 5yrs straight no days off. Remember you are always going to tweak the flow,put new words in, take a lot out. Lol. 💯 Just keep working it,sometimes it comes quick other times it's a ruthless task. ❤What I'm born to be.

[@elvisjonathan3414]

Thank u bro

[@komqlex6038]

Any real artist knows this specific struggle intimately. I needed to hear this.

[@quasonrobinson1937]

Damn I'm literally going thru this right now

[@Cadence_Psalms]

Thank You J. Cole. I needed to hear this. I’m a singer songwriter and I’ve experienced this for a while now. I thought I had writers block. It’s like the words wouldn’t come and when I did think of something I second guessed it. “It’s a fire line, just write ✍️ it down. “ That really sticks with me. ❤

[@yaheardme111]

Wish I heard this year's ago I'm still writing now Hate writers block

[@StephanRobinson-b3i]

This is hella facts cause I use to be heavy into writing and I stopped for a while and the trust of my words definitely made me hesitant

[@dfbrand0n120]

Song: J. Cole - The Climb Back

[@meshach9510]

This applies to every craft in life. Sports, art, music etc

[@fendibabii2118]

Looking like Bob Marley

[@Moneymob13]

He ain't lying gotta start somewhere it will improve overtime im a witness

[@Spoiledcoffeee]

Yo ima rappa , stay true to your words, cuz it’ll zap ya No cappa

[@clementinelives]

Delete this, please.

[@Spoiledcoffeee]

@@clementinelives ahahahah😂

[@armaan78696]

@@clementinelives why?

[@listen7504]

💀🙏bro tf

[@kyleknight6512]

You’ll get there one day bro you gone be big on not 🔥

[@harshitkant9848]

Man this is divine intervention with rappers spitting with honest intention

[@brian.d6808]

it’s… its… it’s…. GRIPPY

[@kado150MPH]

If only everybody knew how helpful these words are especially coming from Cole

[@double_deerapper9574]

Its…its…its…ummm, Grippyy

[@tripl9]

pay a lil extra so they can meet mickey 👹

[@dead162]

This is the realest shit i ever heard a rapper say this shit is so factual its insane wasn’t a huge fan of cole but this cemented bro for me

[@Tuzimor]

This guy always talk life like raw real basis, like you Bro's👍✌️

[@jonathanrodriguez1098]

I swear to god , it’s been 3 years since I’ve written a song , but lately I’ve grown the passion to attempt to write again , so here I am at work , listening to instrumentals to try to find some inspiration and yet … nothing , then I stumbled across this …. We got this , thank you cole ✌🏼🖤

[@jakarialegend]

Facts!! Trust the process and don’t doubt yourself

[@jasongraham4425]

That’s a man who spent some time in the writing process 💯

[@colexml]

realest advice fr