J. Cole - Losing My Balance (live)

North Carolina rapper J. Cole rapping his single, "Losing My Balance," unplugged.

[@AMIRIDJ]

14 years still sounds better than anything we are forced to listen to these days. Timeless.

[@BigDonk420]

AMEN

[@R-YR29]

lol you ain't forced a damn thing Coles made music the past decade too lol

[@bayandaxulu4348]

😂🙌🏾

[@Thisaintcarter]

Just chatting, ain’t no one forcing you listen to a damn thing🤓🫵🏽

[@simono.3530]

U got it bro 👌

[@ayeb0ss]

Am I the only one who was more impressed by the beautiful guitar playing? There's not enough compliments for the guitarist

[@KCOffishall07]

Yes.

[@adrigonzalezprieto4333]

Come on.. the guitarist is amazing and its a beautiful melody but there are many guitarist that can do that, very very few rappers have the soul cole has and the ability to convey it on a song like this one.. the guy is already like top 30 rappers of all time

[@gavinriddick401]

The guitar isn’t live you can hear it fade into a backing track

[@flylima]

The original sample is from the late cape verdean singer Sara Tavares, the song is called Balancé. She passed away couple weeks ago from brain cancer, she was a music legend within the Portuguese community. I salute J Cole to this day for sampling her song so beautifully. ❤

[@TommyZing31]

When all is said and done, J. Cole will be regarded as one of the best to have ever graced the game with his presence

[@KoobiM]

Wow its amazing how 10 years ago you were ableto predict this so accurately. In my opinion you are 100% right, J. Cole is without a doubt as versatile, as talented, and as raw as some of the goats, Tupac, Eminem, Nas, etc.

[@AAHT86]

This aged well

[@adviceunique163]

Damn you said this in 2012🔂🤞🏾

[@PrimTechniciansLLC]

Fire

[@Serwada237]

13 mf years ago ❤

[@ItsAnEndlessWorld]

Damn... look how far Cole has come from this to now, much love. 

[@nelly6695]

Was thinking the exact same thing

[@sserwaddaderrick1523]

This is a legendary video

[@Spartan122S]

This aged so well

[@sserwaddaderrick1523]

Aged well

[@rioalbert8879]

.....and the rest is history. A true inspiration.

[@MickSwaggger]

J. Cole makes timeless music man. I could be playing this 10 years from now and it wouldn't sound out of date. Real talk.

[@telvis6467]

Well here I am, 10 years later and bumping this song. So you were right.

[@onlystop4gas863]

It’s 10 years now. You still playing it? 🔥

[@scottyp02]

11 years later, you still running this song?!?

[@nbolt75]

👏🏻

[@sserwaddaderrick1523]

11yrs on

[@abl2527]

I swear to god this the type of shit I will make my kids watch.. Fuckin masterpiece

[@ahmadidrees5541]

Still listening in 2024

[@ddommino1698]

same this will always be my go to cole song

[@AD-wj9le]

so classic. this performance had to influence Jay Z to invest. pure talent

[@sowithit-er9zr]

No it was Lights Please

[@adot]

still a vibe in 2020... classic

[@EdgarGamez57]

Still watching this in 2015.. One of the realest rappers alive.. The way he writes his lyrics is like no other.. Mad respect

[@biggzi2429]

Likewise enjoying this too from the UK been a fan since the The Come UP +Edgardo Gamez

[@Four20ATX]

not trying to be a dick but you just basically said he writes like everyone else does.

[@EdgarGamez57]

+Gabriel Belmarez double negative. You're right. Pet peeve of mine and I didn't catch that. Smart man

[@Four20ATX]

+Edgardo Gamez for sure. but yea still listening in 2016. best lyricist in my opinion.

[@sserwaddaderrick1523]

2021 we here fam !!!!!!!

[@HueyPNathan]

J Cole is my inspiration. His music changed my life I've never been able to relate to music so much in my life.

[@c3027700]

the whole song is crazy good. But that third verse is special!!

[@GalvezQb]

man this guy is insane i swear... gona be one of the best ever...

[@Serwada237]

He didn’t disappoint

[@Kevin-ig4db]

My mann​@@Serwada237

[@kenjrisaborson]

He did not disappoint 🙌

[@jackwagoner8681]

This aged well

[@rivers2547]

If you are in 2022 and listening to this work of art. Peace unto you my brother

[@gidysoro254]

he just my legend LONG LIVE J FUCKING COLE🤧

[@ishe7522]

This is when i first realized my dude j cole was something special.. 08 first year of college

[@richburke2070]

@BenaeRitter its like some from the 90's bein signed now. i jus kno year from now he gonna be a legend like nas

[@nickc.8160]

u was right!!!

[@majorchedda1]

LOVE LOVE LOVE the way J. Cole sampled Sara Tavares in this song... the fact that he chose her sample even further proves his genius as a musician and his appreciation for good music. I am glad that I keep learning about great artists through their work with others that I have great respect for. I was introduced to J. Cole through my favorite artist of all time, Jay-Z... and now I have been introduce to Sara Tavares through J. Cole. Awesome!!!!

[@edmilsontavares2508]

Sara Tavares is a Cape Verdean 🇨🇻

[@Serwada237]

Rip Sarah Tavares 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢 what a masterpiece J cole owned this

[@djsipatFOO]

Exactly 12 years since this was uploaded. The first cole song I ever heard and became a fan after hearing it.

[@joemasede9029]

2023 still come back to this masterpiece 🔥🔥🔥

[@jazten1]

This was one of the first songs i've heard by J Cole and every time i listen to it i get the same feeling i got when i first heard it. COLEWORLD

[@suhasrao360]

makes me shed a tear looking how far cole has come he truly deserves this one of the greatest of all time

[@tristanholmes1965]

2024 and still listening, I’m only 20 rn

[@RicardoB92]

The warm up was Godly some of his best work

[@bebas4055]

2021 still reminiscing ❤️

[@Rawwrmachine]

and i actually believe you. bcuz i've never heard of him before today. like what fame?....

[@cyrusjoyohoy8447]

He came so far man Cole world all day 💯

[@TheJoeGambles]

gotta capsule this. Throw it in the vault for the next gen...

[@KhmerInDaHouse75]

"You niggah better dream!, I know the hood raise you but theres bigger better things" - J.cole

[@THEZROHOUR]

Dude is nice. I'm feeling him but why does he have to use "nigga" so much? As skilled as he is he couldn't substitute some of the "niggas" for other words?

[@franchica]

"new nas" "this is like a nas song" j cole doesnt remind me of nas at all.

[@SmithyWesson]

2024?

[@jfreshgameover]

I like j cole when he make music like this

[@jwoods6456]

Real art from the soul never dies and is timeless ✌🏾❤️

[@itsdakku]

Favorite J-Cole song 💙

[@Hisgrace4me111]

Been a long time since I've heard a rapper actually rap about something of substance. He's deep. I like him.

[@zurik77]

Damn . 13 yrs ago 😵‍💫

[@sserwaddaderrick1523]

Are you there ?

[@kenjrisaborson]

15 years and still has substance

[@GoddessChee99]

damn i freakin love this song....makes me wanna sing...and sing hard....j.cole is my new fav artist..period...well next to ek.badu

[@sserwaddaderrick1523]

Omg time flies

[@BigActionFun]

good shit dawg

[@h0ang]

What you want, fresh air, or not air at all. we gotta appreciate music like this , they honour the music back then and i have a feeling next year hiphop will be back in the spotlight of good music.

[@davidedamico7201]

16 years later still a masterpiece, thank you cole

[@shady80s22]

wow long time cole fan and am just now hearing this. I thought it was some of his newer music at first...just shows how talented he is. This is a powerful song coming from him so early on in his career. He's one of the goats

[@Meathead193]

he remind me of Kayne west when he first started hope he don't change up his style like Kayne west did

[@ThisIzJTV]

i really like this song by J Cole. He is gonna be big, just needs to have a better promotion than just music matters and roc nation. He is still doing his thing, thumbs up if you believe he is one of the best to come.

[@homertonsensei9584]

If only you knew how big he’d become.

[@jacobb1212]

he’s always been bound for greatness.

[@nathanprempeh4706]

Still relevant in 2022...That J cole corny comment is DUMB.

[@yellow570]

he look high and young. the combo kinna make sense. still. totally blessed.

[@rickjames21]

Thank God and ROC nation for Jermaine..aka J.Cole... Fayetteville is proud of you..

[@DanTejedaFit]

yo this is one of my fave J. Cole tracks so i did a remix to it. it's up on the responses so let me know what you think please. thanks yall

[@afonsotatiano8221]

Sara Tavares ❤😊

[@thatonjabulo1216]

i love the old j cole ❤the friday night lights cole

[@mrobin26]

nooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!! as long as he dont sign with wayne we might be alright

[@koolaid336]

North kak stand up! talent...gifted artist..do ya thugdizzle homie...

[@stonybrook4444]

Yo I hope J. Cole see's this message: This song is the truth!! i feel the same things and see the same as a young black man from the hood who graduated college!!! HOT

[@eddiethepurpledolphi]

j cole ft kid cudi favorite artists and would make an awesome song

[@VivianEjelonu]

everyone out here in the u.k are loving him,

[@KC1906TX]

Used to listen to this video on repeat in college, 15 years later and I randomly thought about it.

[@stevehawkins1on1]

Prod. By Syience (Google Syience)

[@manyanongilana6228]

Who's still here in 2021?

[@Vraziumred]

2024 we still here

[@samgunc]

I heard he is from Fayettenam so I had to check him out...

[@dsjj251]

J.Cole is a great artist, not just a great rapper

[@Khalifa_karazku]

The author of this original song, Cape Verdean singer Sara Tavares, died yesterday, Sunday, November 19, 2023

[@adviceunique163]

Eish😢

[@eadscofficial]

R.i.P Sara Tavares 19-11-2023

[@gualavelli]

Motivation at it's finest.

[@kylekamppi2068]

I still come back to this video every so often.

[@tiffann48]

This is why he's number 6 on XXL's issue of the 2010 freshman class of 2010!

[@diogorico]

Original Song - Sara Tavares - Balancê ❤

[@mlaurenza1321]

j cole is the future of hiphop, nuf said

[@youngfase5]

give the kid a break he just got in the game i think he got potential. and btw his on the spot freestyle was on point

[@JumpaDeRat]

BIG UP TOO THESE 2 BWOYS,.. the perfect words on a perfect guitar ..!! NICE

[@almightyywizkid1]

beautiful song #COLEWORLD 🌍

[@alfredeneuman4947]

incredible, why has youtube been hiding this from me since 2008... insane

[@Jayrizzle411]

J Cole is sicccccck!

[@swaggland00dfw]

Cant Believe People Still Sleeping On You!!

[@andersonvicente2270]

SAMPLE SARA TAVARES - CABOVERDIANA SINGER

[@DriftLibrary]

@johnrusso1234 You missed the new british rapper named Devlin. I'm tellin ya he's the next eminem.. He's gonna take over the whole game! And speaks the truth.. Check out his songs 'Community Outcast' and 'Runaway'. J Cole is great, but Devlin is better.

[@riyazousmand2874]

8 years later still feels the same..

[@ny__josh6]

Another 8 years later and it still hits😅

[@kelvinkelvin9618]

2021 who’s still listening

[@illaDeuceMusic]

I don't mean to be a spammer, but I'm a young upcoming rapper from Toronto. I just dropped a music video and if you can just check it out give me some feedback I'd really appreciate it. As far as the cole video... the song's always been incredible, the set up for the live performance is DOPE and the warm up is a classic mixtape in my eyes. The Come up was also classic.

[@THEZROHOUR]

Not stupid homie, just think that its time to call it as it is..I am not so sensitive that I can't stand to hear the word in hip hop. I know that its too easy to use it when you spittin'/writing. Just step your game up. Song gets video/TV play, all those "niggas" ain't gonna fly. The song is so dope without it..

[@telvis6467]

Here after the Off-Season....

[@Princofthenorth]

Who's here in 2024

[@Akiyahqt]

He is influenced by nas but says how when listening to an artist you SHOULNT hear who they are influenced by in their music.. Watch this.. he explains it all jcolefanpage.webs...com/apps/videos/videos/view/4483256-dice-music-tv-interviews-j-cole-pt-2 Remove extra dots before (com)

[@IXR7]

Rapper of the year 2010,2011,2012

[@Serwada237]

Bro till now it’s 2024 😂

[@floccolarin5347]

So therapeutic

[@CODISgangPELIGRO]

Cole World!!!!! Still Goin Hard. Gottta Love It.. Long Way!!!!

[@nickalbano222]

this dude is way better then drake Asher Roth and kid cudi hes has more intelligent with lyrics more pain and more soul and is smart to stay out of the ghetto this dude needs more attention

[@nickalbano222]

man why the hell does Wayne come up in this video Wayne cant even rap anymore have you heard his new shit ???? and as far as drake he is not touching j Cole with the lyrics

[@nickalbano222]

lupe fiasco he sounds allot like him but i like his style he got his own style i just found about this dude hes really good better then drake in my opinion

[@southsidemiami]

YALL SEARCH INIKIO FEAT J COLE LOSING MY BALANCE REMIX ...ALL I CAN SAY IS HE KILL IT UNNOTICE TALENT

[@thepraterkitchen1045]

2023 and this is still it

[@MINESES1]

Fayetteville's next artist to blow " MINESES " check him out in such video's as " We MIght As Well " and " Army Song "on youtube. Also On Reverbnation.

[@makylavender]

j cole is the only rapper that i really lisent to all of the words he says like its a story

[@RunAndEscape]

i am going to get a deal with roc nation... type in cleone and click the cleone my life video and see if i have what it takes

[@Vgplaya89]

to me, J Cole has a way better flow and lyrics than Drake, but Drake is just the better ARTIST/more entertaining. i like both.

[@sevier992]

Vid damn near older dan me

[@israelvazquezjr.7]

And the rest is history

[@alexsoberon1296]

Still watching 2020