J.Cole's "False Prophets"- A Look Back, While A Certain Rapper Crashes Out Again

Feels like a good time to revisit J. Cole's "False Prophets."
#jcole #falseprophets
"False Prophets" - • J. Cole - False Prophets

[@John24Z]

When Kendrick ignored that “Yo dot, I gotchu” He took it personally 😂

[@Thoughtitwasadrought]

Everybody was like “move around old man “ 🤣

[@RobMarkman]

He thought he snapped with that lol

[@PatienceLove]

And this is why Dot ignored him! 😂

[@Kentashu]

The rendition of the instrumental was the only good part.

[@maps_x]

declining a ye interview for journalistic integrity is why we love your work!

[@hifellowhumans1]

Rob is raising the bar fr.

[@RobMarkman]

@@maps_x just didn’t serve me at all, and I didn’t think it’ll be good for the audience either

[@kelvinndlovu7]

Facts my brothers! I love the respect Rob has and all y'all have to what is real. One love from Zimbabwe 🇿🇼

[@dc4ever967]

I wonder how many people know this was originally Joey Badass beat

[@Sugahlessdef]

alot and i love joey but cole took it to another level

[@LDH777]

​@@Sugahlessdef nah Joey did it better for sure

[@WardellStan]

I dont think Cole should have touched this beat for that reason. Joey made a legendary track. That said, Cole’s first verse aged beautifully

[@christiansandoval5507]

Ya just hating ​@@WardellStan

[@maliekcarpenter6512]

They both killed it, but joey had swag w it

[@Sugahlessdef]

This is personally my favorite J cole song

[@RobMarkman]

Dope song

[@wmc_videos]

His best “diss” song to date… I thought he would channel a “false prophets” type of energy during the battle with Kendrick. Obviously didn’t happen 😅

[@aaj5985]

It's sad because this man narrated my college years. He made such legendary songs and albums and he's going out sad but he's been like this for a long time. Charlemagne said on the breakfast club he thinks Kanye is jealous of Kendrick getting the attention right now and I agree. He's trying to stomp on Kendrick's moment. He's a narcissist and whenever he doesn't get the attention he thinks he deserves he throws temper tantrums and says nonsensical, offensive things on twitter.

[@Tdavis_413]

Facts, it hurts to see an artist that many admire for his creative musical gifts look like a cornball

[@Alx1116]

Everybody dies and false prophets had me thinking cole was about to drop one of the best albums two great singles

[@helendelisle8914]

Both songs were intended for The Fall Off, and even though the tracklist has almost certainly changed by now from what it was back then, I'm sure he's putting in the same effort to make it good

[@KandicePolut]

Feel so deeply that this msg needs to be made to go viral!

[@janc6219]

Thank you for covering hip hop with class🎉❤

[@RobMarkman]

Thank you for the support

[@XMachete]

Ignoring him and posts about him and videos about him is exactly what I'm doing. It's actually a credit to you that I chose to watch this, the first video about him I've watched since he popped out. I understand Kanye is just hacking the algo. And I wish everyone understood that as well, so I'm glad you're also one of those that does.

[@RobMarkman]

@@XMachete 🫡

[@independence412]

thank you for everything you do rob

[@murkYuri]

This is my favorite podcast

[@RobMarkman]

It’s not a pod but i feel you lol

[@murkYuri]

@ haha I’m just messing with you because of your intro. All love

[@DiegoGrit]

and that’s why i hate industry politics cuz when cole said in a interview that he was talking about himself i rolled my eyes so hard lmaoo i get it that woulda started some whole other shit that he avoided by not mentioning ye i was just like bruh we know

[@DJLightsOut214]

I'm not mad at the campaign to get False Prophet's to number one i just dont want the rapper from Chicago that we used to love to retaliate and get the samples for Villematic pulled after we finally got it on streaming services 😅

[@CalebFromTwitter]

I agree with you! The attention is definitely oxygen for {redacted}. J. Cole is an artist that will appreciated more in retrospect than in the moment

[@tulsa91875]

I feel the same way bout Curtis "scorned woman" jackson..

[@Pw32828]

A quiet Ye is the best version of Ye we need going forth. He’s taking a page out of Drakes book,”kill your legacy by being unaccountable for your actions”😂😂😂

[@lv6524]

Unlike Aubrey ye authenticity was never in question. His legacy is fine no matter what he says or do. He’s just too big for that.

[@Pw32828]

@Ye doesn’t get a pass for his garbage

[@lv6524]

@@Pw32828 who’s gonna check him ?

[@Pw32828]

@ that’s the question of the year

[@lv6524]

@@Pw32828 exactly

[@RonStewee]

I appreciate your channel they forget you're a real journalist 😊😊😊

[@Sugahlessdef]

This is why i don't mess wit ye and some of my friends always ask me why I leave him out of my favorite's or Top MC's convo ..mind you I'm from the South Side of Chicago and more the antics have me left not messing with him since graduation honestly ..

[@ScienceNsoul3]

I’ll be so glad when the media considers him irrelevant. He can scream on street corners and be ignored like anybody else.

[@skeedotreed1084]

The antics got played out after Life of Pablo for me. So when False Prophets dropped, it hit the nail on the head of what i was feeling. Sad to see the hammering never stopped, and i watched the nail go into the coffin of a true musical genius

[@larryhammett199]

Rob, that Larry June, 2 chainz, & alchemist project is nuts ! Please 🙏🏿 review! 11 tracks, only 2 skips 🔥

[@larryhammett199]

Ray V also went off again on Joey 🔥

[@Copedawg_340]

As I get older I realize I become more of a fan of someone’s music when I can rock with them on how they move outside of music. Like as a functional person of society, their thoughts and opinions on socials or interviews. How they treat people around them and others. Anywho. Kdot on stage coming soon I’m hype 🤝🏾

[@bobbysealemeals]

thanks for making this, I feel for him as a person but we can't keep feeding his ego

[@WardellStan]

I would argue that this rapper’s fans are not necessarily fans of hip hop, and those same fans are why he has made it this far. To me this rapper is no longer hip hop and hasn’t been for some time.

[@BCUGhh]

The way we beat the “sports streaker” phenomenon was when we stopped showing the streakers on tv and not talking about them. Censori was the latest streaker.

[@RobMarkman]

🤯

[@MarcosLCoco]

i love the idea of constantly streaming false prophets every time Kanye has episodes!!!

[@salomaonplanetsaturn]

Exactly! Its his plan, he craves attention and exploits controversy. Its his 😅 system. Also. His new album titled "bully" , so... all of it fits perfectly. Dont make videos about him or feel upset/let down. He is walking MEME character, who delivers great visuals and average/ good music.

[@hifellowhumans1]

I said this in a Blackyspeakz video and I'll say it again here: sometimes, we get too caught up in being artists that we forget to be humans.

[@GabeSegura801]

Thanks!

[@RobMarkman]

Thank you

[@JJohnson313]

Don’t tell your boss about his wife’s clothes. That’s pretty simple. Agreed on everything else.

[@TheTee103]

Ray Vaughn went crazy on his new diss to Joey bada$$

[@loiswhitley5879]

Let's put the attention on Kendrick today❤

[@Wapawapify]

Hi Rob. 7:45 You state that Mr W claims to be autistic. As one myself, I believe he is. It doesn’t excuse his behaviour, but it’s conservative to use the condition as a scapegoat. For example, Elon Musk uses the Nazi signal, and it’s because part of being autistic is to code switch. He wouldn’t have used that signal if he didn’t keep that kind of company around him. Furthermore the diagnosis for black autistic men is terrible in even the most developed countries. I would estimate that the majority of black males (especially from areas of poverty) are undiagnosed in the United States. I think when he lost Donda, he lost an essential type of connection that was real, and replaced it with things that can’t compare. Takes a big toll on autistic people who have been moulded by the parents. Kanye is not bi polar. I think he has a personality disorder. A Darth Vader psychology that wasn’t there before attention became his stimulant. Hope this perspective helps you to reconcile as it has for me.

[@RobMarkman]

Thank you for sharing. The insight is super helpful.

[@Sender1257]

It’s insane we’ve reached a point where Kanye is being referred to as “that rapper” 🤦‍♂️

[@thescooterbrown]

Personally, false prophets highlights my biggest issue with Cole. Being praised to high heaven for saying basic common sense in a basic way.

[@marcomarin1196]

This is my biggest problem with haters, why would you have an issue with an artist based on the praise their fans give them? Also you're pretty much implying other artists are not capable of saying basic common sense in a basic way like he does. Being accessible is a skill and he deserves praise for it.

[@sandilejwara7174]

Yeah that would be fire but Cole will leave us hanging by saying he did not mean it that way as he already backpedal when asked about the record

[@RobMarkman]

That’s actually funny lol

[@Kod_0420]

Cole said on the interview with AM in 2018 that the first verse could be applied to him fs. But he also said that on a bigger scheme the song is about celebrity worshiping so it could also be applied to a lot of other MC’s

[@waterandsunlight]

✅ Purchased J. Cole’s False Prophets while listening to this video. Wish you had a campaign to post the receipt screenshots to your stories. Anyway, hope Cole goes #1. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@KevelynNeugent]

Count me in!!

[@_onKNwn]

Rob, always love your coverage. False prophets is a classic and I love your idea. I got a real question. Tell me if this is too far. Honestly as a media and community, like you said negative coverage won’t solve the problem. We really need to actually blacklist him. Like just don’t report on him at all. Starve him of the actual coverage and attention he wants. Like collectively, all major black hip hop outlets, starting March 1st, won’t report anything about him, short of his demise (grim as that sounds), for a full year. No album info or drops, no rants, no clothing line, no light at all. It would starve him of all he wants: attention. I believe that’s the real solution. What you think?

[@Kirk.j24]

🔥🔥

[@imtheonepercent1]

And look at the heroes fallin' from grace in their older ages Drake 7 Am on bridle Path

[@Hey_Wiinter]

It’s so disappointing. I’m from Chicago and he was my fave rapper growing up. Sad to see him spreading hate like this for attention.

[@jenellef9719]

Not opposed to this idea, but it may be pulling J. Cole back to a place he doesn't want to be disturbing his peace & we need him in a good place for Dreamville festival....By the way any chance we can get u and Gia p. to host again for this final Dreamville????

[@robfoster8356]

Respect man...we should all ignore ye into oblivion....bro is done.

[@Basedbeauty3]

King Kendrick keep reigning ❤❤

[@Cardel34]

I didnt see anything he posted but I heard all the rumblings and just said.....here we go again.

[@richardsutherland8942]

Bro with him he can’t handle that Dot, Cole and Drake are the “main guys” any time one of them have a big moment he try to intercept it lol Once he let off the tweets I wasn’t surprised 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@ReZonableMan]

Cole should "Meet the Grahams" him but talk to Donda about what's been going on since she passed (RIP). That might cut deep enough to cut through.

[@Follow.the.Leader]

Nah thats biting and cole definitely needs zero more reasons for people to act like kendrick sonned him.

[@SwiftDreamer]

Naah thats crossing a line. Ima stream False Prophets though

[@TakverReturns]

Terrible idea.

[@jenellef9719]

Maybe let him talk to his wife instead cuz she absolutely looks trapped

[@Thoughtitwasadrought]

My view is that Kanye is jealous of Jay Z’s respect for Kendrick so he’s crashing out but he knows Dot not the one to play with so he has to tip toe around his name

[@e.l.1342]

Yes, he needs to be called out and shut out.

[@antoniomurphy313]

The craziest thing about false prophets is that he said ye stopped making good music in the same year he made st pablo. Lmao waaahhhh I still be bumpin that. Granted Cole a goat. I love Cole but false prophets is definitely not my favorite of his… completely unrelate: does cole have a better verse than the verse he got on that benny the butcher song? First person shooter… maybe his verse on talibs just begun? Applying.pressure flames… fuq im bumping some cole otw to work tomorrow

[@veilhaslifted1280]

In a small effort to keep out the toxicity, I've been just deleting any videos that come up on my timeline about AKKK , Commander Cheetos and I have now extended this to YEKKK. Sadly even some of my favourite creators videos I've had to bypass.

[@RobMarkman]

You gotta protect your peace first and foremost

[@veilhaslifted1280]

@@RobMarkman in 2025 Peace, Peace above all else. Wishing that for you, your loved ones and the members of your channel.

[@dirtycurtfromdetroit]

🎶baby I got a plan٫ runaway fast as you can🎶

[@sarabee6967]

3:26 I’m down!!!

[@RobMarkman]

I bought it today

[@sarabee6967]

@ I’m with you bro- I’m a Dreamer too! lol

[@Zero-is-infinite]

The Canadian has beef with A LOT of past Super Bowl performers AND A LOT OF THEM HAVE SO G WITH KENDRICK I’m hoping to see Taylor, Riri, weeknd, & even Beyoncé (and obviously Sza) pull up I want all the smoke in 15mins 😂

[@navyvet2841]

This is J Cole opening to receive favor back with the hip hop heads and go at Kanye and say gif name

[@FlipStar26]

(Redacted) gotta be off his meds again… one of the most polarizing artists of all time. Genius, but my brother needs help … pray for him

[@yusukeinabalaclva]

I have all of Ye's albums on CD up til Yeezus. I'm good with him altogether going forward and we as a culture need to stop giving him attention until he gets help. Idk where his real friends and family are, but I'd fight my family before I ever let them do some wild shit like this. Sometimes you literally have to knock some sense into people.

[@idkwatuwant]

Kanye acts like he never got a whoop ass as a kid when he threw tantrum in public

[@davoriusjames7207]

I know there’s a lot going on this week-are you still doing The Weeknd album review after it all?

[@JanetAfi-gj9bk]

Lmao taking false prophets to number 1 will only make him make more tweets

[@FarOutAtl]

It doesn’t sit well with me that folks continue to capitalize on the back of another man crashing out.

[@ItsAllFoodTv]

Nothing about Jcole is relevant again.

[@matt18031]

Challenge accepted.

[@benitotall5327]

Most people always look at the car crash

[@thesharpmind7891]

Dang I gotta work. I’m a miss the stream

[@thebreakdownwithtomross]

Nah J Cole still needs to stfu he didn’t have the credentials to critique Kanye then and he sure needs to stfu now

[@dalitsomubeleki]

I don’t think there’s a mental illness present at this point. Kanye knows exactly what he’s doing. He’s just a bad person with no consideration for others. He’s slowly tarnishing his legacy and separating the art from the artist is getting real hard right now🤦🏾‍♂️

[@Sleepzz716]

I can sense the underlying intentions of trying to prove a point to fight for the freedom of speech and going against political correctness after he felt blackballed but using rage baiting tactics, trigger words and red pill incel right wing talking points is not the way to go about it. I’ll still listen to the music because he still has one of the best discographies of all time but I’ll use more discernment when it comes to his rants/speeches. I’m not even sure if it’s mental health or milk ultra at this point.

[@HexZero]

he dont really wants the help, i think he has made it clear before that he is actively refusing it and i hate to see it but nothing can be done

[@badbijan]

Kanye's mother would be appalled by his behaviour, but we have to understand this is not Kanye. His mental health is not there. He is schizophrenic and has MPD. He has been spiralling for years, even when he dropped Donda he was unbearable to be around. All the stories of him abusing musicians, producers, not paying them either, etc.

[@derekmatthews2213]

It’s the circle that refuses to talk to the individuals who have become God in their mind that we need to focus on. From Nicki to Drake to Wayne to Kanye. We got to talk to their circle and look at the crutches that allow the walking around like you Jehovah so that it’ll stop. At some point it becomes ridiculous.

[@AQuincyJones11]

Classsic. I hope Kendrick ignores this shit

[@TheDundeal]

💯 ignore him!!!! Fasho

[@SiempreNumeroUnoTv]

That Would Be A Plan, If I Didn’t Fucking Hate J Coles Music.

[@jareecousin4062]

Not a fan is one thing… but hate!? Damn can’t relate brotha

[@SiempreNumeroUnoTv]

@ Yeah I Actively Dislike His Music. It’s Very Boring.

[@bpprom]

robs look hurt 😔

[@RobMarkman]

It’s just Terrible. Sad

[@LanaK83]

Its so obvious to me that one rapper is so self centered and selfish that all this crashing out is due to not being to handle that someone else is having a moment and getting all the spotlight on him. He knew that Grammys was buzzing over KL and he pulled that “art” that everyone just ignored, then proceeded to act like a child throwing tantrums in twitter trenches. I am a fan but this is gross and I am not even talking on hate he is inciting on people. It is funny you mentioned False Prophets because its been on my rotation lately again out of nowhere as well.

[@2centswanted113]

Its weird to me is that i grew ip with Kanye music and I NEVER felt like Ye was that big. He always felt goofy to me and not in a genuine funny way. When N****s in Paris dropped and No church in the Wild dropped those were at the top of my playlists for 2 years and i still never felt Ye or Jay were better than Wayne or Cole or Kendrick or DMX or any rapper i was listening to at the time. Then the antics started and he became completely irrelevant to me.

[@jeremybrown9611]

Super Duper Narcissist

[@reeealbadmanx]

i think we should all do exactly what u said and just ignore him. clearly we know he isn’t mentally well so i don’t even know why everyone is taking him serious.

[@jazzythoughts-maat-ra]

⚖️🪞👱🏾‍♀️🌛🌖🌜COLE DON'T HAVE NO WORRIES RIGHT NOW. HE IS BASICALLY OFF INTO THE SUNSET WITH HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN.

[@TheUnluckyConqueror3699]

Ye is pushing 50 acting like this online. Its pathetic, and he doesn't deserve the attention.

[@electricVGC]

he crying out for anything BUT help ngl im starting to feel like his dislike for drake was never about the culture now that he's coming for dot - i think he just didn't like that drake was at the top where he thought he was supposed to be

[@booramatechtips1627]

what part of his speech made you make this video, I hate how you want to eat on his name but you don't want to even mention his name

[@danielmorris738]

Naw, buddy went at ye, but released a single sampling workout. He dissed pump then interviewed him. He responded to Kendrick and retorted. I ain't tryna listen to nothing buddy talking bout, he don't stand on bidness at all, great rapper though.

[@karmendarez]

At what point will this stop though? It’s been a cycle since around 2016. At some point even reaction videos gotta stop because even that at some level draws attention.

[@heatherboreland5018]

Facts

[@skiing4everPS3]

I used to think of Ye as the greatest example for Death of the Author (where you take in the art without viewing their views). Generally someone's views find their way into art, but Ye was so... inconsistent? Contrarian? that there really never is a political consistency in his music. But nah, its too far gone. The guy is too unabashed about his hatred that even if it doesn't show up in the old music, its still too obvious. So once again we're back to 0 artists who aren't just... 100s of years dead that fit the Death of the Author idea. Even when you manage to remove art from the politics, apparently you can just be so obnoxiously bad politically to pollute your art.

[@008-Trix]

I think his name is Ye!

[@jordangonzalez4658]

I am so done being a Kanye fan he’s such a attention seeking weirdo

[@JanetAfi-gj9bk]

Lol I’m not even shocked people should stop acting shocked .

[@GabeSegura801]

Nawh lets get it #1 when Ye drops his new album.

[@PrabjitNoctis]

He who shall not be named is on a serious downard spiral for sure lol

[@kingwiafe57]

🫡🫡🫡✊🏿

[@jorgeadame5019]

Yooo why is YE being a gooner on X

[@achronos178]

I stopped with Kanye since Yeezus the work was bs and he started talking none sense, Haven't regretted that since. Fans are out here drowning lmao

[@BTCBlizzy]

“A look back” 😂 nobody was looking then? Oh Kanye was still making music that people liked. That’s the only reason people pretend like they care, because his shit has been flat. Kanye been Kanye for a long mfkn time.

[@tashannalacy531]

Exactly just ignore him. Honestly the same with drake.

[@dregott4975]

Ye and Chris Brown got snubbed not Wayne. Not saying don’t Kenny deserves it all but Yall know what a Ye and CB stadium do.

[@perfect1035]

So Kenny isn’t a top notch performer?

[@dregott4975]

@ Kenny on some rap MJ shit bro . I saw MMATBS show. Next level. Ye just stadium ready before Kenny has this goated year run. Pre battle Ye would been number 1 pick talking hip hop and stadium

[@sandroodle]

His rants are no longer entertaining, he’s spiraling. Gotta ignore his bad habits like if he was a puppy in training.

[@robstark9274]

FoH ny dudes hate on ye because his catalog is better than jay z you taking this to personal you launching a campaign against ye Because charlamagne said he jealous you better than this get the hate out your heart

[@RobMarkman]

answer me this, you watched my video, and you read Ye’s tweets and you determined that it’s ME who is the hater?

[@robstark9274]

@ charlamagne put that jealousy narrative out there and y’all running with it you trying to start a campaign to get a song dissing him back on the charts. Kanye talk shit. Jay z killed a whole anti police brutality movement Criticizing ye directly but not criticizing the people responsible for drill music and whore music getting pushed to the youth is confusing

[@RobMarkman]

@ you didn’t answer my question. You deflected

[@robstark9274]

@@RobMarkman starting a campaign against a man for talking shit is hating yes that video is hating just like that boring ass diss