j-hope – on the street (ft. J. Cole) (Audio, Lyrics, Video)

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J Hope On The Street

In his solo single “on the street” j-hope shares his candid feelings toward fans. The song was released as a gift and a kind of ‘goodbye’ to them, as j-hope has initiated the enlistment process for completing his military service, which is mandatory in South Korea.

The title “on the street” refers to j-hope’s roots as a former competitive street dancer and a member of a Gwangju dance crew, NEURON. That got him on the path to being recruited by BigHit in 2010, and later to becoming a member of BTS. Hope on the street is also the name of j-hope’s street dancing videos series he’s publishing since 2015.

For the song, j-hope invited renowned American rapper J. Cole. The song marks their first collaboration; however, it wasn’t that much of a surprise for his fans. j-hope showed admiration for Cole’s music before—he made a shout-out to Cole’s 2011 debut studio album, Cole World: The Sideline Story, in his verse in “힙합성애자 (Hip Hop Phile)” off BTS’ first full studio album, 2014’s Dark & Wild. Moreover, “Born Singer,” which describes BTS’ journey from trainees to rookie idols, was written by j-hope, RM, and SUGA to the instrumental of Cole’s “Born Sinner.” BTS released that song on SoundCloud in 2013, just a month after their debut, but in 2022 they got clearance from the original composers (including J. Cole) and released it officially as a part of their anthology album, PROOF. Both rappers finally met during 2022 Lollapalooza, where j-hope made history, becoming the first South Korean act to headline a main stage at a US festival.

j-hope – on the street (ft. J. Cole) (prod. Pdogg)

3 March 2023
1 Song, 3 minutes
℗ 2023 BIGHIT MUSIC

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Lyrics

[제이홉, J. Cole “on the street” 가사]

[Chorus: j-hope]
Every time I walk
Every time I run
Every time I move
As always, for us
Every time I look
Every time I love
Every time I hope
As always, for us (On the street, I’m still)

[Verse 1: j-hope]
내 두 발은 선뜻 걸어, anywhere
J in the air
가는 길이 희망이 되고자 하여, 나 구태여
Even my walk was made of
Your love and your faith
보답을 해, 저 멀리서라도 나비가 되어
Now, just walk lightly, whenever you want
Go on, hopefully, wherever you walk
누군가의 숨이 깃들어 있는 거리
내 영혼과 영원을 담을게
Everywhere (I’ll be)

[Chorus: j-hope]
Every time I walk
Every time I run
Every time I move
As always, for us
Every time I look
Every time I love
Every time I hope
As always, for us (On the street, I’m still)

[Verse 2: J. Cole]
Yeah
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
Feelin’ worried in a hurry like a two-minute drill
To make a couple mil’ off a lucrative deal
Selling train of thought, name a artist who could derail
You’ll never see it like a nigga hula-hoopin’ in jail
I got a friend smart as fuck, but he stupid as hell
He swear that God ain’t real
Since it ain’t no way to prove it his self
As if the universe ain’t enough
As if the volcanoes ain’t erupt
As if the birds don’t chirp
As if a trillion nerves don’t work in the human body
Shit, who would I be?
Without the creator of this theater beside me to gently guide me?
Some days, I wonder if I need to pick a different hobby
I’m deep in with this rappin’, it’s all a nigga know
I never didn’t nothin’ better, it’s hard to let it go
But like a father watching his daughter
Walk down the altar with tears in his eyes
You gotta let her grow
And so I shall, but first, I been honing my style
Coldest around, with more quotables than what the quota allows
You see a top ten list, I see a Golden Corral, nigga
As the moon jumps over the cow
I contemplate if I should wait to hand over the crown
And stick around for a bit longer, I got a strange type of hunger
The more I eat, the more it gets stronger
The more it gets stronger
I said the more it gets stronger
​​j-hope, Cole World

[Chorus: j-hope & J. Cole]
Every time I walk (Every time I walk, yeah)
Every time I run (Every time I run on to you)
Every time I move (Every time I move)
As always, for us (Do this for us now)
Every time I look (Every time I look)
Every time I love (Every time I love)
Every time I hope
As always, for us (On the street, I’m still)
Every time I walk
Every time I run
Every time I move
As always, for us
Every time I look
Every time I love
Every time I hope
As always, for us (On the street, I’m still)