Much like he did following the death of Michael Brown in 2014 as well as Eric Garner that same year, J. Cole found himself once again on the front lines of protest Saturday (May 30).
This time, he was back in his hometown of Fayetteville, North Carolina alongside NBA star Dennis Smith Jr. marching towards the Fayetteville Police Department in the name of George Floyd. Floyd, who was born in Fayetteville, died on Monday (May 25) in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Cole spoke with individuals who had gathered at the protest but informed them he didn’t want to take pictures as it would “detract” from the protest’s overall message regarding police brutality and justice for Floyd.
Recently, fans have been re-sharing Cole’s touching “Be Free” performance from The Late Show with David Letterman in 2014 to signify how much hasn’t changed since then.
Cole sings on the song, “All we want to do is break the chains of pain, all we want to do is be free.”
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“When I made the song, it came from a crazy place,” Cole told Angie Martinez about the song and performance in 2014. “And I was like, I don’t know if I can go back to that place, but … when we got to rehearsal, I started reading articles, and I saw the video again to put myself back in the mainframe. It’s the most important thing I’ve ever done on stage.”
Revisit the song below.
3 days later. Wait, did something happen out there too? No? Strange. There were plenty of people taking your picture during this protest though, right?
These people can protest if they want to protest. It’s called solidarity. Why would they travel to MN to protest there. Are you unintelligent?
And of course people are going to take pics with their cell phones. Are you unintelligent?
the answer is yes.
Shut up weirdo.. this concept isn’t hard to grasp.. unless your a fucking retard
Do you know how old this performance is? He did this after the Michael brown killing bro. Shits old
J Cole a real one. Meanwhile TIP no where to be found. J Cole will be up there Top 5 All Time when all is said and done.
We love you Cole. Thanks for adding your voice to chorus calling for change. Stay up!
Not a fan of his music, but definitely a fan of the man after this. Also for everyone trying to make this about race, it’s not. The protesting/rioting is a movement against class warfare. The common people are finally fighting back against a deeply corrupt system, that preys on lower and middle class blacks and whites alike.
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Doesnt it anger you that Kendrick Lamar and beyonce, two people who made millions exploiting the rage of blacks in their music, arent out there leading protests? They are making money off our misery and not doing shit. They should be exposed.
Add in TI and snoop dogg as well.. 2 of the biggest most vocal mouths r doing 1-nothing and 2- pressers comparing their city to wakanda.. if that dont tell u what u need 2 know then idk what does