J. Cole couldn’t contain his emotions during a KOD Tour stop in Las Vegas on Sunday night (September 9). Cole dedicated his entire show to the late Mac Miller who passed away from a suspected drug overdose on Friday (September 7).
Right before the Dreamville boss performed “Love Yourz” off 2014 Forest Hills Drive, he addressesd Miller’s passing and situations that can lead to substance abuse issues. He encouraged the audience to talk about their “shit.”
“Every day Vegas, people die,” he began. “Today, yesterday or tomorrow, they die and they never got a chance to deal with they shit. They never he knew they was supposed to. Well, I’m telling you this tonight Vegas. I’m not tryna wait ’til I die to deal with my shit.
“I’m tryna deal with my shit right fuckin’ now, I ain’t tryna wait ’cause I know if I don’t deal with it, it’s gon’ keep fucking with me; it’s gon’ keep throwing me off track.”
He continued, “I got this song right now I want to do for y’all … Put y’all cell phones in the fuckin’ sky right now for my nigga Mac Miller. We gonna do this whole song for him. This whole show is for him.”
A zoomed in clip of Cole’s face shows tears welling up in his eyes as he talks about drug addiction.
“How many people in here know about the root of all evil?” he says. “How many people know about that? They make it so you can’t live without it.”
Cole’s latest album, KOD, revolves around the topic of addiction. The day Miller died, Cole shared a heartfelt post to his Instagram account, encouraging people to open up about their issues.
“This is a message for anybody in this game that’s going through something,” he wrote. “If you don’t feel right, if you feel you have a substance problem, if you need a ear to vent to. If you uncomfortable talking to people around you. Please reach out to me.”
Miller was 26 at the time of his death. He was scheduled to tour with Thundercat and J.I.D next month in support his last album, SWIMMING.
A vigil is being held on Tuesday (September 11) at Blue Slide Park in his hometown of Pittsburgh. [apple_news_ad type=”any”]
Damn this generation is soft
Or real
Nah don’t play tough. Has nothing to do with being soft.
Not sure what this article has to do with that specifically.
Real ones don’t cry in public like bitches
his crying because he knows it was not a suicide and because they are trapped in the ‘game’ just like kanye and virgil ‘offwhite shit overhyped ugly nikes’ cried on stage at the fashion show. They know they are fu*ked the money, fame, women, cars, drugs dont make them happy anymore.
Acting “tuff” all the time is also weak, you need some balls to show your feelings especially in that way. Respect for Cole for that.
A half-white rapper crying about the death (good riddance) of another white rapper, goddamn rap isn’t what it used to be indeed…
You’re such a fucking bitch.
Real recognize real. And yal looking awfully unfamiliar right now. Yal can stay hating. That’s what you do best. Rest up Mac.
Why that use that picture are the trying to post a picture that matches the topic lol looks hilarious I noticed this site always does that shit …..rip Mac Miller though
Don’t cry Jermaine. This is why WE die. You may prefer shootouts, we prefer overdose. skrrrrrrrttt