on the street

Album

Single

Label

Big Hit Music

Genre

Lo-fi

Composer(s)

J-Hope;J. Cole;Pdogg

Entered Chart

Mar 18, 2023

Peak Date

Mar 18, 2023

Released

Unknown

Recorded

Unknown

"On The Street" is J-Hope's love letter toward his fans. He dropped the lo-fi hip-hop track on March 3, 2023, as a gift to his fanbase before he began the enlistment process for his military service. Korean mandatory military service, also known as conscription or draft, is a system that requires all male citizens of South Korea to serve in the military for approximately two years. The system was established in 1957 in response to the threat of North Korea, and it remains in effect to this day. Brimming with gratitude for his fans, J-Hope acknowledges - in Korean and English - their support. Every time I walk Every time I run Every time I move As always, for us J-Hope senses the unwavering love of his fans in every endeavor and every stride he takes. He approaches everything he does as a joint effort with them, working together as a team. The "On The Street" title is a nod to J-Hope's background as a competitive street dancer and member of NEURON. This experience led to his discovery by BigHit in 2010 and his eventual inclusion as a member of BTS. Since 2015, the artist has released a series of street dance videos titled "Hope On The Street." In the second verse, J. Cole reflects candidly on his journey, acknowledging the ruthless competition he faced to succeed. Fought tooth and a nail Just to prevail amongst the ruthless as I move through the field He responds to a skeptical friend's doubts about God's existence, pointing to the natural world as proof. 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 Looking to the future, Cole recognizes that rapping is his true calling. He acknowledges the difficulty of letting go of something he loves, comparing it to a father watching his daughter grow up and move on. 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 BTS have long expressed their admiration for J. Cole, including their reinterpreted version of his song "Born Sinner" titled "Born Singer," which they dropped back in 2013. In 2022, they received clearance from the original composers, including J. Cole himself, to release it officially as part of their anthology album PROOF. J-Hope has always been a huge fan of J. Cole and referenced his debut album, Cole World: The Sideline Story, in his verse for "Hip Hop Phile" from BTS' first studio album, Dark & Wild, released in 2014. The two rappers finally met in the summer of 2022 during Lollapalooza, when J-Hope made history as the first South Korean act to headline a main stage at a US festival. The collaboration was born at Lollapalooza 2022. "J. Cole is my idol and we met there," the South Korean rapper told Variety. "Since then, I couldn't stop thinking about how great it would be if we could make music together. So, I reached out to him. I already had a plan in mind to release music around this time, and I began working on it in early November. As much as it took me a while to finish the song, I cherish it so much and it means a lot to me." Pdogg, a frequent BTS collaborator, created the lo-fi beat that combines elements of boom-bap with a catchy whistle hook. J-Hope did the whistling for the hook.

[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 did 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
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[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)