J. Cole - Love Yourz

I decided to do 'Love Yourz' because what J. Cole is saying is so important in this day and age. Basically, throughout the song J. Cole is talking about how you must be happy with your life, because you will never know a better one. He talks about how someone will always have more than you, someone will always have more fame. He says, "it's the beauty in the struggle", which sounds kind of like a total cliche, but it's so important.

"Think being broke was better, now I don't mean that phrase with no disrespect, to all my ****** living in debt, cashing minimal checks, turning on a TV see a ***** Rolex, and fantasize about a life with no stress."

He is remembering times when he was in the same position as the people he is referring to in this quote, providing a sense of motivation that life is good where they are.

When thinking about this song as a true story in America, I find it very true. People everywhere are in crippling debt in America. The story J. Cole is telling is too common today, and I think the amount of people who can relate to what he is saying is too far over an acceptable number.

I think the most important part of the song is when he is talking about how there is no such thing as a life that's better than yours, because when you think about it, he is really right. You're never going to experience another life, so the one you're living is the best one you'll get. So it's okay that you might not have the nicest things, or the biggest house, because it's what you have, and as long as the people you have in your life love you, and you can find happiness, that's all that matters!

J. Cole stated once, "I thought that success was all I needed, that what was going to bring the happiness, getting the fame, the accolades, having people say 'oh you're the best in the game.' Then when those things came the happiness wasn't there and I realized why that was."

The importance of money in America is too high. The importance of objects and brands is alarming. America is more about money and name brands than it is about taking care of mental health or inequality.