Watch J. Cole Get Emotional Before Dedicating Performance to Mac Miller
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J. Cole says goodbye to a friend
On Friday, September 7th, J. Cole took his KOD tour to Las Vegas. There, he dedicated the show to rapper Mac Miller, who died of an apparent overdose earlier that day.
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Before performing “Love Yourself,” Cole delivered an emotional speech, saying:
“As you grow up, you go through some traumatic shit…You leave it alone and you ignore it, and before you know it, you’re 20 fucking years old and you’re walking around with all this shit that’s accumulated. Every day, Vegas, people die…. And they never got a chance to deal with their shit…. I’m not trying to wait till I die to deal with my shit. I’m trying to deal with my shit right fuckin’ now.”
Here is the video of the touching moment:
Cole a real one for this Rest easy @MacMiller pic.twitter.com/jhmBDRp7dU
— tommy (@TGierczic) September 8, 2018
Never seen cole cry. But Mac Miller’s death really hit him. Kids on drugs is what his whole KOD album was about. One of his greatest albums yet. The message is to stay away from drugs. Please people. Save your own lives. pic.twitter.com/oW1PbZp7iH
— ARKAD (@ivanefosa) September 9, 2018
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J. Cole, who produced “Hurt Feelings” on Mac’s last album, Swimming, sent out a couple of tweets about the rapper right after the news broke:
Rest In Peace to the great soul Mac Miller
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) September 7, 2018
This is a message for anybody in this game that’s going through something. 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.
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) September 7, 2018
J. Cole wasn’ t the only artist to dedicate their show to Mac Miller. During a performance on Saturday night, John dedicated his performance of “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me to Mac:”
Elton John dedicates Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me to Mac Miller: “Mac, wherever you are, I hope you’re happy now” 😢 pic.twitter.com/oJHNfVFqdz
— Maeve McDermott (@maeve_mcdermott) September 9, 2018
On Friday night, G-Eazy got emotional before performing “Everything Will Be OK,” saying “I swear, life is so fucking fragile. Appreciate the moment, be present in it, tell people you love you care about them.”
The fact you came out performed 1000%, dedicated Everything Will Be Ok to @MacMiller, cried in front of us all, and continued to perform…. we fucking love you Gerald. Thank you for changing my life and many others. @G_Eazy pic.twitter.com/G4ke5Y31qt
— Essency (@EssencyTrap) September 8, 2018
H/T: Pitchfork