The reveal of j-hope‘s “On the Street” with J. Cole in 2023 was coupled with the news that the BTS rapper-singer would begin the process for his South Korean military enlistment process, but the song marked a full-circle moment for him both professionally and personally.
Before BTS even officially made its debut into the music industry, the members were showing their love and appreciation for J. Cole. One of the first musical moments with youngest member, Jung Kook, came via a J. Cole performance back in 2013, and the seven BTS members continued to share their admiration for the Dreamville Records founder. Whether it’s been covers, musical shout-outs, sharing lyrics or playlisting, BTS members j-hope, RM, Suga, Jin, V, Jimin and Jung Kook shared their affection on multiple platforms. Meanwhile, Cole and his team also showed and returned that mutual respect.
“On the Street” debuted at No. 60 on the Hot 100 to become J-Hope’s highest entry on the chart and marked J. Cole’s best showing since 2021 at the time. The track also gave j-hope his first entries on several of Billboard‘s R&B/hip-hop and rap charts, including his first No. 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales and second No. 1 on Rap Digital Song Sales, spending multiple weeks atop the charts. Plus, “On the Street” earned j-hope his first entries on both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts.
Beyond chart accomplishments, “On the Street” shows two socially conscious and message-driven MCs coming together to collaborate in a way that highlights the best of their separate but similar worlds. Read on to see how Cole World and BTS came together, with this timeline marking the artists’ ongoing appreciation and mutual respect that spans over a decade.
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