In “Kevin’s Heart,” Cole is singing from the stance of a person in love with drugs. Throughout the track, he references taking Xannies and smoking blunts, and relates the use of drugs to potentially cheating on his partner.
The title itself is a reference to actor and comedian Kevin Hart, who admit...
[Pre-Chorus]
She my number one, I don't need nothing on the side
Said that I was done for good and don't want no more lies
But my phone be blowing up, temptations on my line
I stare at the screen a while before I press decline
But she plants a seed and it still lingers in my mind
Told myself I'm strong enough to shake it and I'm trying
But I'm only human, I know loving you's a crime
If I take this cookie now one day I'll do the time
[Chorus]
Slip me a xanny at once (somebody)
I got the earth in a blunt (smoke)
I get the skirt when I want (skrrt!)
I get to skrrt when I want (skrrt!)
Due to the money aroma (somebody)
My girl she got a diploma (smoke)
She got wife written all over
She got wife written all over
[Verse 1]
All a nigga know is how to fuck a good thing up
Run from the pain, sip lean, smoke tree up
When I'm in your town press pound hit me up
When I'm in your town press pound hit me up
Only if you down and you slurp good D up
If the work good I'll be back for the re-up
Hate when I creep and the phone wake me up
Fake like I'm sleep knowing damn well I be up
Monkey on my back and I walk a hundred miles
Guilt make a nigga feel fake when he smile
Love get confused in the mind of a child
'Cause love wouldn't lie like I lie and it's wild
Wanna have my cake and another cake too
Even if the baker don't bake like you
Even when the flavor don't taste like you
So I'm back mobbing with the late night crew
All in your mind with fears that would come true
The back of my mind, the back of my mind was you
Wishing that I could blind myself from view
And only have eyes, and only have eyes for you
[Chorus]
Slip me a xanny at once (somebody)
I got the earth in a blunt (smoke)
I get the skirt when I want (skrrt!)
I get the skirt when I want (skrrt!)
Due to the money aroma (somebody)
My girl she got a diploma (smoke)
She got wife written all over
She got wife written all over
[Bridge]
I'm a fake nigga and it's never been clearer
Can't see myself when I look in the mirror
Can't see myself when I look in the mirror
Can't see myself when I look in the mirror
I'm a fake nigga and it's never been clearer
Can't see myself when I look in the mirror
Can't see myself when I look in the mirror
Can't see myself when I look in the mirror
[Pre-Chorus]
She my number one I don't need nothing on the side
Said that I was done for good and don't want no more lies
But my phone be blowing up, temptations on my line
I stare at the screen a while before I press decline
But she plants a seed and it still lingers in my mind
Told myself I'm strong enough to shake it and I'm trying
But I'm only human, I know loving you's a crime
If I take this cookie now one day I'll do the time
[Verse 2]
I love her, I don't want to lose her
I'm selfish, I know that I use her
My ego get stroked and I bruise her
My ego get stroked and I bruise her
My actions I know they confusin'
At home I look happy as usual
On the road I'm a mack, I'm a chooser
I'm a addict, I'm maskin' that
Kevin's Heart
[Outro]
They tell me "What's done in the dark
Will find a way to shine"
I done did so much that when you see you might go blind
What's done in the dark will always find a way to shine
I done did so much that when you see you might go blind
Kevin’s Heart was written by Yuli & T-Minus & Mark Pellizzer & J. Cole.
Kevin’s Heart was produced by Mark Pellizzer & T-Minus.
J. Cole released Kevin’s Heart on Fri Apr 20 2018.
The title itself is a reference to all types of men who deal with indecisiveness, and mainly actor/comedian Kevin Hart, who admitted to cheating on his wife and mother of his child.
The lines refer to his woman that he doesn’t want to cheat on. She could also mean the drug that the person may be a...
Kevin Hart responded by telling Vulture Magazine that “It wasn’t done from a hateful or spiteful place. It was done with a smart intent behind it, which I think a lot of Cole’s stuff is done.” He also featured in the video which was released the week of April 23rd, 2018.
Yes, the video was released on April 24, 2018. It features Kevin Hart himself.
J. Cole is referring to famous actor Kevin Hart, who admitted to cheating on his wife in late 2017. Hart also starred in the music video for the song, which was released on April 24th, 2018.
Yes, Ryan Coogler let it slip a couple years back in an interview with Cole when he asked about marriage life with Cole’s wife, Melissa Heholt.
“Kevin’s Heart” by J. Cole was ranked as one of the best tracks of 2018 by former-President Barack Obama in his year-end list released on 28 December 2018.
During the 2012 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, Kevin Hart threw an alley-oop to J. Cole.
They also hung out together at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.