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Dunston was born in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]], he lived on W. Hornton St in [[Zebulon, North Carolina|Zebulon]] but then moved to [[Suitland, Maryland]], where he was mostly raised.<ref name="ComplexEverything"/><ref name="BillTables">{{cite magazine | last=Lamarre| first=Carl| title =How YBN Cordae Went From Waiting Tables To Hitting the Charts| magazine=Billboard | date =August 9, 2019 | url =https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8526639/ybn-cordae-up-next-debut-album-interview| access-date =December 2, 2019}}</ref> As a young child, he took an interest in music after his father played [[classic hip hop]] artists such as [[Rakim]], [[Nas]], [[Big L]], and [[Talib Kweli]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pigeonsandplanes.com/interviews/2018/05/ybn-cordae-interview|title=Bridging Rap's Generational Divide: An Interview With YBN Cordae|via=Pigeons & Planes|access-date=July 30, 2018}}</ref> He began writing raps around the age of fifteen. As he got older, he would do research on artists through YouTube, attempting to find music like his father played.<ref name="Open Space: YBN Cordae">{{cite web|url=https://youtube.com/AsNTQkKabpo?t=68|title=Open Space: YBN Cordae|via=Mass Appeal|access-date=July 30, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> As Dunston grew older, he became more interested in pursuing a rap career. He prioritized his studies, but often became distracted by writing lyrics. He graduated from high school in 2015 and decided to go to college at [[Towson University]]. He dropped out in 2018, explaining that college was "bigger than him" as a first-generation student, and he was mainly doing it for his mother. He moved to Los Angeles shortly afterward.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elevatormag.com/ybn-cordae-is-fully-prepared-for-his-bright-future/|title=YBN CORDAE IS FULLY PREPARED FOR HIS BRIGHT FUTURE|via=Elevator Mag|access-date=July 30, 2018|archive-date=December 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230151805/https://www.elevatormag.com/ybn-cordae-is-fully-prepared-for-his-bright-future|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
Dunston was born in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]], he lived on W. Hornton St in nearby [[Zebulon, North Carolina|Zebulon]] but then moved to [[Suitland, Maryland]], where he was mostly raised.<ref name="ComplexEverything"/><ref name="BillTables">{{cite magazine | last=Lamarre| first=Carl| title =How YBN Cordae Went From Waiting Tables To Hitting the Charts| magazine=Billboard | date =August 9, 2019 | url =https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8526639/ybn-cordae-up-next-debut-album-interview| access-date =December 2, 2019}}</ref> As a young child, he took an interest in music after his father played [[classic hip hop]] artists such as [[Rakim]], [[Nas]], [[Big L]], and [[Talib Kweli]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pigeonsandplanes.com/interviews/2018/05/ybn-cordae-interview|title=Bridging Rap's Generational Divide: An Interview With YBN Cordae|via=Pigeons & Planes|access-date=July 30, 2018}}</ref> He began writing raps around the age of fifteen. As he got older, he would do research on artists through YouTube, attempting to find music like his father played.<ref name="Open Space: YBN Cordae">{{cite web|url=https://youtube.com/AsNTQkKabpo?t=68|title=Open Space: YBN Cordae|via=Mass Appeal|access-date=July 30, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> As Dunston grew older, he became more interested in pursuing a rap career. He prioritized his studies, but often became distracted by writing lyrics. He graduated from high school in 2015 and decided to go to college at [[Towson University]]. He dropped out in 2018, explaining that college was "bigger than him" as a first-generation student, and he was mainly doing it for his mother. He moved to Los Angeles shortly afterward.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elevatormag.com/ybn-cordae-is-fully-prepared-for-his-bright-future/|title=YBN CORDAE IS FULLY PREPARED FOR HIS BRIGHT FUTURE|via=Elevator Mag|access-date=July 30, 2018|archive-date=December 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230151805/https://www.elevatormag.com/ybn-cordae-is-fully-prepared-for-his-bright-future|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Birth name | Cordae Amari Dunston[1] |
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Born | [2] Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.[2] | August 26, 1997
Origin | Suitland, Maryland, U.S. |
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Years active | 2014–present |
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Partner | Naomi Osaka (2019–present) |
Children | 1 |
Cordae Amari Dunston (born August 26, 1997), known mononymously as Cordae (formerly YBN Cordae and Entendre), is an American rapper. He began his career as a member of the hip hop collective YBN.[3]
His debut studio album, The Lost Boy (2019) peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200 and was met with critical acclaim, also receiving two Grammy Award nominations: Best Rap Album and Best Rap Song for its single, "Bad Idea" (featuring Chance the Rapper) at the 62nd Grammy Awards.[4] Following the group's disbandment, he dropped the "YBN" from his stage name in 2020. His second studio album, From a Birds Eye View (2022) saw a matched chart position and similar critical reception.
Early life
Dunston was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, he lived on W. Hornton St in nearby Zebulon but then moved to Suitland, Maryland, where he was mostly raised.[3][5] As a young child, he took an interest in music after his father played classic hip hop artists such as Rakim, Nas, Big L, and Talib Kweli.[6] He began writing raps around the age of fifteen. As he got older, he would do research on artists through YouTube, attempting to find music like his father played.[7] As Dunston grew older, he became more interested in pursuing a rap career. He prioritized his studies, but often became distracted by writing lyrics. He graduated from high school in 2015 and decided to go to college at Towson University. He dropped out in 2018, explaining that college was "bigger than him" as a first-generation student, and he was mainly doing it for his mother. He moved to Los Angeles shortly afterward.[8]
Career
2014–2019: Early beginnings, record deal, and The Lost Boy
He released three mixtapes as a teenager under the name Entendre: Anxiety (2014), I'm So Anxious (2016), and I'm So Anonymous (2017).[9][10][11]
Cordae began taking his rap career seriously in early 2018. When visiting Los Angeles, he hung around YBN Nahmir and YBN Almighty Jay, whom he'd met through social media. Nahmir had reached out to Cordae after hearing a song Dunston made with his brother Simba.[12][13] Dunston is the only member of YBN who hadn't been introduced through video games. He said he already felt like a part of YBN, and so changed from "Entendre" to "YBN Cordae". He also said that Entendre had been a name that he'd wanted to change for while: "I was just always around Nahmir and shit, those were just like my brothers... And, I was thinking, yo, I need to change my shit to like, Cordae, and shit, my actual first name. I was already "YBN" without the social tag".[7]
In May 2018, Cordae released his first single, which he called his "introduction to the world": a remix of the 1999 song "My Name Is" by Eminem. He released the song along with a music video via WorldStarHipHop on YouTube. He then released "Old Niggas" as a response to "1985" by J. Cole, followed by the tracks "Fighting Temptations" and "Kung Fu".[14][15][16]
Cordae made his debut live performance at the annual Rolling Loud music festival in May 2018, where he performed with YBN Nahmir and YBN Almighty Jay. He performed with the duo again for the 2018 XXL Freshman Show in New York City, after Nahmir was announced as an inductee of the yearly freshman class.[17] Dunston was then announced to be joining Juice Wrld on his North American WRLD Domination tour from May to September 2018, along with Lil Mosey and Blake, ended up reaching 28 cities.[18] Soon after, it was announced that the YBN collective would make a month-long tour in Europe.[19] Dunston said he would release singles until his debut project was complete.[20] On August 2, 2018, Nahmir and Cordae released a video for their single "Pain Away".[21] On August 12, YBN Nahmir announced that an official YBN Mixtape featuring the trio would be released September 7, 2018.[22] Cordae released the music video for his single, "Scotty Pippen", on August 23, 2018.[23]
On January 28, 2019, Cordae released a music video for a new song, "Locationships", on his YouTube channel. In March, he released "Have Mercy", the lead single from his debut studio album, The Lost Boy.[24] He was named as one of the members of XXL's "2019 Freshman Class" on June 20.[25] Cordae released "Bad Idea" and "RNP" as the second and third singles from the album,[26][27] and finally the album itself on July 26, 2019.[28] The album landed YBN Cordae two nominations at the 62nd Grammy Awards: Best Rap Album and Best Rap Song for the single "Bad Idea".[4] In November, YBN Cordae announced that he would be headlining "The Lost Boy in America Tour", which began in January 2020.[29]
2020–present: Disbanding of YBN, and From a Birds Eye View
On August 6, 2020, YBN Nahmir announced on Twitter that the YBN collective had disbanded after a period of tension during which he and Cordae had stopped communicating.[30][31] Cordae subsequently dropped the YBN from his stage name and asked YBN Nahmir for his blessing of the name change.[32] On August 27, Cordae released a new single, "Gifted", featuring Roddy Ricch.[33][34]
On April 22, 2021, Cordae released the EP Just Until... - featuring Q-Tip and Young Thug, in anticipation of his second studio album.[35] On October 7, 2021, he released the single "Super".[36]
Cordae released his second studio album, From a Birds Eye View, on January 14, 2022. The 14-song album features Eminem, Stevie Wonder, Gunna, and others.[37][38][39]
Cordae is featured by NF in the song "Careful" which is the third song of the album Hope released on April 7, 2023. This song reached the Billboard Hot 100 for a week and landed on position 85.[40][41]
In July 2023, Cordae performed on the Lyrical Lemonade track "Doomsday" alongside the late rapper Juice Wrld; the song is the first single off the Lyrical Lemonade debut compilation album All Is Yellow (2024).
Musical style and influences
Cordae lists Nas, Jay-Z, Kid Cudi, Kanye West, Eminem, Capital Steez, Lil Wayne, J. Cole, Big L, Travis Scott, and Kendrick Lamar as some of his biggest influences.[42] Shortly after the release of The Lost Boy, he said his five favorite rappers were Jay-Z, Nas, 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G., and Big L. He has called Nas' album It Was Written a big influence.[43] He has repeatedly said that, given his musical background and understanding of old school hip-hop and what hip-hop is evolving into, he can be the key in bridging the generational gap in hip-hop.[44][45][46]
Respect Magazine opined in 2018 that Dunston was ahead of his time as a rapper. "He is a mix of the old and new school, and the deliverance and perception of his music sets himself apart from the new generation of rappers these days. We get a clear glimpse of this in his music videos for "Old N*ggas," 'My Name Is,' and 'Kung Fu,' which all have over 5 million views on YouTube. He is building a solid buzz for himself day by day, and letting the world know his bars and rhymes are ahead of his time. He has yet to drop a project proving such."[47]
Revolt TV said in 2018, "There's always going to be artists who go against the grain and manage to generate conversation without being mundane or routine. Cordae is the result of perfect timing, a need for change and managing to bridge the gap between aesthetic and talent. He's the Gohan of the YBN collective, appearing docile and juvenile but displaying a 'mastery' over words that seems at odds with old-school "hip-hoppers" belief about his age group. It is yet to be seen if his talent warrants the praise he's receiving."[48]
Personal life
Before leaving college, Cordae worked at a local T.G.I. Friday's in Maryland. He told Adam22 of No Jumper that he "hated" it and that he always knew he was destined for more.[49]
Cordae participated in a Black Lives Matter protest in 2016, rapping among the crowd about the struggles he faced, and the issues he'd been noticing in his community.[50] In July 2020, Dunston was arrested at a Breonna Taylor protest in Louisville, Kentucky, along with American professional football player Kenny Stills.[51] He wore a defund the police t-shirt while watching the 2020 US Open women's singles final.
He began dating tennis star Naomi Osaka in 2019, whom he met at a Los Angeles Clippers game.[52][53] On January 11, 2023, they announced that they are expecting their first child.[54] On July 7, 2023, the couple welcomed a baby girl.[55] On July 11, 2023, Cordae revealed the baby's name, Shai, at a concert.[56]
Discography
Studio albums
Titel | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
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US [57] |
US R&B/HH [58] |
US Rap [59] |
AUS [60] |
CAN [61] |
NZ [62] |
UK [63] | ||
The Lost Boy | 13 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 12 | 21 | 85 | |
From a Birds Eye View | 13 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 18 | 28 | 100 |
Extended plays
Titel | EP details |
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Just Until... |
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Mixtapes
Titel | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
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US [57] |
US R&B/HH [58] |
US Rap [59] |
CAN [61] | |||
Anxiety (as Entendre) |
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— | — | — | — | |
I'm So Anxious (as Entendre) |
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— | — | — | — | |
I'm So Anonymous (as Entendre) |
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— | — | — | — | |
YBN: The Mixtape (as YBN Cordae with YBN Almighty Jay and YBN Nahmir) |
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21 | 13 | 12 | 19 | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Singles
As lead artist
Titel | Year | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | |||||
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US [73] |
US R&B/HH [74] |
CAN [75] |
IRE [76] |
NZ Hot [77] | |||||
"My Name Is"[78] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Old Niggas"[79] | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Fighting Temptations"[80] | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Kung Fu"[81] | — | — | — | — | — | YBN: The Mixtape | |||
"Alaska (Scotty Pippen)"[83] | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"What's Life"[84] | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
"Locationships"[85] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Have Mercy"[24] | — | — | — | — | 32 |
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The Lost Boy | ||
"Bad Idea" (featuring Chance the Rapper)[26] |
— | — | — | — | 22 | ||||
"RNP" (featuring Anderson .Paak)[27] |
—[A] | —[B] | 84 | 92 | 4 | ||||
"Gifted" (featuring Roddy Ricch) |
2020 | —[C] | 37 | 84 | — | 9 | From a Birds Eye View | ||
"The Parables"[89] | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
"Taxes"[90] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Super" | —[D] | — | — | — | 27 | From a Birds Eye View | |||
"Sinister" (featuring Lil Wayne) |
— | — | — | — | 40 | ||||
"Unacceptable" / "So with That" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Checkmate" (with Hit-Boy) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Two Tens" (featuring Anderson .Paak) |
2023 | —[E] | — | 74 | — | 8 | |||
"Curious" (with Eric Bellinger and Fabolous)[93] |
— | — | — | — | — | 1-800-Hit Eazy: Line 2 | |||
"Doomsday" (with Lyrical Lemonade and Juice Wrld) |
58 | 19 | 49 | 83 | 3 | All Is Yellow | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
As featured artist
Titel | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
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US [94] | |||||||||
"Blackjack (Remix)"[95] (Aminé featuring Cordae) |
2019 | — | Non-album single | ||||||
"Racks"[96] (H.E.R. featuring Cordae) |
— | I Used to Know Her | |||||||
"In These Streets"[97] (Godfather of Harlem featuring John Legend, Cordae, and Nick Grant) |
— | Non-album single | |||||||
"Can't Put It in the Hands of Fate" (Stevie Wonder featuring Rapsody, Cordae, Chika, and Busta Rhymes) |
2020 | — | TBA | ||||||
"Soda"[98] (DJ Scheme featuring Cordae, Ski Mask the Slump God, and Take a Daytrip) |
— | Family | |||||||
"Killer (Remix)" (Eminem featuring Jack Harlow and Cordae) |
2021 | 62 | Non-album singles | ||||||
"Life Is Like a Dice Game" (Nas featuring Freddie Gibbs and Cordae) |
— | ||||||||
"Spinnin" (Dougie B featuring B-Lovee and Cordae) |
2022 | — | Nobody Bigger | ||||||
"Flame On" (Aitch featuring Cordae) |
2023 | — | Lost Files | ||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Other charted songs
Titel | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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US [100] |
US R&B/HH [101] |
NZ Hot [77] | |||
"Mama / Show Love" (Logic featuring Cordae) |
2019 | — | —[F] | 18 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind |
"Broke as Fuck" | — | — | 22 | The Lost Boy | |
"Dream in Color" | 2021 | — | — | 20 | Just Until... |
"Wassup" (featuring Young Thug) |
— | — | 37 | ||
"Today" (featuring Gunna) |
2022 | —[G] | — | 28 | From a Birds Eye View |
"Chronicles" (featuring H.E.R. and Lil Durk) |
—[H] | 47 | 14 | ||
"Parables (Remix)" (featuring Eminem) |
— | — | 31 | ||
"Careful" (NF featuring Cordae) |
2023 | 85 | 29 | 10 | Hope |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Guest appearances
Titel | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Starving Artist"[103] | 2018 | [602] Prophet | Abstract Nostalgia |
"Make Me Feel"[70] | YBN Almighty Jay | YBN: The Mixtape | |
"Pain Away"[70] | YBN Nahmir | ||
"Tout ce que je sais"[104] | Orelsan | La fête est finie – Épilogue | |
"Multiply"[105] | Problem, Mozzy | S2 | |
"Elevate"[106] | DJ Khalil, Denzel Curry, SwaVay, Trevor Rich | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | |
"Mama / Show Love"[107] | 2019 | Logic | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind |
"Nothin' Less"[108] | Curren$y, Statik Selektah | Gran Turismo | |
"Let Me Down"[109] | NBDY | Admissions | |
"Lord Is Coming"[110] | H.E.R. | I Used to Know Her | |
"Gone"[111] | Robert Glasper, Bilal, Herbie Hancock | Fuck Yo Feelings | |
"Sunshine"[111] | Robert Glasper | ||
"Al1enZ"[112] | Denzel Curry | iFruit Radio (Soundtrack) | |
"What's Life"[113] | 2021 | Common | Liberated / Music For the Movement Vol. 3 |
"Settle the Score"[114] | Duckwrth | Space Jam: A New Legacy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
"Beetleborgs"[115] | 2023 | BabyTron | Bin Reaper 3 |
Notes
- ^ "RNP" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[86]
- ^ "RNP" did not enter the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number three on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.[87]
- ^ "Gifted" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[88]
- ^ "Super" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 23 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[91]
- ^ "Two Tens" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 25 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[92]
- ^ "Mama / Show Love" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number six on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.[87]
- ^ "Today" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 11 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[102]
- ^ "Chronicles" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number seven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[102]
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- ^ Dailey, Hannah (January 11, 2023). "Cordae Is Expecting a Baby With Naomi Osaka". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Naomi Osaka Welcomes First Baby, a Girl, with Boyfriend Cordae (Exclusive)". People. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "Naomi Osaka Hints at Split from Cordae in Cryptic Social Media Posts and Deletes Photos with Rapper". People. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ a b "YBN Cordae – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- The Lost Boy: "Billboard 200: Week of August 10, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- From a Birds Eye View: "Billboard 200: Week of January 29, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ a b "YBN Cordae – Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- The Lost Boy: "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of August 10, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- From a Birds Eye View: "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of January 29, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "YBN Cordae – Chart History: Top Rap Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- The Lost Boy: "Top Rap Albums: Week of August 10, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- From a Birds Eye View: "Top Rap Albums: Week of January 29, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ "Discography YBN Cordae". australian-charts.com. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ a b "YBN Cordae – Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- The Lost Boy: "Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of August 10, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- From a Birds Eye View: "Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of January 29, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "YBN Cordae | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ^ Findlay, Mitch (May 6, 2021). "Cordae Confirms New Album Title". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ "My next body of work is titled "From a Birds Eye View"". May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Cordae Announces 'Just Until...' EP Featuring Q-Tip And Young Thug". UPROXX. April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ^ "Entendre – Anxiety". Spinrilla. June 22, 2014. Archived from the original on July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ "Entendre – I'm So Anxious". Spinrilla. August 7, 2016. Archived from the original on July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ "Entendre – I'm So Anonymous". Spinrilla. August 15, 2017. Archived from the original on July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
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- ^ @billboardcharts (July 3, 2023). "Juice WRLD & @cordae's "Doomsday" debuts at No. 58 on this week's #Hot100" (Tweet). Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Peaks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart:
- "Gifted": "Roddy Ricch – Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- "Doomsday": "Juice Wrld – Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ Peaks in Canada:
- All except noted: "YBN Cordae – Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 26, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- "Gifted": "Roddy Ricch – Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- "Two Tens": "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of February 11, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- "Doomsday": "Juice Wrld – Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- ^ a b Peaks for the New Zealand Hot Singles Chart:
- "Have Mercy": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. February 25, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- "Bad Idea": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. July 1, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- "RNP": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- "Gifted": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 12, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- "The Parables": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. December 7, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- "Dream in Color": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- "Super": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
- "Sinister": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- "Today", "Chronicles" and "Parables" (Remix): "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- "Two Tens": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. February 6, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- "Careful": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- "Doomsday": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "Cordae – "My Name Is" (Eminem Remix)[Official Music Video]". YouTube. May 11, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "Old N****s – Single by Cordae". May 16, 2018. Archived from the original on April 16, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2019 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "Cordae "Fighting Temptations" (WSHH Exclusive – Official Music Video)". YouTube. June 14, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "Cordae "Kung Fu" (WSHH Exclusive – Official Music Video)". YouTube. July 11, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ a b "Canadian single certifications – YBN Cordae". Music Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ Montes, Patrick (August 27, 2018). "YBN Cordae Drops Cole Bennett-Directed "Scotty Pippen" Video". Hypebeast. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ "Cordae – Whats Life". YouTube. December 31, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "Locationships – Single by YBN Cordae". January 28, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "YBN Cordae – Chart history: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 26, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ a b "YBN Cordae – Chart history: Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 26, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ^ "Roddy Ricch – Chart history: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ^ "The Parables - Single by Cordae". November 24, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "Taxes (from the Netflix Series "We The People") - Single by Cordae". July 2, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Chart: Week of October 23, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
- ^ "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Chart: Week of February 11, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- ^ "Top 40/Rhythmic Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ @billboardcharts (June 7, 2021). "@Eminem's "Killer," featuring @jackharlow & @cordae, debuts at No. 62 on this week's #Hot100" (Tweet). Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "BLACKJACK (feat. YBN Cordae) [Remix] – Single by Aminé". February 8, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "Racks (feat. YBN Cordae) – Single by H.E.R." June 28, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "In These Streets (feat. John Legend, YBN Cordae & Nick Grant) – Single". November 29, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2019 – via Apple Music.
- ^ @Empire (November 10, 2020). "We got somethin' special droppin this Friday...🔥📣 New @DJSCHEME_ x @cordae x @THESLUMPGOD x @takeadaytrip "Soda" single out 11/13‼️🥤..." (Tweet). Retrieved November 12, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "NF – Chart history: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ Peaks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart:
- "Chronicles": "H.E.R. – Chart history: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- "Careful": "NF – Chart history: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ a b "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Chart: Week of January 29, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ "Abstract Nostalgia by [602] Prophet". February 28, 2018. Archived from the original on December 26, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2019 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "La fête est finie – EPILOGUE by Orelsan". November 16, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2019 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "S2 by Problem". November 30, 2018. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2019 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack From & Inspired by the Motion Picture) by Various Artists". December 14, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2019 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind by Logic". May 10, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "Gran Turismo by Curren$y & Statik Selektah". May 17, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "Admissions by NBDY". May 31, 2019. Archived from the original on July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "I Used to Know by H.E.R." August 30, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2019 – via Apple Music.
- ^ a b "F**k Yo Feelings by Robert Glasper". October 3, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2019 – via Apple Music.
- ^ Bloom, Madison (December 10, 2019). "Danny Brown to Host Grand Theft Auto V Radio Featuring Skepta". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ^ "Liberated / Music For the Movement Vol. 3 by Various Artists". June 18, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "Space Jam: A New Legacy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Various Artists". July 9, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "Bin Reaper 3: New Testament by BabyTron". January 13, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023 – via Apple Music.
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