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Cordae Shuts Down His Album Flopping Due to First Week Sales: ‘Why Spend Time Focusing on One Week?’

December 20, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Numbers this, numbers that. Everyone wants to talk figures these days. So let’s talk them. While on The Breakfast Club, Cordae was asked about his first week numbers, with Charlamagne Tha God asking did he flop. If you ask Cordae, he has not and that’s just Internet chatter.

“No. Because, probability of that, it’s some white boy in Indiana,” Cordae replied. “Not that it’s a race thing, but it’s the truth of the people that run those. If you look at channels like that, their whole channel subscribes to a bunch of negativity. That’s what they’re about. Every artist in music, you can find something negative and nitpick at where they lack in some department.”

He added, “I had other albums that didn’t have a strong first week but again, my tour ended up doing super well. And then later on it grows and becomes a larger thing. Why spend all this time focusing on one week? You’re focusing on one week when there’s 52 weeks out of the year? You’re gonna just gonna give up on an album because it didn’t have a super strong first week?”

You can hear his reasoning below.

Charlamagne asks Cordae if he feels like his album flopped after it sold 10k with the first week sales on The Breakfast Club pic.twitter.com/Rl57ue6G6z

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Cordae is hitting the road in 2025 with The Crossroads Tour, a 23-city trek that begins on February 5 at Ace of Spades in Sacramento, CA. The tour will stop in major cities like Los Angeles, Houston, Atlanta, Toronto, and New York before concluding in Chicago at Concord Music Hall on March 16. Fans can secure their tickets through Cordae’s official website.

The tour celebrates the release of his critically acclaimed album, The Crossroads, available now via Atlantic Records. Executive produced by Smoko Ono, the 16-track album features collaborations with Joey Bada$$, Lil Wayne, Anderson .Paak, Juicy J, Ty Dolla $ign, Kanye West, and more, with standout singles like “Mad As Fuck,” “Syrup Sandwiches,” “Saturday Mornings,” and “Summer Drop.”

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Cordae Makes His Mama Proud In The Nostalgic ’06 Dreamin’ Video

December 19, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Cordae wasn’t the only person in his family with dreams of musical stardom. In “06 Dreamin” from his new album, The Crossroads, Cordae recounts how his mom pursued the same dream he did, albeit through different means. The nostalgic song recalls how Cordae felt when he saw his mom audition for reality competitions like American Idol and Making The Band, and how it made him hungrier than ever to chase stardom when she didn’t make it. The best part? The beat is built around a sample of a song his mom recorded at the time, giving her a chance to experience a little of that success.

The video for the song, which Cordae shared today, employs actors to reproduce scenes of a young Cordae rapping for his mom as she struggled to make ends meet for the two of them. Like his real-life story, the video has a happy ending as well, closing on a shot of Cordae and his mom on the red carpet for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards — where Cordae was nominated for Best Rap Album for his debut, The Lost Boy. While he didn’t take home a trophy that night, he did get an award: to make his mom’s dream come true.

Watch Cordae’s “06 Dreamin” video above.

Cordae Announces ‘The Crossroads’ Tour 2025

November 19, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Multi-platinum, 3x GRAMMY® Award-nominated, and Emmy® Award-winning rapper Cordae will embark on The Crossroads Tour in 2025. The 23-city trek kicks off on Wednesday, February 5 at Ace of Spades in Sacramento, CA, making stops in Los Angeles, Houston, Atlanta, Toronto, New York, and more before wrapping up in Chicago, IL at Concord Music Hall on Sunday, March 16.

The Crossroads Tour celebrates Cordae’s critically acclaimed new album, The Crossroads, available now via Atlantic Records HERE. Executive produced by Smoko Ono, The Crossroads features the singles “Mad As Fuck,” “Syrup Sandwiches (feat. Joey Bada$$$)”, ”Saturday Mornings” (feat. Lil Wayne)”, and “Summer Drop” (feat. Anderson . Paak).” The 16-track album contains even more stellar collaborations from Juicy J, Ty Dolla $ign, Jordan Ward, Ravyn Lenae, and Kanye West.

THE CROSSROADS TOUR – NORTH AMERICA 2025 DATES:

Wed Feb 05 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades

Fri Feb 07 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo

Sun Feb 09 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom

Mon Feb 10 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom

Wed Feb 12 – San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom

Tues Feb 18 – Los Angeles, CA – The Novo

Wed Feb 19 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren

Fri Feb 21 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex

Sat Feb 22 – Denver, CO – Cervantes’

Sun Feb 23 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater

Tues Feb 25 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live Midtown

Wed Feb 26 – Austin, TX – Emo’s

Fri Feb 28 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre

Sat Mar 01 – Charlotte, NC – The Underground

Sun Mar 02 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Silver Spring

Tues Mar 04 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts

Thu Mar 06 – Boston, MA – House of Blues Boston

Sat Mar 08 – Montreal, QC – Théâtre Beanfield

Sun Mar 09 – Toronto, ON – The Opera House

Tue Mar 11 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues Cleveland

Wed Mar 12 – New York, NY – Webster Hall

Sat Mar 15 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre

Sun Mar 16 – Chicago, IL – Concord Music Hall

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Cordae Claims “The Crossroads” Is The One

November 15, 2024 by newhiphopnews

“I wanted to get better, like, as a songwriter, as a rapper… verses… storytelling… beat selection and taste in beat selection… and that requires work and time, so I feel like this is my best foot forward thus far.” That’s Cordae speaking with Billboard on his brand-new and third studio album The Crossroads. Besides these aspirations and confident words, it’s been a project on fans’ radar. It’s for good reason too, because some of the singles leading up to today were pretty impeccable. “Summer Drop,” “Saturday Mornings,” and “Syrup Sandwiches” are some our personal favorites.

But does The Crossroads live up to its self-praise by its creative mind? Overall, we can see some improvements, especially in the wordplay and storytelling. It’s why those aforementioned tracks are thought of so highly. Where the album sort falls a little flat is in the more braggadocious pop rap cuts. “Mad as F*ck,” “Never See It,” and “Back on the Road” are couple of examples that just don’t have that oomph. While the beats on these tracks are certainly solid, we feel that this lane isn’t where Cordae truly feels at home. But generally speaking, there’s quality here and growth from the North Carolina spitter.

The Crossroads – Cordae

The Crossroads Tracklist:

Intro
06 dreamin
Back on the Road (feat. Lil Wayne)
Summer Drop (feat. Anderson .Paak)
Nothings Promised
Mad as F*ck
All Alone
Never See It (feat. Juicy J)
Pray (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
Don’t Walk Away (feat. Jordan Ward & Ravyn Lenae)
Saturday Mornings (feat. Lil Wayne)
No Bad News (feat. Kanye West)
Shai Afreni
What Really Matters
Syrup Sandwiches (feat. Joey Bada$$)
Now You Know
Two Tens (feat. Anderson .Paak) – Bonus Track

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WATCH: Cordae Floats on Cam’ron’s “Oh Boy” for Justin Credible Freestyle

November 15, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Cordae Drops Bars Over Cam’ron’s “Oh Boy” & GloRilla’s “TGIF” Justin Credible Freestyle 0 21 screenshot

Somebody tell Cordae he already has the rent money. Hitting Power 106 in support of his new album, Cordae floated all across Cam’ron’s “Oh Boy” and GloRilla’s “TGIF, ” rapping like it was the crib on the line.

You can hear the freestyle below.

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Jack Harlow Reveals Unexpected Pick For Favorite Rap Group Of All Time

November 13, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Jack Harlow loves hip hop. It’s become easy to pile on the “First Class” rapper for his pop-friendly approach, but he has spoken at length about the artists he listened to growing up and the passion he has for the genre. Jackman, his last album, was a testament to this. It should then come as no surprise that he would be willing to talk hip hop via social media. Jack Harlow played ten questions on Instagram on November 13, and one fan inquired about his favorite hip hop group. His answer was not at all what we expected.

The question had some easy candidates build in as potential answers. “Most legendary rap group,” the fan asked. “Between Wu-Tang, Dipset and A$AP Mob? Can only pick one.” Jack Harlow responded with a very concise and very surprising answer. He posted a photo of YBN Cordae and YBN Nahmir and wrote back: “Try again.” There you have it. Jack Harlow’s favorite rap group is YBN, which ran from 2014-2020 and released only one collaborative album. You’d be hard-pressed to find a hip hop fan who would put the YNB crew in the same company as say, Wu-Tang Clan or A$AP Mob, but we have to hand it to Jack Harlow for taking a left turn.

Jack Harlow Worked With Cordae On A 2021 Remix

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Jack Harlow has never worked with Nahmir, but he has gotten on a record with Cordae. In fact, he was able to rap alongside Cordae and a mutual hero of theirs, Eminem on the remix to “Killer.” Harlow gushed about the opportunity to collaborate with such notable talents during a 2021 interview with Billboard. “He gave me a lot of props that any artist would love to get,” Harlow said regarding Em. “Sometimes, the best gem is just somebody you admire, letting you know who you think you are. He let me know, ‘You’re that.’”

Jack Harlow’s endorsement could not have come at a better time for Cordae. The former YBN member is dropping his third studio album, The Crossroads, on November 15. The album will feature several rappers that Harlow has collaborated with in the past, including Lil Wayne and Kanye West. Cordae recently made headlines for asserting that he doesn’t “give one f*ck” about first week album sales, as well. Harlow, on the other hand, claimed that he has some “special sh*t” on the way during a recent Brooklyn concert.

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Cordae Claims He Doesn’t “Give One F**k” About First Week Album Sales

November 12, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Cordae is not a household name. He’s never had a smash single, or even been featured on a chart topping single by a bigger artist. He is, however, one of the most respected rappers in his age range. Cordae has dropped two critically acclaimed albums in the last five years. He’s also earned props from superstars like Lil Wayne and ASAP Rocky. Cordae’s third album, The Crossroads, is set for release on November 15, but he is not concerned in the slightest about the first week sales.

Cordae made this point crystal clear through a series of tweets on November 12. The rapper believed that first week sales were an overrated metric, and fail to accurately gauge whether an album is a real success. “Want to say this now I don’t give 1 f*ck about a first week sale,” the rapper wrote. “It’s a very inaccurate way to calculate impact, especially with the current streaming metrics.” Cordae went on to cite examples of first week sales being misleading metrics for an artist’s carer. “I seen somebody do 11K first week and then do a ARENA TOUR off the same album,” he claimed. “That’s the end of my Ted talk.”

Cordae Believes First Week Sales Are A Bad Metric

Cordae’s sentiment was met with support by fans. Many commended the rapper for placing emphasis on quality, and the long term success of an album versus its first week of availability. There were some other fans, though, who felt that Cordae was using this approach to get out in front of potentially low numbers for The Crossroads. He had a response ready. “N**gas said my last project first week numbers wasn’t good,” he recalled. “And I ended up doing a sold out headline world tour.” He also detailed the ways in which music consumption has changed since he was a kid.

“In the 90/2000s music was consumed by people actually going to the stores and buying albums,” the rapper posited. “When you did 100K first week that meant 100 thousand people went and bought the CD.” He went on to note that streaming equivalent sales do not translate the same way. “Now you can have 300,000 people listening to your album on streaming,” he concluded. “Equivalent is 200.” Cordae likes where his career is at, and his fans seem to agree.

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