The Crossroads

Cordae Announces ‘The Crossroads’ Tour for 2025

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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 Claims “The Crossroads” Is The One

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“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.

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The Crossroads Tracklist:

  1. Intro
  2. 06 dreamin
  3. Back on the Road (feat. Lil Wayne)
  4. Summer Drop (feat. Anderson .Paak)
  5. Nothings Promised
  6. Mad as F*ck
  7. All Alone
  8. Never See It (feat. Juicy J)
  9. Pray (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
  10. Don’t Walk Away (feat. Jordan Ward & Ravyn Lenae)
  11. Saturday Mornings (feat. Lil Wayne)
  12. No Bad News (feat. Kanye West)
  13. Shai Afreni
  14. What Really Matters
  15. Syrup Sandwiches (feat. Joey Bada$$)
  16. Now You Know
  17. Two Tens (feat. Anderson .Paak) – Bonus Track

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Cordae Says He Doesn’t ‘Give One F*ck’ About First Week Album Sales Ahead Of ‘The Crossroads’ Release

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Cordae’s forthcoming album The Crossroads is due out this Friday, November 15. Before it hits streaming platforms, the “Syrup Sandwiches” rapper wanted to get something off of his chest.

Over on X (formerly Twitter), Cordae let data collecting critics know that he isn’t interested in The Crossroads‘ first week metrics. “Want to say this now I don’t give 1 f*ck about a first week sales,” he wrote. “It’s a very inaccurate way to calculate impact, especially with the current streaming metrics. I seen somebody do 11K first week and then do a ARENA TOUR off the same album. That’s the end of my Ted talk *2nd one.”

This year, there has been a growing trend of artists been shamed for album sales, streaming metrics, and chart placement especially in rap music.

Cordae went on to slam shamers, writing: “N****s said my last project first week numbers wasn’t good, and I ended up doing a sold out headline world tour.”

He then continued by taking a trip down memory lane reflecting on sales and consumer trends over the years. “In the 90/2000s music was consumed by people actually going to the stores and buying albums,” he wrote. “When you did 100K first week that meant 100 thousand people went and bought the CD. Now, you can have 300,000 people Listening to your album on streaming, and the units. Equivalent is 200.”

The Crossroads is due out 11/15 via Atlantic Records. You can find more information here.

Cordae’s ‘The Crossroads’ Tracklist Features Anderson .Paak, Lil Wayne, And More

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Cordae, who has been rolling out his third studio album, The Crossroads, over the past few months, revealed the tracklist and album cover today. The tracklist confirmed that previously released tracks like “Summer Drop” with Anderson .Paak, “Saturday Mornings” with Lil Wayne, and “Syrup Sandwiches” with Joey Badass will all appear on the album, in addition to new songs with features from Jordan Ward and Ravyn Lenae, Juicy J, Kanye West, and Ty Dolla Sign.

The past Uproxx cover star is two years removed from his most recent album, From A Birds Eye View. Since then, he and tennis star Naomi Osaka welcomed their first child in 2023, but appeared to have broken up at some point in the past year. However, they seem to be on good terms, co-parenting baby Shai as Osaka returned to competition and Cordae began the rollout for The Crossroads earlier this year.

The Crossroads is due this Friday, November 15 via Atlantic Records. You can find more information here. See the cover and tracklist below.

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Cordae The Crossroads Tracklist

01. “Intro”
02. “06 Dreamin”
03. “Back On The Road” Feat. Lil Wayne
04. “Summer Drop” Feat. Anderson .Paak
05. “Nothings Promised”
06. “Mad As F*ck”
07. “All Alone”
08. “Neva See It” Feat. Juicy J
09. “Pray” Feat. Ty Dolla Sign
10. “Don’t Walk Away” Feat. Jordan Ward & Ravyn Lenae
11. “Saturday Mornings” Feat. Lil Wayne
12. “No Bad News” Feat. Ye
13. “Shai Afeni”
14. “What Really Matters”
15. “Syrup Sandwiches” Feat. Joey Badass
16. “Now You Know”

Cordae & Joey Bada$$ Show Pride In Their Grind On “Syrup Sandwiches”

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In just one week, Cordae will be dropping off his third solo project The Crossroads. It will consist of 17 tracks with the currently known features being Anderson .Paak (x2), Lil Wayne, and Joey Bada$$. Speaking of the latter, he’s potentially on the final teaser track for Cordae’s tape called “Syrup Sandwiches.” For those who are unaware, syrup sandwiches are exactly what they sound like. However, they represent something much more than a sweet treat. They are brought up in rap music quite a bit, with Kendrick Lamar probably being the biggest MC to do so. He referenced the snack on his chart-topper “HUMBLE.”

“Ayy, I remember syrup sandwiches and crime allowances.” These are very popular amongst those growing up in poverty-stricken areas and are a cheap meal that many grow up on. They also symbolize how far MCs have come from those trying times during their childhoods, which is essentially what this song is all about. Cordae and Joey instead focus on all of things they have accomplished rather than recounting their pasts. Both rappers drop some terrific one liners and do so over a fellow laid-back, almost drum-less instrumental. Spin the new record below and let us know how hype you are for The Crossroads.

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“Syrup Sandwiches” – Cordae & Joey Bada$$

Quotable Lyrics:

You’re butlers to me, them young n****s uppin’ the heat
They stuck to the streets, like concrete, the hustle’s in me
They say you gotta beat the block up ’til your knuckles’ll bleed
That mean a n**** gotta rap until the pen out of ink
Your team weak, like Justin Timberlake, y’all been out of sync
A n**** skatin’ on the beat, s***, I could rent out the rink

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Cordae Hypes Up “The Crossroads” With “Mad As F*ck”

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Cordae has a lot of fans saying that he has an album of the year incoming with The Crossroads. So far, we have to sort of agree with the majority. Throughout the rollout for this project, the North Carolina bred MC has thoroughly impressed us with his lyrical displays and tremendous command of flow. With the exception of the more pop centric “Make Up Your Mind,” “Saturday Mornings” and “Summer Drop” feature some of his strongest performances of his career. So, with Cordae returning with another single, “Mad As F*ck,” after two standouts, how does he fare this week?

Overall, it’s a solid offering the now Maryland product. He does bring some nice flow switch-ups mid verses. The lyrics are pretty standard, both nothing that’s leaning towards offensively drab. It just doesn’t have that same punch as the Cole-produced “Summer Drop” nor the same presence as the Lil Wayne-assisted “Saturday Mornings.” Also keeping “Mad As F*ck” behind the eight ball (in our opinion) is the beat. Its predecessors were extremely jazzy and soulful, and they just had incredible aura. “Mad As F*ck” keeps it more traditional and trap focused. But again, it’s nothing bad, it just doesn’t have the same memorability factor. We are still thoroughly excited for The Crossroads, though, which is supposedly due November 15.

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“Mad As F*ck” – Cordae

Quotable Lyrics:

Yeah, I keep the count, count, count, you think I’m Dracula
That thirty quick to flip a n**** a patty, like a spatula (Ha)
Bougie shawty, said she love my Maryland vernacular
My n**** keep the Uzi like JT, it get to actin’ up (Pop)
Bought my mom a Beamer, yeah, shе used to whip that Acura truck (Skrrt)
Had to get a new crib, ‘causе my old crib was inadequate (For real)

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Cordae & Anderson .Paak Recount Their Childhoods Before Rap Over J. Cole-Produced “Summer Drop”

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Cordae is someone who has so much talent, but in that same breath does not have the most consistent full-length projects. Well, he might prove those skeptics wrong when the former YBN crew mate puts out his third studio album, The Crossroads. At the time of writing, the Maryland MC does not have a release date in mind for it, but it is coming very soon. So far, we know for sure of one song that will be on the record, and that is the stupendous “Saturday Mornings” which features Lil Wayne. Now, though, Cordae is bringing out the second sure-fire inclusion, “Summer Drop”.

This cut sees Cordae working with now-frequent collaborator Anderson .Paak, as well as J. Cole. For those hoping for a rapping performance, you are going to be let down some. He plays more of a background role, as he is credited as a producer here. However, that’s not necessarily a disappointment because Cole is one heck of an underrated producer. Him, along with Kelsey Gonzalez, lay down another soulful instrumental with constant rushes of horns and a punchy and glitchy boom bap drum pattern. Both .Paak and Cordae are getting nostalgic and personal on “Summer Drop”, recounting their respective childhoods before raking in the big bucks as rap superstars. Check out the incredible single below.

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“Summer Drop” – Cordae & Anderson .Paak

Quotable Lyrics:

I saved up the whole summer, that’s how I got school clothes
I bought some Puma’s and some fake chains, that was fools gold
My n****, what you know about those hot summers? No air condition
My n****s got rare ambition, but pain and paired division (When the summer dropped)
I done lost so many homies, in summers I cherish livin’
Nobody care to listen, they suffer from their decision (When the summer dropped)

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Cordae And Anderson .Paak’s Nostalgic ‘Summer Drop’ Recalls Simpler Times

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Anderson .Paak and Cordae‘s third J. Cole-produced single, “Summer Drop,” is a nostalgic ode to the year’s warmer months — and the easygoing joys they brought in simpler times. The three rappers previously collaborated on “RNP” from Cordae’s debut album, The Lost Boy, while 2023’s “Two Tens” saw them reunite and tease that they had enough songs for a full EP. However, the release of “Summer Drop” brought something even more exciting with it: The announcement of Cordae’s third album, The Crossroads. While no release date was given, it’s expected to be out this year.

“Summer Drop” constitutes Cordae’s second single from the upcoming album, after he released “Saturday Mornings” in July. That song featured another older rapper, Lil Wayne, with whom he reunited after trading bars on “Sinister” from his second album, From A Bird’s Eye View. The Maryland native also tag-teamed with the late Juice WRLD on “Doomsday” from Lyrical Lemonade’s album, All Is Yellow, which dropped in January of this year. He also appeared in the video for “Doomsday 2” by his hero Eminem from the same album, creating something of a full-circle moment for him after his initial breakout with a freestyle over Eminem’s debut single “My Name Is.”

You can listen to Cordae and Anderson .Paak’s “Summer Drop” above.

Cordae Enters ‘The Crossroads’ Era As He Announces His Third Studio Album With A Cinematic Teaser Clip

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Given the breaking politics news (Joe Biden dropping out of the 2024 presidential race), today (July 21) isn’t an ideal time to make any more announcement. But it looks like Uproxx cover star Cordae wanted to cut to gloom online with a reveal of his own.

Across his official social media pages, the “Feel It In The Air” rapper uploaded a cinematic clip to tease his third studio album, The Crossroads.

“The Crossroads Era begins now,” he wrote.

In the video, Cordae provided fans with a sneak peek into what he’s daily activities since his brief step back from the public. Those activities include quality time with his daughter Shai (whom he shares with Naomi Osaka), relaxing, educating himself on world news, and more. All of which is sure to make its way onto the project.

He then went on to share that fans should expect the first offering of the forthcoming project, on July 24.

Users online shared their excitement with the news. Other welcomed Cordae back from his recent hiatus, to which he replied: “Great to be back, I had to get better for y’all. Y’all deserve my best 🖤.”

The official release date for the upcoming body of work isn’t known at this time. However, in his profile’s bio section Cordae made it clear that The Crossroads will be shared by way of his record label, Hi Level.