With my fan base, I'm just vulnerable. I'm very transparent and vulnerable. — Cordae Fan Copy Share Image
I don't even really try to do something different. I just do what's authentic to me. — Cordae Authentic Copy Share Image
I freestyled the hook to 'Target.' I got into cadence and then it sparked the idea. — Cordae Copy Share Image
People compare me to Kendrick. I've seen comparisons with Jay-Z, with Nas, with Chance The Rapper. I get a lot of Eminem… — Cordae Chance Copy Share Image
YBN is family. Everybody in YBN is family. Nahmir and Jay, those are really my brothers. — Cordae Brotherhood Copy Share Image
The artists with lyrical content and who say something seem to outlast the fad rappers - I always noticed that. — Cordae Copy Share Image
Puma just, they really rock with me the long way. They've been rockin with me for a while. — Cordae Copy Share Image
If you can do something that's authentic to yourself, how you feel as a person, then it's gonna be different than everybody… — Cordae Authentic Copy Share Image
I'm perfecting my craft as an artist and as a performer, and my shows are getting better each time. — Cordae Art Copy Share Image
I'm just trying to get better as an artist and as a human being. I feel like that's mad important. — Cordae Art Copy Share Image
I'm very protective of my energy. You have to protect your energy around outside sources because your positive energy can be canceled… — Cordae Dark Copy Share Image
Words are powerful. The tongue is powerful. And when you write it down, and record it, and press it up, it's 100… — Cordae Help Copy Share Image
I'm really grateful for my mom. And my mom always raised me being a single mother. Being a single mother, a lot… — Cordae Grateful Copy Share Image
I'm an introvert, but I disguise my introversion by being an extrovert. If I don't have to be around people, I'm not.… — Cordae Copy Share Image
If you're thinking about your brand over your people, you've lost yourself. — Cordae Copy Share Image
I want the biggest artist of 2030, 2027 or even 2025 to say, 'I was inspired by Cordae. Cordae is the reason… — Cordae Art Copy Share Image
Everything I involve myself with is an extension of me, so I take everything super seriously, from the music to the shows.… — Cordae Copy Share Image
The last thing I want to do with my platform is bash another young black man who is getting money. — Cordae Copy Share Image
Cordae is like my government name. I was like, just be myself. What's a better name than the name my mom gave… — Cordae Copy Share Image
I don't wanna marginalize myself. I don't wanna be the overly woke rapper, and I don't wanna be the turned-up rapper. — Cordae Copy Share Image
I don't know, I really try not to pay attention to comparisons, 'cause I'm my own artist. I try to build my… — Cordae Artist Copy Share Image
When I used to work at Friday's, in a restaurant, that endless appetizer, that was my worst enemy as a server. Oh… — Cordae Enemy Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be a Freshman because XXL is really important in the history of hip-hop. It embodies the culture. — Cordae Copy Share Image
The first time I ever visited L.A., I wanted to move here. It's the land of opportunity. — Cordae Copy Share Image
Nas, Big L, Rakim, Jay-Z, Eminem, those was all my influences, but I didn't start recording until I was 16. — Cordae Copy Share Image
For a lot of artists in the entertainment industry, we can't become too jaded with what's going on with our personal lives… — Cordae Art Copy Share Image
At a festival, the people there are not all your fans, and this gives me a chance to win over new people.… — Cordae Chance Copy Share Image
I'm politically incorrect. I don't get into politics like that. I speak about what I know and what effects me personally, and… — Cordae Copy Share Image
Fashion is definitely important. It's like peanut butter and jelly with hiphop music, you know what I'm saying? So, it's a part… — Cordae Fashion Copy Share Image
I just want to use my voice and my platform to help people. Whether it be political or therapeutic. — Cordae Help Copy Share Image
I like to rehearse a lot. Before I hit the stage, I listen to the songs that I would perform and make… — Cordae Copy Share Image
I want my music to make you reminiscent or nostalgic of your childhood, or take you back to a better place. — Cordae Copy Share Image
Washington D.C. and the entire DMV area are very dope places because they're such musically-inclined areas. — Cordae Copy Share Image
I keep a composition book with me at all times to write rhymes, to write down ideas, write down my thoughts, you… — Cordae Book Copy Share Image
