Billboard spoke with YBN Cordae about his new project The Lost Boy, how music saved his life, why he loves and hates Instagram, why he considers Meek Mill to be his 'big bro,' and why he doesn't mind comparisons.
This year, the accolades began to pour in for Cordae, as he earned his first festival appearance, performing at Broccoli Fest in his DMV hometown, and later being named a on Friday , ahead of opening up for Logic's The Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind Tour, set to begin this August. For his debut, Cordae dazzles as a formidable storyteller, with a knack for witty punchlines.
I say all that to say you've had a crazy run this year, you did Broccoli Fest in the DMV, you're on your own headlining tour right now and then you're hitting the road with Logic. Talk about this run of touring versus when you were coming up and doing low-end shows. Yeah, that was back in college. I used to be off the Xans heavy, you know what I'm saying? Like, my freshman year of college. I was poppin' Xanax like fuck, but I never really talked about it in my music before -- because I don't wanna glorify it. But I've never been able to tell my story before.
Yeah, but I'm not saying no names, you know what I'm saying? It's funny because I even changed up like a line or two. I even changed some lines in that jawn because I was like, "Hmmm. This is like..." But I don't even know, man. I don't even wanna think about it because I know some people are going to say something, but I was just writing what I was inspired by. I would just go home and I'm seeing this shit. I just had to put it down on pen and paper.
Has your family and friends changed their behavior since you became a star or is it still just regular Cordae from down the block?Is it because the couch is extra comfy?
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