Orlando Zoom Call With Cordae
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00:00Oh, Corday. What's good, family?
00:03Chilling, family. How are you?
00:05Hey, man, I'm good. I'm good, man.
00:07Last time we chopped it up, I was stuck up in that room for like three weeks.
00:11Yeah, right? I know I was thinking about that.
00:14I was definitely thinking about that, bro.
00:16It's crazy how God worked, man.
00:17Yeah, you know, I got to tell you, man, that's serious,
00:19because, you know, I talked to you about it that night,
00:23but I don't think I shared this with most people.
00:25Like, when you hit me, that was fresh off of moms.
00:28You know how moms are, praying mothers.
00:30They're like, I can't come see you.
00:31I'm going to claim it. You're going to be okay.
00:34This COVID thing ain't got nothing over me.
00:35Yeah, for sure.
00:36I had heard that for 30 minutes.
00:39And then I hang up the phone, and I look down, and I see the number,
00:42and I pick up like, yo, what's up, Ace?
00:44You're like, nah, man, it's Corday, man. How you doing?
00:46And you didn't even know I was sick.
00:48Yeah, no. No clue, bro.
00:50That's crazy.
00:52Because then immediately you started with the, yo, I'm claiming it.
00:56In the name of Jesus, you're going to be okay.
00:58And I took it as like, this was this strange moment where, yo,
01:02like, of course I'm going to get it from my mother.
01:04But, like, just a confirmation comes from just out of the blue,
01:08and it's you, man.
01:09So how long has that spirituality been a part of you?
01:13Oh, man, forever, man.
01:15My whole life.
01:16My mom and, you know, grandmother embedded that within me, bro.
01:19And, you know, that was a great moment for me
01:22because it was this further confirmation that I was in alignment
01:26and that I'm serving my purpose on earth here.
01:30You know what I'm saying?
01:31To spread love, to just be a vessel, to do, you know, God's work on earth.
01:36And that was just another, that was another, you know, sign to show,
01:40like, just the impact.
01:41You know what I'm saying?
01:42And just, you know, that I'm in alignment, you know?
01:45That's crazy.
01:45Because, I mean, we had that moment.
01:48And then I was kind of like, yo, I had just saw a freestyle that you did
01:52when you was, like, on quarantine.
01:53And you was, I mean, and it was, like, it was crazy
01:56because I told you before when we first met,
01:58I hadn't really found, like, a young wave artist
02:01that I ran to their stuff when I saw it get posted.
02:04Like, yo, let me see what gems they dropping here.
02:07And every time I see you go in, it's like, you don't waste words.
02:12No, never.
02:13Every word, not a word.
02:15You know what's crazy?
02:15I wrote a song yesterday and I said, not a word wasted.
02:18I literally said that, like, in a line.
02:20Not a word wasted.
02:21Every sentence is sacred.
02:22I said that.
02:22Yo, that's crazy.
02:23Because it's like, I'm the PD here, so I got to meet with the DJs.
02:27And I'm like, yo, man, your words are currency, man.
02:29Don't waste words.
02:29Like, you don't say what you mean.
02:31And when I saw it, and it reminds me of that freestyle
02:33because that's when we were talking that night.
02:36I'm like, yo, man, it's like you agree, oh, man.
02:38It's like, because you really saying things that cats need to hear.
02:41And you were kind of pensive about putting out music
02:43during that pandemic kind of craziness.
02:45And I was like, nah, keep dropping them gems.
02:47So how does it feel now that we're still going through it,
02:50but you're dropping stuff like gifted?
02:52Yeah, you know, like you said, I was real pensive and hesitant
02:57on dropping music around this time just because this is just a new landscape.
03:02You know, so I'm sort of just sitting back and just observing, you know,
03:06just how the landscape, because this is newfound territory, you know,
03:10so versus jumping into it, I'm more of a, let me just sit back
03:14and just observe and watch and just see how to maneuver,
03:18you know what I'm saying, before I jump right into it.
03:20And, you know, with the gifted record, the timing was just perfect
03:23because I was just on that.
03:24And my birthday came around when I was like, well, let me just drop it,
03:28you know, for my birthday.
03:30You know what I'm saying?
03:30It's a record, a drop for my birthday.
03:33And, you know, it got some positive, it's a positive record.
03:37And I feel like it wasn't one of those in the marketplace right now
03:40with an uplifting song that can help somebody that's going through something.
03:44You know what I'm saying?
03:45Just bring a little bit of positivity to their daily lives.
03:47And, you know, that's a win for me if this record can do that.
03:50Man, it's crazy because it is needed, man, and you can see it in the response.
03:55Like, how you feel putting something out there like that
03:58with all that effort behind it to make sure it's in a right space to be received
04:02and then see it get received like that.
04:04Like, that's like a baby being born.
04:07Yeah, exactly.
04:08Now, it's been dope to see the positive feedback for the record, man.
04:11Everybody was rocking with it.
04:12So it's definitely been a blessing, bro.
04:14Like, just, you know, just in the grand scheme of things,
04:18to see people, you know, appreciate my art, bro,
04:21it's just the biggest blessing in all of this.
04:23And it's the greatest honor, bro, for people to, like, really, like, you know,
04:26appreciate my art that I put so much time into.
04:29So that is what it's all about, bro.
04:31I'm just here to, you know, paint a canvas.
04:34And, you know, every day I'm just adding to it.
04:36It's crazy, man.
04:37It's like you haven't been here before, man.
04:39I'm telling you.
04:39Like, you just don't talk like the young scrap you're supposed to talk like.
04:43Like, I mean, like, you're a different dude.
04:48Nah, nah.
04:49Just taking it a day at a time, brother, you know.
04:52It's crazy.
04:52All right.
04:53Now, tell me about working with Roddy Ricch.
04:56That was dope because, you know, we did this record this time last year.
05:01We did it last August, actually.
05:03We did it in the studio together.
05:05It was after a music festival, actually.
05:08And, yeah, we went to the studio after, cut this record.
05:13And we did the video in December.
05:16And, like I said, I was just holding on to it because just figuring out when was the –
05:20I knew it was a summertime record.
05:22You know what I'm saying?
05:22I knew that wasn't, like, something I wanted to drop in the winter.
05:25I knew it was a summertime record.
05:27But, obviously, before summer came, you know, the COVID.
05:31So I was, like, you know, hesitant on, you know, dropping it.
05:34But, you know, working with Roddy in the grand scheme of things has been super dope.
05:41He's a super dope artist.
05:43It's funny because, like, your parents always accentuate the record.
05:47It's always, you know, when you got new artists, sometimes they get overshadowed by people they rock with.
05:52And, you know, we've seen you with Anderson .
05:55We've seen you with her do some incredible, you know, moving records.
06:00I mean, even that live performance that y'all did, you know, it's, like, those moments stand out as Corday moments.
06:06You know what I'm saying?
06:07Like, not just, like, Corday was a part of this thing.
06:10And you were a part of something that was bigger.
06:12But your parents, like, with Roddy, with her, with Anderson, it's, like, you pick them meticulously.
06:17Like, does anything come your way which don't feel right?
06:21Like, I mean, are all these things just blessings running in your door?
06:24Yeah, bro.
06:25To be honest, I turned down, like, 99% of, like, features, bro.
06:31You know what I'm saying?
06:32I just work with people that I feel like are talented artists and that I have, like, a genuine connection with.
06:37You know what I'm saying?
06:38Like, organic relationship with that.
06:41People I can have conversations with outside of music.
06:43And we're not talking about this song.
06:45We're talking about a whole other topic.
06:47Because I feel like, you know, sometimes as artists, nobody can relate to us.
06:51Like, other artists and understand it.
06:53You know what I'm saying?
06:53So that's important to have certain artists, friends, real ones.
06:57You know what I'm saying?
06:58But I don't really, I'm not really with the fake kicking it.
07:01I'm not with the forcing the vibe.
07:04You know, anything.
07:05It's just all natural with me.
07:07And, you know, you know, like, all three of those artists are, like, super talented.
07:12You know what I'm saying as well?
07:14So it's definitely dope, bro, to work with like-minded individuals.
07:17Yeah, I saw a run of an interview where you did, and you were talking about you and Herb were, like, in the studio for hours just, like, running it.
07:26Just talking.
07:27Just vibing.
07:28Yeah, exactly.
07:28And didn't really put in work yet.
07:30Yeah, exactly.
07:31It's a, it's a, it's a, that's an important thing, man.
07:33Trying to, like, really see what somebody's vibe is on, you know what I'm saying, versus, okay, are we just going to do this song and, like, keep it moving?
07:43Or is this going to be, like, a continual thing?
07:46Because if you look at the careers, paths, you know, the greats, they all work with essentially, like, the same individuals, like, throughout the album.
07:55You know what I'm saying?
07:57And it's like Nas had AZ on Illmatic, and he was on Stillmatic as well.
08:02And I think he was on, Him and the Firm, was on the most recent album as well.
08:07And it's like you said, it's just about, you know, building those genuine relationships.
08:13That's what's up, man.
08:14All right.
08:14Now, let me ask you this as far as, because I know, I mean, I wore this shirt specifically for you, dog, because I'm telling you, like, you can see on this shirt, it's a question mark right there.
08:24You got to go right there.
08:25Your mug shot.
08:25Got to go right there.
08:26Come on, Patel.
08:27Come on now.
08:27Now, I mean, because getting into this situation, I mean, we're going to flip the script here with the Breonna Taylor, you know, thing.
08:36It was crazy because, like I said, I have a respect for you.
08:39So to see you involved in that was like, you know, something that really I had to respect because you could have not been there.
08:47You know what I'm saying?
08:48Like, a lot of people were not.
08:49I mean, there were people that were noted there, but you could have skipped that kind of publicity or whatever.
08:54So why was it important to get involved in this?
08:57This was more so a thing that just my gut and my intuition was telling me to do.
09:04You know what I'm saying?
09:06And this is just something that's always been embedded within my DNA.
09:10You know, me and you have had several conversations about, you know, being socially active and aware.
09:16And, you know, I was protesting in the 2015, you know, 2016 protests as well.
09:22And it's just something, like I said, that's always been embedded within my DNA.
09:26And, you know, I just felt like the movement had a real momentum thing going on, but it sort of came to a halt, especially in particular with the Breonna Taylor case specifically.
09:40And that's one that, like, really touched home for me because I was raised around all black women.
09:46So when I see what happened with Breonna Taylor, I think of my mom, my aunties, you know, my cousins, little sisters, all of that.
09:53And, yeah, so we did a sit-in in front of the Attorney General Daniel Cameron's front yard.
10:02And, you know, they arrested all 87 of us and slapped us all with felonies.
10:07And it was a pretty fucked up thing, man.
10:11Is this still going on now?
10:13You still have to fight this case?
10:15Yeah, yeah.
10:15This is like an open case.
10:17You know what I'm saying?
10:18So, yeah, bro, it's a pretty tricky situation, bro.
10:23You know what I'm saying?
10:24But more so, you know, just to bring light to a situation and use my platform and my voice more so than anything to just speak on what I believe in, what I'm passionate about, and on things to, if I can help, you know, certain fans that I have who aren't very aware of these things, socially aware or conscious of these things, to get them to have these conversations with, you know, their parents and their friends.
10:52And to do their research and to become active citizens and stand up what's right, I feel like that's super important, bro.
11:01Yeah, no, it is.
11:02And, you know, what's funny is a lot of people, like, when I bought this shirt, I was like this, I was quoting Chuck B, because Chuck B was like, most of our heroes don't come on those stamps.
11:11You know what I'm saying?
11:12You look at our main hero, you look at Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, you know, Rosa Parks, it's like John Lewis who's on here.
11:19You know, that's that good trouble.
11:20And you expect the young cats to get in trouble.
11:24I mean, you see the headlines.
11:25Everybody got popping off headlines about this, that, and the third.
11:27So they see you in handcuffs, and they're like, oh, hell, they done got Cordae.
11:32But then you read further, and you're like, okay, this is good trouble.
11:35Yeah, for sure.
11:36You know what I mean?
11:37It's good trouble.
11:38Yeah.
11:38It is.
11:39It is.
11:40It is, for sure.
11:41All right, so now tell me what else I'm getting, because I was on this Zoom call with you and the DJs across the country.
11:47And you said you had 150 records.
11:50Yeah, for sure.
11:50150 joints done.
11:52Now, this is down between me and you.
11:53Now, ain't nobody watching but us.
11:54For sure.
11:55You lying.
11:55Are we puffing this up?
11:57150?
11:58Bro, I can pull up my notes right now, bro.
12:00Like, you know what I'm saying?
12:01Easy.
12:02Easy, bro.
12:03I mean, that's like Prince.
12:04That's like Prince Vault.
12:06You know what I'm saying?
12:06That's like Pac doing.
12:08I mean, what you doing?
12:09Why are you doing so video?
12:11I think, to be honest, I think I said 100.
12:15You know what I'm saying?
12:16I'm more, I'm in between 100, 150.
12:18Yeah.
12:19I don't put an exact number on it.
12:20But I'm just, you know, just records just over the years.
12:24You know what I'm saying?
12:25And it's not like I did 100 records like this year.
12:27You know what I'm saying?
12:28Just records, you know, just over the years that I had in the vault.
12:31And, you know, just working every day, bro, continuous and trying to get the best product
12:36and continue to elevate my art to get it to the highest level as possible that I can
12:41get it to because this is, you get better every day in anything that you do when you
12:48apply a certain focus and mentality to it, you know?
12:53And so I'm just doing all I can to bring my art to the highest level, bro.
12:58I love it, man.
12:58Just, hey, keep, stay creative.
13:00Don't let this, don't let this lockdown and this craziness slow you down because I'm telling
13:04you, man, you, I met you and I was like, you out of the gate.
13:07Like, you a different dude and I'm watching you grow and I'm telling you, like, I predicted
13:12you'd hit that Grammy stage and you did.
13:14Fresh fit, by the way.
13:15I like, I like how you went out there, you know?
13:18Yeah, for sure, I had to daff it up, had to come daff it up.
13:20I was going to do the hoodie and, you know what I'm saying, the sweats, but, you know,
13:23I had to bring out Ma Dukes.
13:24I wasn't going to do it like that.
13:25Yeah, don't do it like that.
13:26Give her that moment.
13:27You gave her that prom season.
13:29You know what I mean?
13:29Yeah, exactly.
13:30So that was it.
13:30That was it.
13:31Keep doing it, man.
13:32Gifted out there with the homie Cordae and Roddy Rich.
13:35It's a major vibe.
13:36So I want to make sure everybody know that.
13:38And I know, I know we got to wrap up and I ain't supposed to say this, but I'm going
13:42to ask you one thing.
13:44Go ahead.
13:44And I want you to tell me your, your, your opinion on this.
13:48Because I know NBA, we just won the Stanley Cup here.
13:51So big shout out to Tampa Bay.
13:53You know, look like the Lakers about to pull that thing off with the NBA.
13:56You know, NFL got COVID and everything going crazy right now.
14:00How do you feel about tennis?
14:05Yo, yo, I'm, I'm starting to become more.
14:09Bro, I actually am not aware about tennis at all, but I'm starting to learn more about
14:16it, bro.
14:16You are, okay.
14:17I'm starting to learn a little bit more about it.
14:18I'm starting to expand my horizon a little bit in that particular sport.
14:23Hey, man, salute you all day, fam.
14:25All right, man?
14:25Much love, family.
14:27Much love.
14:27Appreciate you, big dog.
14:28All right.
14:29Cordae in the building with Wild 94.1.
14:31Yes, sir.
14:32My G, let's get it.
14:34Yeah.
14:34All right, peace.
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