Cordae knows exactly what he wants to say. He chooses his words and phrases carefully. He speaks from a place of truth. Thaté's why the two-time Grammy Award-nominated gold-selling Maryland-raised rapper has quietly become one of the modern generationé's most trusted narrators. A remarkable life has given him a lot to say. He went from trailer parks and public housing with his mom to stratospheric success. After a series of buzzing singles, he reached critical mass with his 2019 full-length debut, The Lost Boy. It bowed in the Top 15 of the Billboard Top 200 and included four gold-certified singlesé─ţ é"RNPé" [feat. Anderson .Paak], é"Have Mercy,é" é"Broke As Fuck,é" and é"Kung Fu.é" Beyond unanimous praise from Billboard, Complex, High Snobiety, New York Times, Pitchfork, and Stereogum, he garnered a pair of Grammy Award nominations in the categories of é"Best Rap Albumé" for The Lost Boy and é"Best Rap Songé" for é"Bad Ideaé". Heé's the rare artist whose presence can be felt on-screen in a Super Bowl commercial alongside legendary Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese and among XXLé's coveted é"Freshman Class.é" Along the way, he linked up with Roddy Ricch for é"Giftedé" as well as joining forces with Eminem for é"Killer.é" Absorbing wisdom from a life-changing trip to Africa, enduring the loss of a friend gone too soon, and evolving as an artist and a man, he tells this story in widescreen technicolor on his 2022 second full-length offering, From A Birdé's Eye View.