I always keep a hoodie on me at all times 'cause you never know when it's gonna rain, you never know when it's gonna get a little cold at night. So, you always got to keep a hoodie. And I always keep like a earth tone hoodie 'cause it always goes with your outfit no matter what you have on.

Cordae

I'm very protective of my energy. You have to protect your energy around outside sources because your positive energy can be canceled out by someone's dark energy.

Cordae

If you're thinking about your brand over your people, you've lost yourself.

Cordae

YBN is family. Everybody in YBN is family. Nahmir and Jay, those are really my brothers.

Cordae

The artists with lyrical content and who say something seem to outlast the fad rappers - I always noticed that.

Cordae

The first time I ever visited L.A., I wanted to move here. It's the land of opportunity.

Cordae

If you think about it, hip-hop came out of nothing. It was a response to oppression.

Cordae

Hopefully, somebody who's hearing my music, it's relatable to them, and it strikes a cord with them.

Cordae

Sometimes as friends, you grow apart and you have different visions for what you wanna do and that's OK, there's no love lost.

Cordae

Cordae is like my government name. I was like, just be myself. What's a better name than the name my mom gave me, or my pops gave me?

Cordae

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 of you, a part of yourself as a person.

Cordae

My grandmother was a sharecropper. That wasn't even that long ago! My grandma was a sharecropper.

Cordae

Words are powerful. The tongue is powerful. And when you write it down, and record it, and press it up, it's 100 million times more powerful. It's important to utilize our tongue to help people.

Cordae

I'm politically incorrect. I don't get into politics like that. I speak about what I know and what effects me personally, and effects my folks.

Cordae

I just always wear Pumas. I like the work they do in local communities, worldwide.

Cordae

My creativeness stems from my love of music. Music is pure emotion. Music is the infinity sign. Music is self-expression in its purest form - it's how I express my anger, my self-doubt, my love. I think my music is very vulnerable and very expressive, very transparent.

Cordae

When I used to work at Friday's, in a restaurant, that endless appetizer, that was my worst enemy as a server. Oh my god.

Cordae

Having a dope mindset and good energy is rare, and you just putting a little bit of your light into someone else can change their whole perspective on life just doing that.

Cordae

We all take life for granted, one way or another.

Cordae

I liked Big L's wordplay with the multi-syllable rhymes he hit so clean.

Cordae

I always say I am myself unapologetically.

Cordae