Cordae reveals his favorite rapper-producers feat Eminem & Kanye West.
Cordae recently appeared on Zane Lowe’s show on Apple Music through a video call where he talks about quarantine, being a student of Hip-Hop, respecting artists who came before him, people he is influenced by, self-producing, and more.
Cordae who produced a lot of his debut album, reveals his favorite rapper-producers. He named Kanye West, Travis Scott, Eminem, Pharrell, and more as his favorite rapper. He also reveals the other producers he loves where he mentioned Timbaland, Dr. Dre, Just Blaze, and J Dilla.
“So always it’s a part of the music, because I’m like, whenever I do a song I’m super connected to it. So, I just want to be a part of all songs, all parts of the song, and the production side of it, the actual beat is super important,” says Cordae.
He also talks about his creative process and how he comes up with vocals to go over the beats he chooses.“I’ll know it’s for me. And then sometimes I’ll sit with it, I’ll be like, okay, I know this beat is super ill, but I’m just not in the vibe right now to create something to it. So I can save it for a couple of months or weeks or whenever I’m feeling like, oh sh-t.”
Travis is also one of the rapper’s biggest influences.“Travis is one of my inspirations, for sure. Just how creatively he does everything, you know what I’m saying? Musically, and just everything that revolves around the music and his production, is obviously insane. And so “90210,” I remember when that came out my freshman year of college. So jus, listening to music always takes you back to just certain times in your life.”
Watch his interview here on Apple Music and check out his recently released single ‘Gifted‘ with Roddy Ricch. Cordae’s first release of 2020, “Gifted,” featuring rapper Roddy Ricch, was released on August 27, 2020, marking his first after eliminating the “YBN” from his moniker. Cordae’s 23rd birthday was celebrated with the release of “Gifted,” which contains uncredited vocals from American vocalist Ant Clemons. Cole Bennett directed the music video, which debuted alongside the song’s release on his Lyrical Lemonade channel. Cordae goes from driving a low-range automobile to enjoying a lavish lifestyle replete with a house and a Rolls-Royce in the video, which mirrors the lyrics.
