15 Enduring Cordae Quotes To Power Past Adversity

YBN Cordae recently changed his name simply to Cordae who rose to fame through his incredibly popular remixes of popular songs. The rap community embraced him well as did the mainstream media given his humble nature.

As a college dropout, he went on to pursue his passion and push past the challenges he and many others have faced as a person of color. So if you’re looking for some inspiration, then these quotes are for you!

1. I still haven’t fulfilled a lot of my dreams, and my friends keep me grounded to achieve them.

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2. You’ve gotta think long term: that is how you last in this game.

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3. This art form is about having fun and expressing yourself.

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4. 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. It was like a self-therapeutic measure for me.

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5. I’ve witnessed a lot of things and fucked with different people from all different walks of life.

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6. I’m really grateful for my mom. And my mom always raised me being a single mother. Being a single mother, a lot of stress comes with that. You gotta work, you gotta come home and do everything.

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7. Don’t let nobody tell you can’t do whatever the fuck you put your mind too.

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8. The way I grew up influenced my music because I lived in a trailer park in South Carolina.

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9. It’s truly the simple things in life that matter the most.

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10. I am an artist, a producer, I executive produce all my shit myself. I can do super introspective shit or super goofy shit so to put me in a box as a musician is just stupid.

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11. I’m convinced we’re in a simulation, this world is actually nuts.

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12. I dropped out of college because I was miserable as fuck and making music was my dream, so having fun is important.

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13. You ever feel like you loyal to the wrong people?

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14. I just wanted to express myself and be vulnerable. That’s just what I found myself doing, just being a vulnerable artist, person and human being. Fuck an artist, I’m a human being at the end of the day. So I’m just expressing myself and being more vulnerable. It’s like just speaking my truths.

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15. I don’t get too political as it takes away from the authenticity and beauty of my music. If anything, I want to try to escape this reality. That’s what my music should do for you.”

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