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Cordae
The Lost Boy

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Based on 7 reviews

2019 Ratings: #195 / 759

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Based on 885 ratings

2019 Ratings: #256

Liked by 13 people

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July 26, 2019 / Release Date

LP / Format

Atlantic / Label

Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop, Jazz Rap / Genres

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If The Lost Boy was the new wave rapper's most substantial test of talent and longevity, YBN Cordae passed with flying colours.

Both bold and filled with bravado, yet layered and emotional, YBN Cordae is able to convey his desires, hopes, and fears in an ambitious and well-thought out format.

This isn’t an album for fans of chaotic trap and moshing, but one that is designed as something for you to sit back and vibe to, and understanding this will be key to how much you enjoy the journey.

It's ... a strong collection, and when Cordae strikes a perfect balance of mellow production and lyrical power on standout tracks like "We Gon Make It," it points to even more fully formed work ahead from a strong talent just getting started.

Cordae’s debut album The Lost Boy ... encapsulates everything a Gen Z rapper should be aiming for; young gun energy mixed with traditional skill.

Occasionally corny and self-serious, Cordae's redemption tale shows a promising voice bursting into the mainstream.

Even though Cordae wears some of his contemporary influences on his sleeve, The Lost Boy is a solid and promising debut album.

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Inglume

The Lost Boy serves its purpose for being a pretty solid starting point for YBN Cordae, a young upcoming rapper who's destined to drop some great material in the future!

And that's about it...it's a safe, standard debut. It good.

There's no denying that YBN Cordae has a lot of potential and is a great lyricist with many stories to tell. What amazes me is that despite being very new to the hip hop scene, Cordae's musical direction and ambition nearly seems fully fleshed-out and recognized! ... read more

inactive

i love cordae so fucking much he’s my favorite new school rapper currently. i will edit this with a longer review later my old one was awful.

best songs - all
worst songs - none

Toasterqueen12

YBN Cordae creates the best Chance The Rapper album ever.

It's crazy to see someone at this level of quality so early in his career. I would expect something like this from an artist who hasn't released an album in 5 years and this is the "Big Comeback." But, this is his "first" album. It's just incredible.

Also "RNP" is the best Anderson .Paak has ever sounded.

usedtobe

North Carolina native/rapper's debut is an excellent outing for the young rapper exuding youthful exuberance and down-to-earth lyricism that talks about his struggles that would relate to the young and old alike. This young man sounds he is just having fun in front of the mic, spitting rhymes with enough passion and sincerity that shows in his music. With a hefty, ambitious amount of guest collaborations working on his strengths, this is quality rap music that should be relish for years to ... read more