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The Crossroads
Hip-Hop · 2024 · 17 tracks · 48m

The Crossroads

Cordae

Polished soul-samples and sharp lyricism meet at a life-altering junction. A thoughtful, melodic balance of old-school wisdom and modern rap production.

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It's like a therapy session backed by the best soul samples you've heard all year.

A warm, soulful meditation on the weight of life's pivotal decisions.

The Crossroads · vs · Cordae
Golden Hour+0.8σ

Golden Hour saturates this record a touch more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 17 Tracks · 48m
01
Intro
1:10
02
06 dreamin
2:33
03
Back on the Road
2:36
04
Summer Drop
2:49
05
Nothings Promised
3:32
06
Mad as F*ck
3:42
07
All Alone
1:53
08
Never See It
3:27
09
Pray
3:22
10
Don’t Walk Away
3:32
11
Saturday Mornings
4:23
12
No Bad News
2:32
13
Shai Afeni
2:55
14
What Really Matters
2:03
15
Syrup Sandwiches
2:53
16
Now You Know
2:11
17
Two Tens
2:32
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the soulful vocal loop into the crisp drum break on track 2
The way the piano keys hang in the air during the vulnerable bridge of track 7
The dense lyrical pocket Cordae finds during the second verse of Saturday Mornings
The gospel-inflected choral backing that swells during the climax of Pray
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