Who is YBN Cordae? What makes him famous?

Cordae Dunston professionally known as YBN Cordae is a young and prominent American rapper. Also referred to as Entendre, Cordae began rapping at a young age. He began rapping during his teens under the stage name Entendre.

The rapper first rose to fame with Emine’s My Name Is and Old N’ggas, a response to J.Cole’s song titled 1985. Those mixtapes were uploaded on WorldStarHipHop YouTube Channel, which gained his both national and international recognition.

Alongside enjoying a successful professional career, the North Carolina-born rapper is currently enjoying a romantic relationship. Cordae is currently dating Japanese tennis player, Naomi Osaka, according to sources. Get to know more about the rapper and his relationship with Naomi Osaka, read below.

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Who are the parents of YBN Cordae?

Back to his early life, YBN was born in Raleigh, North Carolina as a Cordae Dunston. He later relocated to Suitland, Maryland at the age of 10. The information about his parents and education details are yet to be disclosed. In the case of disclosed, We will let you know.

Further, He is American by nationality and belongs to Afro-American ethnicity. His birth sign is Virgo and faith in Christianity.

When did YBN Cordae pursue his music career?

• As Cordae got older, a desire to pursue a career in the music industry started to solidify within him. During this period, as he was still in school, his education also required his attention. The time he spent writing lyrics would often drastically shorten the time he had for his studies.
• Using the professional name Entendre, he released the mixtape ‘Anxiety’ in 2014. At the time, he was affiliated with the independent music label N.A.G.E. He had previously worked on a couple of singles and videos but ‘Anxiety’ was his first mixtape. It is comprised of 13 tracks, including ‘Life’, ‘Genesis’, ‘Questions’, ‘Explanations’, ‘Adrenaline’, ‘Down and Out’, ‘Text Back’, ‘Sucker for Love’, ‘Wonders’, and ‘Not Good Enough’.
• In 2016, he put out his second mixtape, ‘I’m So Anxious’. Also featuring the likes of WillThaRapper, Jon Bartley, and Zoe Stream, the sophomore mixtape was bigger than the previous one and contained 17 tracks, including ‘Pressure’, ‘Gone’, ‘Make It Easy’, ‘About Me’, ‘Dying’, ‘Never’, ‘Can’t Take It’, ‘All I Ask’, ‘3 A.M. Thoughts’, ‘Hideaway’, ‘Break Up’, ‘Can’t Breath’, I Feel Good’, ‘2 Worlds’, and ‘The Jungle’.
• His third mixtape, ‘I’m So Anonymous’, was released on August 9, 2017 and is comprised of 15 tracks: ‘Long Nights’, ‘All That Glitters’, ‘Best friend’, ‘Rock Bottom’, ‘Running Away’, ‘Come Thru’,’Price Tags’, ‘Rap Politicians’, ‘Tough Decisions’, ‘Nervous’, ‘Identity Crisis’, ‘Outro’, ‘Story’, Like Woah’, and ‘2 Worlds pt. 2’.
• After graduating from high school in 2015, Cordae had started attending Towson University in Maryland. However, he eventually dropped out in 2018, stating that the college felt “bigger than him”. He was a first generation student and had enrolled there to make his mother happy. Afterward, he left Maryland for Los Angeles, California.
• By early 2018, his interest in building a career as a hip hop artist had increased exponentially. Los Angeles always has had a thriving hip hop culture and it did not take Cordae long to immerse himself into it. While, at the time, he was not putting out any new music, he started associating with YBN Nahmir and YBN Almighty, whom he originally became acquainted with on Xbox Live.

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• He regarded Nahmir and Almighty as his brothers and was already part of the group in all but name. According to Cordae, the only thing that prevented Nahmir and Almighty from making him an official member of YBN was the fact that his social media handles were still in the name of Entendre. Thus, he changed his stage name to YBN Cordae.
• On August 2, 2018, both Nahmir and Cordae released a video for their single, "Pain Away". On August 12, YBN Nahmir announced that an official YBN Mixtape, featuring the trio, would be released September 7, 2018. He released the music video for his single, "Scotty Pippen", on August 23, 2018. Cordae released a music video for a new song titled "Locationships" on his YouTube channel on January 28, 2019, before releasing another new song named "Have Mercy" via the same channel on March 7, 2019.
• As YBN Cordae, he put out the track ‘Introduction to the World’, a remix of Eminem’s 1999 song ‘My Name Is’, in May 2018 through WorldStarHipHop. Later, he put out ‘Old Niggas’, a response track to J. Cole’s ‘1985’.
• He also released two other singles, ‘Fighting Temptations’ and ‘Kung Fu’ in 2018. In June, during an interview with the musical group L.A. Leakers, he performed freestyles over beats like Kendrick Lamar's ‘DUCKWORTH’, Lil Pump's ‘Esskeetit’, and Method Man & Redman's ‘Da Rockwilder’. The video of the performance went viral, effectively introducing Cordae to a wider audience.
• He appeared at the Rolling Loud music festival and performed alongside Nahmir and Almighty. This was reportedly his first stage performance. They also made an appearance at the 2018 XXL Freshman Show in New York where Nahmir was inducted into the yearly freshman class.
• Cordae is set to be a part of Juice Wrld’s North American WRLD Domination tour. The tour is set to reach 28 different cities. The roster of the tour also includes Lil Mosey and Blake. As a member of YBN, he is also set for an upcoming European tour.

Who is Naomi Osaka?

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Does YBN Cordae have a girlfriend?

Reflecting his personal life, YBN was an unmarried man but as per the latest update, he was a relationship with tennis star Naomi Osaka. YBN Cordae is recently one of the tinsel town’s favorite couple. While it’s still unknown when the duo began dating and their first meeting is still a mystery, the duo is recently hitting things up. Any further details about their relationship are yet to follow.

What is YBN Cordae's net worth?

YBN Cordae has an estimated net worth of $3 million as of 2023, according to CelebsMoney. Likewise, other professional musicians, the American rapper draws his net worth through his album sales and concerts.

YBN is currently signed to Atlantic Records. He has released three mixtapes so far, Anxiety, I’m So Anxious and I’m So Anonymous. He became a member of the hip-hop group Young Boss Niggas in 2018.

How tall is YBN Cordae?

Observing his personal life, Corde stands a height of 5 feet 11 inches and weighs 170 lbs. He has curly black hair and dark brown eyes. His other body information is yet to be disclosed. In the case of disclosed, we will let you know.