The Lost Boy (album)
The Lost Boy is the debut studio album by American rapper Cordae (then known as YBN Cordae). The album was released on July 26, 2019, by Atlantic Records and Art@War, and contains features from Chance the Rapper, Anderson .Paak, Ty Dolla Sign, Pusha T, Arin Ray, and Meek Mill.[1][2] The album has received widespread acclaim from music critics. The album was later nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2020 Grammy Awards, while the album track "Bad Idea" was nominated a Grammy Award for Best Rap Song.
The Lost Boy
July 26, 2019
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- Atlantic
- Art@War
- Cordae (also exec.)
- BazeXX
- SlimXX
- BongoByTheWay
- Cardiak
- CoopTheTruth
- Flippa
- G Koop
- Grandma
- illuid.haller
- J. Cole
- Kid Culture
- Maneesh
- MixedbyAli
- Bren “BrenOnTheBoards” Ferry
- Nils
- Rasool Diaz
- Russ Chell
- Slim
- Smoko Ono
- Take a Daytrip
- Terrace Martin
Release and promotion[edit]
The album's lead single, "Have Mercy", was released on March 8, 2019.[3] Two music videos for "Have Mercy" were released on April 16, 2019, with the first one being directed by Cole Bennett and the other being directed by Aplus.[6] The single was produced by Flippa, Kid Culture, and Nils.
The album's second single, "Bad Idea", was released on June 17, 2019, along with an accompanied music video and features vocals from American rapper Chance the Rapper.[4][7] The single was produced by Bongo ByTheWay with co-production by Kid Culture.
The album's third single, "RNP", was released on July 23, 2019, and features vocals from American singer Anderson .Paak.[5] The single was produced by J. Cole. The music video was released on October 14.[8]
The music video for "Broke as Fuck", was released on August 15, 2019.[9]
Commercial performance[edit]
The Lost Boy debuted at number 13 on the Billboard 200, with 25.000 copies moved in its first week for the chart dated August 10, 2019.[19] The album also debuted on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart at number eight.[20]