What does it take to build a legacy? Hip-hop artist Cordae tells how he went from mixtape-dropping high school kid to Grammy-nominated music star whose “Hi Level” mindset helps him achieve his dreams.
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BreH
June 14, 2022 at 12:13 am
Loved this!
Denigrader
June 14, 2022 at 12:13 am
Amazingly explained, impressed by how well he handled that big public 👏
Hero
June 14, 2022 at 12:16 am
Cordae with a TED Talk? That’s legendary
abstract jem
June 14, 2022 at 12:16 am
cordae is such a 🐐
Donte Brown
June 14, 2022 at 12:20 am
🐐🖤💪🏾
Raffael Paiva
June 14, 2022 at 12:20 am
ONLY TRUTHS. Thank you Cordae. Vida longa, mlk bom!
Christal
June 14, 2022 at 12:26 am
Loved this Ted talk! Wish it was longer.
kbnick
June 14, 2022 at 12:32 am
Amazing
Yes Sir
June 14, 2022 at 12:37 am
Did he mean to put it as “hi”?
P3RCEPTI0N
June 14, 2022 at 12:40 am
look at cordae man, so inspirational
9ineE11ven
June 14, 2022 at 12:40 am
🔥🐐
the jhit
June 14, 2022 at 12:45 am
i 🖤 cordae
Grant Legacy Gugino
June 14, 2022 at 12:47 am
CORDAE DID A TED TALK
Rizzle FoSizzle
June 14, 2022 at 12:47 am
I feel like this came at a perfect time! Thanks Cordae x TED! Love this
Daniel Sims
June 14, 2022 at 12:49 am
Look at cordae so inspirational
What The Function
June 14, 2022 at 12:51 am
Worst Ted talk ever
This Guy
June 14, 2022 at 12:52 am
Wow this was awesome I actually went to the From A Birds Eye tour concert in SF and I remember him mentioning that he was close to thinking about cancelling the tour but I really didn’t think anything of it at the time but to hear him say it again in relation to his disappointment in the reception of his album is crazy. I like how he talks about this too it kinda humanizes his feelings about the media. I liked the album A lot tho great Ted talk
MelloWillTV
June 14, 2022 at 12:53 am
That was beautiful bro. Making MARYLAND proud. The high level way. 👁
Yeetsckeerrrrrrrrr
June 14, 2022 at 1:00 am
Well spoken 🔥🔥🔥
Polaar Name
June 14, 2022 at 1:06 am
Even when he talks if you put a beat it sounds like a rap
Xavier Robertson
June 14, 2022 at 1:08 am
Put it in your music bro
The Lion
June 14, 2022 at 1:10 am
Wow. Cordae my respect for you after watching this is through the roof, def born to be a legend.
Midspiker
June 14, 2022 at 1:14 am
Gotta love Cordae. Watching the way this man changed his life for the better is amazing and he’s just getting started
chowder
June 14, 2022 at 1:19 am
ayee
Mqtt
June 14, 2022 at 1:21 am
this is pretty inspiring to me, as a student and seeing someone up there on ted talk who is young just proves that everyone is capable of anything. its your mindset, it plays a very important role in achieving success.
Luca’s Experience
June 14, 2022 at 10:32 pm
Chillllssss fucking love it !!
Whitebolls92
June 14, 2022 at 10:53 pm
Guy dressed like a clown gives “life advice”
LikeJane
June 14, 2022 at 10:55 pm
Sometimes the most negative people in your life are your family, It can be really hard. Thank you Cordae
King Of The Nerds
June 14, 2022 at 10:58 pm
I have no clue who this man is….
OhLight
June 14, 2022 at 11:12 pm
Here from tiktok
Seth Wikle
June 14, 2022 at 11:13 pm
whyd i think the friend was gonna be nahmir
Squad wipes™
June 14, 2022 at 11:20 pm
1 minute in I’m already sold. Cordae the best XXL freshman out the last decade ♥️
Jonathanobody
June 14, 2022 at 11:25 pm
This man is so inspirational
Sensory Alchemy
June 14, 2022 at 11:27 pm
I don’t think the audience got the witty Chapelle Ja Rule reference at the beginning!
HunTer DNA
June 14, 2022 at 11:30 pm
YEEYEEEEEEE YEEAAAAA BOOOOIIIIIIII LEEGGGGGOOOOOOO!!!! 🔥🍗❤️
Sensory Alchemy
June 14, 2022 at 11:40 pm
Love Cordae, but for someone who’s job is a mastery of words, you would think he would have spelled High correctly on his TED Talk
PremeV8
June 14, 2022 at 11:47 pm
this is so cold that he did this so much respect
Liv Yett
June 14, 2022 at 11:51 pm
Jesus loves you he died on the cross for your sins. Believe in him and you will be saved and go to heaven!
Rc
June 14, 2022 at 11:51 pm
He’s probably gonna sample this in one of his future songs.
K C
June 14, 2022 at 11:54 pm
LFG
Cristian Caporallini
June 14, 2022 at 11:58 pm
SPOT!
Robert Casares
June 15, 2022 at 12:03 am
where do ik this kid from🧐🧐
Fantas-eye
June 15, 2022 at 12:08 am
I’m at a time in my life or stage where I REALLY needed to hear exactly this. Sitting in this tiny room in Ecuador my first stop in my solo traveling journey I know there’s so much I wanna accomplish in life but I’m lacking the true faith and belief in myself. This really struck a cord and I’ll put these points into practice. I believe Ultimately God send this message to me. Allowed me to see it at no better time. Thank you Cordae for sharing this and your heart to help and inspire others ♥️
4D7onViDeo
June 15, 2022 at 12:09 am
This was great @Cordae! Gave me something to remember as I continue to work thru my own troubling times and trials. All these “Losses” are just going to make my story that much more exciting to remember later on! Good luck to everyone else that’s also chasing their dreams and/or finding themselves out there
Venkatesh Bhat
June 15, 2022 at 12:25 am
Well spoken Cordae!!
Jean Pierre Reynoso-Fournel
June 15, 2022 at 12:27 am
Thank you for this.
AmonyNous
June 15, 2022 at 12:35 am
Get rich, surround yourself with yes men. Such a beautiful dream.
Kilo
June 15, 2022 at 12:50 am
Cordae! I’ve been listening to your music for a couple of years and thought this talk was dope. Listen, I’m not crazy for asking this but I’d love to work with you. My co-founder and I are building a an app to help men explore their feelings via bite-sized audio content and it would be a dream to partner with you. Let me know.
Travis Sutton
June 15, 2022 at 12:57 am
EVERYTHING HI LEVEL!
Brandon
June 15, 2022 at 1:12 am
really dropped off since the days of tom thumb and reggie watts
Marcus YT
June 15, 2022 at 5:22 pm
this changed my life and it all starts today.
SquadWipes YT
June 15, 2022 at 6:10 pm
This is lit af to see Cordae on stage at TED 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Lilith Amethystius
June 15, 2022 at 6:20 pm
I am aware of my potential, the issue now is how to get out of a place, a space (In this case my country) where i absolutely can’t exploit it… *Sigh*
LegendaryAlex
June 15, 2022 at 6:22 pm
Love how he is wearing a coat
cashglocks
June 15, 2022 at 7:11 pm
cordae fr made it look at cordae man so inspirational
THEJT413
June 15, 2022 at 7:15 pm
Needed to hear this 🔥🙏🏽
joshua wiley
June 15, 2022 at 7:23 pm
Watching cordae explain this for some reason just made this stand out. People have always tried to explain this to me. But I think it’s cause I’ve listened to his music and I actually admire him.
jayee
June 15, 2022 at 7:36 pm
“each chapter isn’t gonna be perfect , but how do you wanna let your story end”
Alumita 🌹𝗙**𝗖𝗞 Me ! Check 𝗠𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲
June 15, 2022 at 7:52 pm
‘Don’t let your small failures make you lose sight of your bigger picture.’ I needed this today. Thank you, Cordae
faraz lotfi
June 15, 2022 at 8:19 pm
My boy Cordae 🙏🙏
Carol L
June 15, 2022 at 9:24 pm
Love it…don’t give up…keep trying 😊
Colter Crockett
June 15, 2022 at 9:35 pm
Sad nobody got the Ja rule joke 🙁
ZAY ISO
June 15, 2022 at 9:35 pm
shorty is the truth! i been playing the album on repeat but this was much needed
Riley Quin
June 15, 2022 at 10:31 pm
Wow. Thank you.
IgniteNick
June 15, 2022 at 10:36 pm
Wow cordae not only a rapper a great Ted talk at 24 with some wisdom thanks for simplifying this and sharing you’re experience. 👏🏽
dwyl HQ
June 15, 2022 at 10:56 pm
07:52 remove all negative people from your life _immediately_
Ishaan Mishra
June 15, 2022 at 11:08 pm
The who cares what Ja Rule thinks line deserved a bigger chuckle. L crowd
Notorious Niccolo
June 15, 2022 at 11:12 pm
The Dave Chappell reference😂
Karsyn Eat my Mangos💦
June 15, 2022 at 11:14 pm
‘Don’t let your small failures make you lose sight of your bigger picture.’ I needed this today. Thank you, Cordae
Simon Maied
June 15, 2022 at 11:18 pm
Cordae I gotta start writing my dreams and goals hate when people judge you because of your past and swear you have no future
Chastity Freeman
June 15, 2022 at 11:24 pm
Cordes this was great as a pg native keep it up🔥🔥
Pierce Mondesire
June 16, 2022 at 12:32 am
What was the umm count
Tmac
June 16, 2022 at 12:54 am
Where is that coat from?
COBY SPECTRUMS
June 16, 2022 at 1:03 am
Redefining rappers and artists
S/O to CORDAE
Devin Nelson
June 16, 2022 at 1:25 am
Cordae went from just a brilliant artist to a brilliant man
Cesar Barahona
June 16, 2022 at 1:45 pm
how great Cordae.. Love the energy. your time will come stay focused!!
Joshua W
June 16, 2022 at 2:18 pm
Yes good point writing down your goals is a kind of self-fulfilling prophecy. If you didn’t believe you could achieve them then you would never set them. Yet by writing them down it focuses your attention on getting them completed.
Binty Dee
June 16, 2022 at 3:04 pm
This is absolutely refreshing and I am so happy I came across this video ! 😍♥️ ! Can’t wait for my feature 🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂 🥰♥️ I WILLLLL align with all that is meant for me 🥰💕
Brandon Le
June 16, 2022 at 3:09 pm
Best Ted talk I’ve watched yet really hit me for real.
Ramon Pamatz
June 16, 2022 at 3:48 pm
Every successful person almost has the same story but in different little ways crazy
Wendy Warren
June 16, 2022 at 3:58 pm
What a great talk! Great wisdom in a captivating presentation 🙂 Woot!
Steven Levernier
June 16, 2022 at 4:10 pm
Nonody has heard of him or cares lmao
Gigi H101
June 16, 2022 at 4:24 pm
I love you Cordae 👏🏾👏🏾❤️🔥🫶🏾
Mr B
June 16, 2022 at 4:40 pm
Good talk young man.
Bete Rose
June 16, 2022 at 4:51 pm
TED … Terrible Entertainment Displayed
Camille Morris
June 16, 2022 at 4:53 pm
Love this! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!🙏🏿🤗
German Meza
June 16, 2022 at 5:08 pm
The JA RULE shot lmao
Dali
June 16, 2022 at 5:16 pm
EXCELLENT. absolutely brilliant
Dali
June 16, 2022 at 5:20 pm
I’m going to share this to all the groups I’m a part of
Danielle F
June 16, 2022 at 5:51 pm
“Your habits are based on your habitat.” What a line!
Selva Kumar S S
June 16, 2022 at 6:02 pm
Very motivating 👏
Josemanuel Cruz
June 16, 2022 at 6:04 pm
“Who cares about what ha rule thinks” iykyk😭
Native Mind
June 16, 2022 at 6:17 pm
this is HIPHOP
Seth Moody
June 16, 2022 at 6:28 pm
“A high level mindset is doing anything you put your hands on, at a high level… come on now
Gab M.
June 16, 2022 at 7:09 pm
dropping games
Alecia
June 16, 2022 at 7:12 pm
This is so hard! Cordae did amazing
Nicholas Haggar
June 16, 2022 at 8:10 pm
These jokes are funny and nobody laughing 😂😂😂
Anthony
June 16, 2022 at 8:33 pm
Amazing!
Tyoxy
June 16, 2022 at 8:34 pm
Cordae did a great job
Alphonsus Ho
June 16, 2022 at 11:55 pm
Hope all the young people who listen to him watches this Ted Talk
King
June 17, 2022 at 4:42 am
I’m a young Generation Z baby. I’ve been listening to Cordae’s hip hop, rap music for a long time. I appreciate the insight from Cordae. I’m a few years younger than Cordae. It’s great that someone from my young generation spoke at this Ted Talk.
Sajitha Balasooriya
June 17, 2022 at 5:16 am
This is good one broh ❤️
water foker
June 17, 2022 at 6:32 am
Save you 13m of your life: 1) don’t give up on your big dreams
Godlikegio
June 17, 2022 at 7:47 am
Dude this kid is so uninspiring. Like I’m tired of the whole “I’m a rapper but I’m smart” shtick.
Drop some bangers or a hit brah I’m already in college, ion need no lectures 😂😂😂
i made a song for Loona
June 17, 2022 at 12:51 pm
brother looks like J.Cole
NadaSurferTube
June 17, 2022 at 2:16 pm
Thank you.
Julio Correa
June 17, 2022 at 5:25 pm
This is very impressive from Cordae. Provided some much needed perspective!
DCFanatic7
June 17, 2022 at 5:51 pm
Bruh ain’t no way my man Cordae on Tedtalk that’s incredible! Dudes such a talent
Witchy
June 17, 2022 at 6:55 pm
Thank you
A.C. J.
June 17, 2022 at 9:56 pm
He had so much going for him in life, but then he decided to buy that outfit.
The Tbone Zone
June 18, 2022 at 4:28 am
watched this before bed, kept the video open gonna watch it in then morning again.
JROD
June 18, 2022 at 5:05 am
Fucking love Cordae man
snow white
June 18, 2022 at 5:08 am
Agree with you:)
Cut off the negative people is very important, but in life there’s lots of those people with their very stubborn Passionate to pin down their life…gossiping. Jealousy. Envy. Hatred. Even set up all for just for defeat others satisfied their low minded…..I feel drained still learning how to cleansing the low energy.
Very inspiring 💜✨
Ark
June 18, 2022 at 6:17 am
Solid
Wiz’Swank
June 18, 2022 at 8:19 am
You a big inspiration Cordae 💯❤️🔥
Things don’t turn out how we always plan it, don’t loose sight of the bigger picture.
High level mindset 💫
🇳🇬
Kristi Kola
June 18, 2022 at 8:43 am
He tried so hard to make some educated jokes that didn’t work out as well as he expected. Still, he remained positive xp. Good message though!
Kristi Kola
June 18, 2022 at 8:43 am
He tried so hard to make some educated jokes that didn’t work out as well as he expected. Still, he remained positive. Good message though!
Ger -
June 18, 2022 at 11:25 am
That whole Dave Chappelle Ja Rule joke went over everyone’s head
Ger -
June 18, 2022 at 11:31 am
I know where I wanna be and I’m nearly there but I told some people about my goals and I’ve noticed some of them trying to stop me already
Thajack Andrew
June 18, 2022 at 11:50 am
Hi Lever
em g
June 18, 2022 at 2:56 pm
If we plan, God laughs 😲
Berakah Emmanuel
June 18, 2022 at 4:17 pm
I love u vision board … God First
Brian Gitachu
June 18, 2022 at 6:36 pm
Cordae is the truth.
Michael
June 18, 2022 at 8:44 pm
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Ty Cross
June 18, 2022 at 8:59 pm
Good to see cordae up there
I²
June 18, 2022 at 10:48 pm
I gotta do one of these one of those days
T0MapleLaughs
June 18, 2022 at 11:30 pm
Removing all negative people is so key. Esp. if you’re getting over something like addiction.
Landon Funk
June 19, 2022 at 1:07 am
Mannnn why they not laughing at his jokes smh