"Super" is a song by American rapper
Cordae
Cordae Amari Brooks ( Dunston; born August 26, 1997), known mononymously as Cordae (formerly YBN Cordae and Entendre), is an American rapper. He began his career as a member of the hip hop collective YBN (collective), YBN.
His 2019 debut studio ...
, released on October 7, 2021, as the lead single from his second studio album ''
From a Birds Eye View'' (2022). It was produced by Kid Culture, Jenius and Uriah.
Composition
In the song, Cordae raps about his recent successes, such as earning $7 million in 2020 without doing a show,
starring in a
Coca-Cola
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commercial for the
Super Bowl LIV
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,
and his friendship with
Twitter
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CEO
Jack Dorsey
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.
He also shouts out to
Dr. Dre
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(mentioning his then-upcoming performance at the
Super Bowl LVI halftime show
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),
boasts about his crew and designer clothes,
and explains that he left
YBN due to a lack of ownership.
Music video
The music video was directed by Arrad and released alongside the single. In it, Cordae stands atop a skyscraper at night,
plays the roles of the CEO of "Cordae Cola" and a schoolteacher,
prepares to be executed via guillotine surrounded by a large crowd, and rides through a city.
Charts
Certifications
References
{{Cordae
2021 singles
2021 songs
Cordae songs
Atlantic Records singles