Cordae [1] is keeping the iron hot until From a Bird's Eye View [2] drops on Friday. The 24-year-old rapper made an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday night, where he performed two new songs, "Sinister" and "Chronicles," [3] off his upcoming album [4]. The scaled-back performance felt intimate even though it was on television. It's the kind of show that makes you bob your head with the songs, even though one is a classic hip-hop flow and the other is a smooth R&B single sampling Destiny's Child [5]'s "Say My Name." [6] I might just have to see him perform them live on his nationwide tour [7], which kicks off in February.
While appearing on the late-night show, Cordae also discussed the meaning behind the title [8] of his second studio album. "It means to see things from outside of yourself. As human beings, we tend to all have main-character syndrome. It's to see things from a more zoomed-out lens," he explained. If these two songs are any indication of what to expect, I have high hopes for From a Bird's Eye View.
