Cordae‘s debut on Tiny Desk Concert has made a lot of fans happy, but none more so than his mom.
As part of his 20-minute set on the popular NPR series, the DMV rapper performed “06 Dreamin” from his latest album The Crossroads, which sampled a song that his mother recorded in the mid ’00s when she was an aspiring singer.
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Bringing the touching track full circle, Cordae brought out his mom, Jennifer Dunston, to perform her sections of “06 Dreamin” in a truly heartwarming moment.
The 27-year-old later commented on the mother-son duet, writing on X: “Brought my momma on to my tiny desk ! It was always a dream of hers to be a singer, so I wanted to share this moment w her !”
Brought my momma on to my tiny desk ! It was always a dream of hers to be a singer, so I wanted to share this moment w her ! #TheCrossroadspic.twitter.com/be21BXt2tg
— Cordae (@cordae) March 19, 2025
Cordae’s Tiny Desk Concert also included songs such as “RNP,” “Nothing’s Promised” and “Saturday Mornings,” sans Lil Wayne.
Away from music, it was recently revealed that the rapper had split from girlfriend and tennis star, Naomi Osaka.
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In a post on her Instagram Stories in January, Osaka assured fans there was no animosity between her and Cordae and expressed gratitude that their relationship had resulted in the birth of a daughter.
“Hi everyone, just wanted to say that Cordae and I are no longer in a relationship,” she began. “No bad blood at all, he’s a great person and an awesome dad.
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“Honestly really glad our paths crossed because my daughter is my biggest blessing and I was able to grow a lot from our experiences together [heart emoji].”
The pair began dating in 2019 and welcomed daughter Shai four years later.
Meanwhile, Cordae’s The Crossroads dropped in November 2024 and struggled to perform well commercially, despite star-studded features from Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Anderson .Paak, Ty Dolla $ign and Joey Bada$$, among others.
After the project peaked at number 143 on the Billboard 200, the former YBN representative was asked on The Breakfast Club whether he viewed it as a “flop,” as had been suggested by people on social media.
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“No,” he replied. “Because, probability of that, it’s [written by] some white boy in Indiana. Not that it’s a race thing, but it’s the truth of the people that run those.
“If you look at channels like that, their whole channel subscribes to a bunch of negativity. That’s what they’re about. Every artist in music, you can find something negative and nitpick at where they lack in some department.”
