GoldLink Breaks Down His Personal New Album, ‘At What Cost’

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GoldLink’s At What Cost is one of the most exciting releases of this young year. He features friends old (Kaytranada, Louie Lastic) and new (Jazmine Sullivan, Steve Lacy) on the project, but the real star of the show is GoldLink’s hometown of Washington, D.C. 

It’s a city with a rich musical history, spanning everything from go-go music to punk rock. GoldLink dug deep into his personal memories and researched the city itself, talking to cab drivers, relatives, and friends to create a kinetic, sweaty album well worth a listen. We spoke with GoldLink about the inspiration behind the hometown homage, what he learned over the course of production, and what he hopes his city takes from this release. 

Watch the interview above, and listen to At What Cost below. 

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“I’m so far ahead of my time; I’m bout to start another life/ Look behind you, I’m bout to pass you twice.”- Jay Z

“Youngins ice grillin’ me, oh you not feeling me/Fine, it cost you nothing/Pay me no mind”

“I’d rather die enormous than live dormant”

“They giveth and they taketh life is cruel that way/But even a broken clock is right at least two times a day”

“A wise man told me don’t argue with fools, cause people from a distance can’t tell who is who.”

“Swear to everything, when I leave this Earth, it’s gon’ be on both feet, never knees in the dirt”

“No one said it would be easy, n**** livin’ is work”

“I’m not afraid of dying, I’m afraid of not trying”

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