Anderson .Paak, Cordae Hit NYC For ‘Heavy Is The Crown’ Pop Up [RECAP]

Anderson .Paak and Cordae hosted fans in NYC for one last pop-up event in celebration of their new joint album, 'Heavy Is The Crown.'

Oct 30, 2026 - 15:35

Anderson .Paak, Cordae Hit NYC For ‘Heavy Is The Crown’ Pop Up [RECAP]

Two men perform on stage at a NYC pop-up event, one wearing a tan fur hat and sunglasses speaking into a microphone, the other in a black jacket gesturing expressively. Crowd members hold up phones to record. — Ricardo Medley / REACH Media

Words by Ricardo Medley

If you listened to our “New Music Mondays” roundup earlier this week, you might’ve spotted a new joint album by way of rappers Anderson .Paak & Cordae. With Heavy Is The Crown, the dynamic duo was able to establish a lyrical synchronicity that comes off surprisingly seamless.

In short, we can’t imagine how this collaborative album didn’t happen sooner!

To promote the project, both emcees embarked on a multi-city pop-up shop tour where fans could shop merch, pick up exclusive vinyl editions and even get it signed during a meet-and-greet session.

After already hitting up Los Angeles, London, San Francisco, Chicago and a special Fatburger block party in West Hollywood, Cordae and Anderson. Paak turned up the streets of New York City to close out their run. Just as the sun was setting on mundane passersby via East 14th Street, the fellas pulled up on wheels to a sea of fans who’d been waiting for hours. The crowd was lured to their impromptu-yet-well-met live performance like a fly to a lamp, both rocking as unified masters of ceremony while beckoning the crowd with a hand wave in the classic “Hey! Ho!” fashion — the moment fit perfectly as we head into Hip-Hop History Month. Amidst the crowd were phones raised with hands in solidarity to capture the scene, as even those unbeknownst to the events at hand shifted their daily schedule to get a piece of the viral moment in our digital age of fast capture and post haste content.