In a world inundated with viral moments, the Baltimore rapper Shordie Shordie makes music that people go back to. An albums artist to his core, Shordie sifts through hundreds of songs to meticulously curate projects made to last a lifetime. For his dedicated fans, Shordie’s albums mark years of their lives—even as the years go by, they bring the music with them. Shordie made his first major break with “Bitchuary” (Betchua) in 2018, a now two-times platinum record with over 260 million streams that made him the first Baltimore artist to ever earn a platinum plaque. A master of crooked love songs that pour out in gravely melodies, Shordie has since accrued over 1.5 billion catalog streams. Following up on last year’s critically acclaimed album More Than Music, Pt. 2 and headlining nationwide tour packed with sold out dates, Shordie Shordie is gearing up to release his latest project, A Life for Two.