At What Cost
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{{Infobox album
| name = At What Cost
| type = Album
| artist = GoldLink
| cover = Goldlink-at-what-cost-album-.jpeg
| alt =
| released = March 24, 2017
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Hip hop
| length = 48:00
| label = {{hlist|RCA}}
| producer = {{hlist|Obii Say (exec.)|Axlfoile|Steve Lacy|Matt Martians|Teddy Walton|KAYTRANADA|Louie Lastic|Sevn Thomas|Syk Sense|Taz Arnold}}
| prev_title = And After That, We Didn't Talk
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = Diaspora
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{Singles
| name = At What Cost
| type = album
| single1 = Crew
| single1date = December 16, 2016
| single2 = Meditation
| single2date = March 10, 2017
| single3 = Pray Everyday (Survivor's Guilt)
| single3date = March 17, 2017
}}
}}
At What Cost is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist GoldLink. It was released on March 24, 2017, by RCA Records. The album features guest appearances from Wale, Shy Glizzy, Steve Lacy, Jazmine Sullivan, Kaytranada, Mýa, Brent Faiyaz, Ciscero, Kokayi, Hare Squead, Radiant Children, April George and Lil Dude.{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/goldlink-at-what-cost-album-stream-new-mixtape.116982.html|title= GoldLink - At What Cost [Album Stream]|date= 24 March 2017|publisher=HotNewHipHop|accessdate= 3 April 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://pigeonsandplanes.com/music/2017/03/goldlink-pray-everyday-project-annoucement|title= GoldLink Announces New Project, Shares "Pray Everyday (Survivor's Guilt)"|publisher=PigeonsandPlanes|accessdate= April 3, 2017}} The album received positive reviews and has sold just over 500,000 copies, as of June, 2021.
Background
In 2015, GoldLink released his second mixtape, And After That, We Didn't Talk on Soulection to critical acclaims. In 2016, it was announced that GoldLink had signed a major deal with RCA Records.{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/07/goldlink-signs-rca/ |title=Goldlink Signs to RCA - XXL |publisher=Xxlmag.com |date= |accessdate=2017-07-16}} To celebrate him signing to RCA, GoldLink and Soulection released a remixed version of And After That, We Didn't Talk.{{Cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/goldlink/sets/and-after-that-we-didnt-talk-2|title = And After That, We Didn't Talk - the Remixes}} Later that year, he released his new single "Fall In Love" featuring fellow DC rapper and close friend Cisero, produced by BADBADNOTGOOD and Kaytranada.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQmltBqeoZw |title=GoldLink - Fall In Love (Audio) ft. Ciscero |publisher=YouTube |date=2016-08-26 |accessdate=2017-07-16}}
Reception
{{Album ratings
| MC = 71/100{{Cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/at-what-cost/goldlink |title=At What Cost by GoldLink Reviews and Tracks |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=7 December 2017}}
| rev1 = Exclaim!
| rev1score = 7/10{{Cite web |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/goldlink-at_what_cost |title=GoldLink At What Cost |publisher=Exclaim! |accessdate=7 December 2017}}
| rev2 = HipHopDX
| rev2score = 4.1/5{{Cite web |url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.2925/title.review-goldlink-honors-d-c-s-good-bad-ugly-with-at-what-cost# |title=GoldLink At What Cost Album Review |date=4 April 2017 |publisher=HipHopDX |accessdate=7 December 2017}}
| rev3 = Pitchfork Media
| rev3score = 7.5/10{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/23109-at-what-cost/ |title=GoldLink: At What Cost Album Review |publisher=Pitchfork Media |accessdate=7 December 2017}}
| rev4 = PopMatters
| rev4score = {{Rating|5|10}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/goldlink-at-what-cost-2495395359.html |title=GoldLink: At What Cost |date=19 May 2017 |publisher=PopMatters |accessdate=7 December 2017}}
}}
At What Cost received positive reviews from critics. The album holds a score of 71/100 based on 5 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Track listing
{{track list
| total_length = 48:00
| extra_column = Producer
| title1 = Opening Credit
| writer1 = {{hlist|D'Anthony Carlos|Javon Gant}}
| length1 = 1:07
| title2 = Same Clothes As Yesterday
| note2 = featuring Ciscero
| writer2 = {{hlist|Carlos|Michael Anthony White, Jr.|Everett Ray|Alexander Ben-Abdallah|Ciscero Simmons}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Darth Olympian|Ray|Louie Lastic{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length2 = 3:20
| title3 = Have You Seen That Girl?
| writer3 = {{hlist|Carlos|Louis Kevin Celestin}}
| extra3 = KAYTRANADA
| length3 = 2:42
| title4 = Hands On Your Knees
| note4 = featuring Kokayi
| writer4 = {{hlist|Carlos|Celestin|Carl Walker}}
| extra4 = KAYTRANADA
| length4 = 1:55
| title5 = Meditation
| note5= featuring Jazmine Sullivan and Kaytranada
| writer5 = {{hlist|Carlos|Celestin|Jazmine Sullivan|Michael Denne|Ken Gold}}
| extra5 = KAYTRANADA
| length5 = 4:18
| title6 = Herside Story
| note6 = with Hare Squead
| writer6 = {{hlist|Carlos|Tony Lomena|Jessy Kalala|Henoc Cubuca|Felix Joseph}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Hare Squead|Joseph}}
| length6 = 3:03
| title7 = Summatime
| note7 = featuring Wale and Radiant Children
| writer7 = {{hlist|Carlos|Marco Bernardis|Olubowale Akintimehin|Fabienne Holloway}}
| extra7 = Radiant Children
| length7 = 3:43
| title8 = Roll Call
| note8 = featuring Mýa
| writer8 = {{hlist|Carlos|Ben-Abdallah|Fred David Jenkins|Jamar Aaron Beckett|Mýa Harrison}}
| extra8 = Louie Lastic
| length8 = 3:20
| title9 = The Parable of the Rich Man
| note9 = featuring April George
| writer9 = {{hlist|Carlos|Matt Martin|Taz Arnold}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|Matt Martians|Arnold{{ref|a|[a]}}|Bill Pettaway{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length9 = 4:19
| title10 = Crew
| note10 = featuring Brent Faiyaz and Shy Glizzy
| writer10 = {{hlist|Carlos|Travis Walton|Christopher Wood|Marquis King}}
| extra10 = Walton
| length10 = 2:59
| title11 = We Will Never Die
| note11 = featuring Lil Dude
| writer11 = {{hlist|Carlos|Rupert Thomas, Jr.|Guy Clark}}
| extra11 = Sevn Thomas
| length11 = 4:02
| title12 = Kokamoe Freestyle
| writer12= {{hlist|Carlos|Sidney Swindail}}
| extra12 = Swindail
| length12 = 3:43
| title13 = Some Girl
| note13 = featuring Steve Lacy
| writer13 = {{hlist|Carlos|Lacy|Arnold}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Lacy|Arnold}}
| length13 = 5:42
| title14 = Pray Everyday (Survivor's Guilt)
| writer14 = {{hlist|Carlos|Thomas Jr.|Joshua Scruggs|Axel Morgan}}
| extra14 = {{hlist|Sevn Thomas|Syk Sense|Axl Folie}}
| length14 = 3:47
}}
Notes
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Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2017)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|Billboard200|127|artist=GoldLink|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 4, 2017}} |
| scope="row"| US R&B/Hip-Hop Album Sales (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/goldlink/chart-history/BLS|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815030549/https://www.billboard.com/music/goldlink/chart-history/BLS|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 15, 2019|title=GoldLink - Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Album Sales)|work=Billboard|accessdate=August 14, 2019}}
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=GoldLink|title=At What Cost|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2017|certyear=2024|source=radioscope|access-date=February 15, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=GoldLink|title=At What Cost|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2017|certyear=2021|access-date=March 9, 2021}}
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