At What Cost

For other uses, see At What Cost (disambiguation).

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.^[1][2] The album received positive reviews and has sold just over 500,000 copies, as of June, 2021.

At What Cost
Studio album by GoldLink
Released	March 24, 2017
Genre	Hip hop
Length	48:00
Label	RCA
Producer	Obii Say (exec.) Axlfoile Steve Lacy Matt Martians Teddy Walton KAYTRANADA Louie Lastic Sevn Thomas Syk Sense Taz Arnold
GoldLink chronology
And After That, We Didn't Talk (2015) At What Cost (2017) Diaspora (2019)
Singles from At What Cost
"Crew" Released: December 16, 2016 "Meditation" Released: March 10, 2017 "Pray Everyday (Survivor's Guilt)" Released: March 17, 2017

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.^[3] To celebrate him signing to RCA, GoldLink and Soulection released a remixed version of And After That, We Didn't Talk.^[4] Later that year, he released his new single "Fall In Love" featuring fellow DC rapper and close friend Cisero, produced by BADBADNOTGOOD and Kaytranada.^[5]

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100[6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Exclaim!	7/10[7]
HipHopDX	4.1/5[8]
Pitchfork Media	7.5/10[9]
PopMatters	[10]

At What Cost received positive reviews from critics. The album holds a score of 71/100 based on 5 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"Opening Credit"	D'Anthony Carlos Javon Gant		1:07
2.	"Same Clothes As Yesterday" (featuring Ciscero)	Carlos Michael Anthony White, Jr. Everett Ray Alexander Ben-Abdallah Ciscero Simmons	Darth Olympian Ray Louie Lastic[a]	3:20
3.	"Have You Seen That Girl?"	Carlos Louis Kevin Celestin	KAYTRANADA	2:42
4.	"Hands On Your Knees" (featuring Kokayi)	Carlos Celestin Carl Walker	KAYTRANADA	1:55
5.	"Meditation" (featuring Jazmine Sullivan and Kaytranada)	Carlos Celestin Jazmine Sullivan Michael Denne Ken Gold	KAYTRANADA	4:18
6.	"Herside Story" (with Hare Squead)	Carlos Tony Lomena Jessy Kalala Henoc Cubuca Felix Joseph	Hare Squead Joseph	3:03
7.	"Summatime" (featuring Wale and Radiant Children)	Carlos Marco Bernardis Olubowale Akintimehin Fabienne Holloway	Radiant Children	3:43
8.	"Roll Call" (featuring Mýa)	Carlos Ben-Abdallah Fred David Jenkins Jamar Aaron Beckett Mýa Harrison	Louie Lastic	3:20
9.	"The Parable of the Rich Man" (featuring April George)	Carlos Matt Martin Taz Arnold	Matt Martians Arnold[a] Bill Pettaway[a]	4:19
10.	"Crew" (featuring Brent Faiyaz and Shy Glizzy)	Carlos Travis Walton Christopher Wood Marquis King	Walton	2:59
11.	"We Will Never Die" (featuring Lil Dude)	Carlos Rupert Thomas, Jr. Guy Clark	Sevn Thomas	4:02
12.	"Kokamoe Freestyle"	Carlos Sidney Swindail	Swindail	3:43
13.	"Some Girl" (featuring Steve Lacy)	Carlos Lacy Arnold	Lacy Arnold	5:42
14.	"Pray Everyday (Survivor's Guilt)"	Carlos Thomas Jr. Joshua Scruggs Axel Morgan	Sevn Thomas Syk Sense Axl Folie	3:47
Total length:				48:00

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer.

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[11]	127
US R&B/Hip-Hop Album Sales (Billboard)[12]	36

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[13]	Platinum	15,000‡
United States (RIAA)[14]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.