In September 2020, Osaka’s Naomi won her third Grand Slam title at the US Open when she defeated Victoria Azarenka. For the 22-year-old tennis star at the time, it was a major career milestone. It was the moment that both her family and her then boyfriend, Coda, witnessed. The then 23-year-old rapper was found in the stands during that final match and refunded the police tee and a properly located face mask. As Osaka delivered the final score against her opponent, Cody was seen leaping up in excitement, slamming her fist into her chest.
Since then, the couple has been welcoming their daughter, Shay in July 2023. They also became much more private about their relationship and deleted all the posts together.
On January 6, 2025, Osaka announced that it had personally broken up, but he said, “He has no bad blood at all, he is a great person and a great dad.
First, there are a few things you need to know about coda.
Osaka announced its disbandment in January 2025.
The tennis star began her new year with a big announcement. She and Koda were no longer romantically involved. On January 6th, she wrote in her Instagram story: “Everyone, I just wanted to say that Cody and I are no longer in a relationship. He is not at all bad blood, he is a great person and a great dad. Honestly, I am truly happy with our path as my daughter is my biggest blessing and we have grown together from our experiences.
He is a Grammy nominated rapper.
This Maryland native (real name: Cordae Dunston) has been a Grammy nominated artist from a college student working on TGI Friday in just a few years. “I was miserable. That was when I really liked the lost boy,” Corde told Billboard about his previous musicalist days. “I was miserable as a sex at work. This was in Baltimore. I was working in Baltimore on Fridays.”
According to the outlet, Cordae began wrapping at the age of 15 and began releasing music under the name Entender. At the age of 21, he joined group YBN and J. He earned notoriety for Cole’s “1985” remake and Eminem’s “My Name” remix. In 2019 he was named a member of the XXL Freshman Class of Emerging Rappers along with Dababy, Roddy Ricch, Megan The You Stallion and others.
In 2019, he won two Grammy Award nominations for his debut solo album, “The Lost Boy.” Cordae was nominated for Best Rap Album category and Best Rap Song for his track “Bad Idea.”
When asked by Billboard what words to use to describe this stage of his career, he said, “‘Part 1’, because it’s just the beginning of my long journey.
He was previously on the YBN crew.
Cody, who split off from the YBN crew in August 2020 after his successful solo career, reported Vulture. Other members of the group, YBN Nahmir and YBN Almighty Jay, also embarked on separate projects after the crew’s 2018 release YBN: The Mixtape.
Cordae’s era with YBN marked a major chapter in his career, but his song with Anderson.Paak says people should listen first. “RNP” was released in 2019, and the duo performed together on tonight’s show starring Jimmy Fallon.
He has a circle of A-list friends and collaborators.
Cordae lists some of his musical influences as Lauryn Hill, Jay-Z, Nas, Tupac, and “A Tad of Eminem.” A quick climb into the music industry he already had the opportunity to meet some of his heroes. Cordae shared a clip of Eminem singing praise on Instagram in February. After calling Dr. Dre “the greatest producer of all time” on Twitter, he spent hours in a 2018 documented studio.
He hadn’t seen tennis before meeting her or knew who Osaka was.
Cordae gave his name in the music world, but he apparently didn’t have much time to watch tennis. Cordae revealed in a radio interview with 97 that when he and Osaka met at the 2019 Los Angeles Clippers game, they didn’t know her success. He went on to say that he wasn’t a huge tennis fan and only knew Serena Williams (who Osaka beaten at the 2018 US Open).
TMZ Sports first linked the couple in April 2019, but sources said at the time they weren’t yet “official” items. However, Osaka posted a video with the caption “I can’t take this guy anywhere,” and two months later he was confirming their romance. That December they were revealed as a couple in another Clipper’s game.
Both support each other’s careers very well.
Since embarking on their relationship, Cordae has become more familiar with sports. He was by her side for several US open matches, and after Osaka’s 2020 victory went viral, his video was his.
Osaka is likewise a fan of Cordae’s music. On Instagram, which was subsequently deleted, she smiled shyly at the tee at the Cordo concert and captioned the post, “:) Favorite Shirt.”
Their joint Instagram was so cute, but they were knocked down afterwards.
Osaka and Coda deleted all Instagram posts together, but they were once very public about their romance. In June 2020, Osaka shared a post about Coday’s mirror selfie dance. She wrote jokingly.
They also regularly share birthday tributes on social media. In October 2019, Korde told Osaka’s 22nd birthday: “A happy bday to my lil supahstar🥳@naomiosaka, you inspire me in more ways than you know. Make it happy to have the real thing.”
In August 2020, Osaka likewise praised his then-boyfriend for over a year on his big day. “I always feel so lucky to be in your life and to learn continuously from you. I am so grateful to be able to talk to you about something and ask for advice, so I am so grateful and knowing that all the help is necessary, I will fall asleep before you lie down and sleep, so I will be there, so I will be born. 23rd, I love you @cordae❤️.” He replied, “More ya more ❤️❤️❤️Thank you.”
As of 2024, Cordae and Osaka deleted all Instagram posts from each other. This move led them to believe that they had broken up. I didn’t confirm or deny it at the time. In January 2025, Osaka revealed that they were no longer dating.
He is active in the Black Life Matter movement.
Osaka made headlines during its journey to victory in the 2020 Grand Slam due to its ongoing activism against racial injustice. Cordae has been spoken similarly in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, appearing in George Floyd and Breonna Taylor’s recent protests in Minneapolis, Louisville. According to the Louisville Courier Journal, Corday was one of 87 people arrested in demonstrations outside the Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s home.
In a subsequent Instagram post featuring Osaka, Cordae wrote:
They have children together.
Osaka and Koday revealed that they are expecting their first child together, and in May 2023 she announced that they will have a baby girl. She posted a shot of herself on Instagram in two pieces of Nike before the sign that read “The Princess is approaching.”
“(Cody) knows sex now. It was a secret until a public party with the closest family and friends a few months ago,” Osaka said in an interview today. “It was hard to keep that a secret, but it was worth the wait because I knew it would be more fun to surprise him and everyone else during the party.”
She said, “As far as I’m most nervous, I’m probably just trying to navigate all the new life changes, learn new things, and understand them as I go. But it definitely makes me feel at ease because there are so many helpful people around me that support me.”
Osaka welcomed their daughter, Shai in July 2023.
Osaka opened up about her and Kodae’s life with her daughter, Shai, in December 2023.
Osaka spoke to Instyle about Cordae’s transition to her and parent-child relationship. “There was a big adjustment period,” she said. “It was life-changing in one day. From the moment you come home from the hospital, everything is different.”
She said they often become parents together. “We really built a good foundation,” she explained. “I don’t know if he’s just a carefree guy, but I think we just respect each other’s opinions, and if we don’t agree with something, we’ll talk about it. At the end of the day, we want the best thing for Shay.”
Coda took a photo at the French Open in May 2024 and supported Osaka.
Cordae and Osaka continued to keep their relationship largely private in 2024. The rapper was seen in the stands during the match on May 29, 2024 during the French Open.
In an interview with The Guardian published around the same time, Osaka did not talk about the outfit, but looked back on how becoming a mother changed how tennis was viewed.
“It forced me to see life in a different way,” she said. “I probably think I retired that year, but it only made me appreciate the sport more and I realized I love playing tennis because I knew there were so many possibilities outside of tennis.”
Osaka revealed in September 2025 how she and Koday responded to Shy’s birth.
In her new tubi documentary, Naomi Osaka: The second set, Osaka talked about raising her daughter to a father. “Shy was born on July 2, 2023. I remember when I first saw her, I thought, ‘Oh, well’. She is in my stomach and she is her own existence.
