2016 studio album by 6lack
Free 6lack 6lack .[ 3] LVRN andInterscope Records .[ 3] singles : "Ex Calling" and "Prblms ". It was nominated at the60th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Urban Contemporary Album.
On November 13, 2017, three additional new songs were added to the album to celebrate the album's anniversary.[ 4]
The firstsingle from the album, "Ex Calling", was released on July 25, 2016.[ 5] Future from the mixtapePurple Reign music video for "Ex Calling" was released on December 5, 2016.[ 6]
The second single from the album, "Prblms ", was released on September 23, 2016.[ 7] music video for "Problems", featuring 6lack rapping next to a grizzly bear,[ 8] [ 9]
Commercial performance [ edit ] Free 6lack debuted at number 68 on the USBillboard 200[ 10]
Free 6lack track listingNo. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Never Know" 4:09 2. "Rules" Valentine Trevor Slade David Moreau-Hispard Joshua Scruggs Ozan Yildirim 3:31 3. "Prblms " Nova 4:06 4. "Free" 4:23 5. "Learn Ya" Valentine Slade Jakob Rabitsch Harry Edwards 3:35 6. "MTFU" Valentine Bankole Andre Robertson FWDSLXSH Bizness Boi JT Gagarin[b] 3:28 7. "Luving U" Valentine Slade Matthew Kidd Singawd 4:12 8. "Gettin' Old" Isaac 3:35 9. "Worst Luck" 3:26 10. "Ex Calling" 3:31 11. "Alone / EA6" 9:13 Total length: 47:00
Free 6lack –Bonus tracks No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 12. "Glock Six" Valentine Jon Castelli Julian Bohorquez 3:10 13. "In Between" (featuringBanks ) 3:25 14. "One Way" (featuringT-Pain ) 4:46 Total length: 58:21
Notes
^[a] ^[b] ^[c] Sample credits
"Rules" contains samples of "Shadow Knows" performed by Aqua Nebula Oscillator. "Luving U" contains a sample of Slow Meadow's original composition "Lachrymosia".[ 11] "Ex Calling" contains samples of "Perkys Calling" performed byFuture . Performers
Production
FWDSLXSH – producer(tracks 1, 6) MDS – producer(track 1) Alex Leone – producer(track 1) Frank Dukes – producer(track 1) Syk Sense – producer(track 2) OZ – producer(track 2) Singawd – producer(tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13) , additional producer(track 14) Nova – producer(tracks 3, 4) Jakob Rabitsch – producer(tracks 5, 9, 11, 13) Bizness Boi – producer(track 6) Breyan Isaac – producer(track 8) Karl Rubin – producer(track 9) Roofeeo – producer(track 9) Childish Major – producer(track 9) Take A Daytrip – producer(track 9) 6lack – producer(tracks 9, 11) JT Gagarin – producer(tracks 9) , additional producer(tracks 6, 14) Southside – producer(track 10) DZL – producer(track 10) Dot da Genius – producer(track 11) Jon Castelli – producer(track 12) Julian Beats – producer(track 12) Lucian Blomkamp – producer(tracks 13) , additional producer(track 14) Stwo – producer(track 14) Technical
JT Gagarin – recording engineer(tracks 1, 2, 4-7, 9, 11, 13, 14) , mixing engineer(tracks 13, 14) Jon Castelli – mixing engineer(tracks 1-12)
Year-end chart performance forFree 6lack Chart (2017) Position USBillboard 200[ 16] 83 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard )[ 17] 38
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