6lack (pronounced Black) got his big push after he debut single PRBLMS was premiered on Beats 1 by Zane Lowe after numerous placements on Apple Music playlists, all leading up to him being named Apple’s New Artist of the Week. He handled the new found attention well, and promptly delivered on his debut project FREE 6LACK. I had the chance to attend the listening event for the album in LA, and the Atlanta artist/producer definitely has the talent, creativity and support to hold on to his spot in the spotlight. Never Know is honestly one of my favorite songs right now, and I listen to it damn near every morning. It is the first song on the project, and really sets the tone and gives an accurate insight into his independent and confident approach to his life and career, which is reinforced and solidified in the spoken intro to the last track Alone/EA6:

“I know that but being around...in that atmosphere and seeing how people move, you know, seeing how, how they make records, you know, what kind of record they make...I’m just like...I don’t want this shit for myself and I don’t ever want niggas to try to pull me into that. ‘Cause I’ve been told a couple times like, “Hey, do this shit man, do that...” And I’m like man, I don’t want, I don’t that for me man.And if I keep tellin’ y’all I don’t want that shit for me and y’all keep, you know, tryna nudge and push...I understand y’all got your vision and y’all got your formula but that shit don’t work for me man. I’m not gonna conform, I’m not settling for that shit. ‘Cause if I do it once and it pop, I’ma have to keep doing that shit over and over again. You can’t build no fanbase like that. You...you become, you become, you become a fuckin’ song instead of a person. That shit...I’m not...I’m not tryna be that man.”

6lack is the man.

I've linked the visuals for his breakout single Prblms below as well because I think it gives accurate and critical insight into his aesthetic, but definitely take the time to listen to the entire project.