6pc Hot EP

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6pc Hot EP
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ReleasedJune 26, 2020 (2020-06-26)
Length18:58
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6lack chronology
East Atlanta Love Letter
(2018)
6pc Hot EP
(2020)
Difference
(TBA)
Singles from 6pc Hot EP
  1. "ATL Freestyle"
    Released: May 28, 2020
  2. "Float"
    Released: June 24, 2020
  3. "Know My Rights"
    Released: June 26, 2020

6pc Hot EP is the first extended play by American singer 6lack. It was released on June 26, 2020, through LVRN and Interscope Records. Production was handled by twelve record producers, including DJ Battlecat, Nick Mira, Stwo, Timbaland, Canadian producer London Cyr, and British producer Fwdslxsh, the latter two of whom executive-produced the EP. [1] It features a sole guest appearance from rapper Lil Baby on the single "Know My Rights".

Contents

Background

In May 2020, 6lack released the track "ATL Freestyle", initially as a free track. On June 24, 2020, he celebrated his birthday with the release of the single "Float". The same day, after holding back on releasing new music in honor of George Floyd, and in solidarity with protests against police brutality, he announced the release of 6pc Hot. [2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 77/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
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Clash 7/10 [5]
HipHopDX 3.7/5 [6]
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Pitchfork 7.5/10 [8]
Tom Hull B+( Five Pointed Star Solid.svg ) [9]

6pc Hot EP was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 77, based on five reviews. [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."ATL Freestyle"
  • Fwdslxsh
  • Gravez
3:24
2."Long Nights"
Stwo 2:36
3."Float"
3:00
4."Know My Rights" (featuring Lil Baby)
  • Fwdslxsh
  • Joe Reeves
  • London Cyr
  • Singawd
3:14
5."Elephant in the Room"
3:34
6."Outside"
  • Valentine Jr.
  • Bankole
  • Slade
  • Fwdslxsh
  • Singawd
3:10
Total length:18:58

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2020)Peak
position
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA) [10] 25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [11] 170
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [12] 50
French Albums (SNEP) [13] 190
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [14] 37
US Billboard 200 [15] 15

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