New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Atlantic recording artist Kodak
Black has announced today's release of his long awaited new album DYING TO LIVE.
Kodak Black's first full length release since his R&B project, HEARTBREAK KODAK, from earlier this year, DYING TO LIVE includes the platinum certified hit single, "ZEZE (Feat.
Travis Scott & Offset)," available for individual streaming and download. The track - which debuted at #1 on Billboard's "Top R&B/Hip Hop Songs" chart - is joined by a companion visual, directed by
Travis Scott and boasting over 19 million views.
DYING TO LIVE also includes such tracks as "Calling My Spirit," the Ben Billions-produced "Take One," and "If I'm Lyin, I'm Flyin," the latter of which is joined by an official video with over 32 million views. DYING TO LIVE is also highlighted by "Moshpit" featuring Juice WRLD, "
Testimony" and "Gnarly" featuring Lil Pump, the video for which debuted today .Kodak
Black of course recently teamed up with
Gucci Mane and
Bruno Mars for the gold certified single, "Wake Up In The Sky." The track's official companion video, directed by Mars, has proven a true phenomenon, now with over 68 million individual views.
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Black will celebrate today's arrival of DYING TO LIVE with a high-profile TV appearance on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday, December 17th. Kodak will also be performing this weekend, Saturday December 15th, at LA's Rolling Loud festival.
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Black - named on both Rolling Stone's and Complex's "Best of 2017" lists, as well as Billboard's "21 Under 21" - kicked off 2018 with the official video to his hit track, "Roll In Peace (Feat. XXXTentacion)," now with over 79 million views. Released on Valentine's Day 2018, HEARTBREAK KODAK displayed a different side of Kodak, exploring his vocal ability to create his own R&B sound.
The project followed 2017's PROJECT BABY TWO: ALL GROWN UP, an expanded edition of his chart-topping mixtape, PROJECT BABY 2. That collection arrived at #1 on Billboard's "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" ranking while also entering the overall SoundScan/Billboard 200 at #2. As if that weren't enough, Kodak Black's RIAA gold certified debut album, PAINTING PICTURESarrived at #3 on the SoundScan/Billboard 200 upon its 2017 release. The album includes the 2x platinum certified single, "
Tunnel Vision" - Kodak's first "Hot 100" hit and highest charting single to date. The track - which proved an instant streaming sensation upon its official release, earning more than 11 million streams in its first week alone - is joined by an equally popular companion video, now with more than 231 million views.
