6pc Hot EP

6pc Hot EP is the first extended play by American singer and rapper 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".

6pc Hot EP
EP by
6lack
ReleasedJune 26, 2020 (2020-06-26)
Length18:58
Label
Producer
6lack chronology
East Atlanta Love Letter
(2018)		 6pc Hot EP
(2020)
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

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
Metacritic77/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Clash7/10[5]
HipHopDX3.7/5[6]
NME[7]
Pitchfork7.5/10[8]
Tom HullB+()[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"
Stwo2:36
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
  • Ricardo Valdez Valentine Jr. – vocals
  • Dominique Jones – vocals (track 4)
  • ELHAE – additional vocals (track 1)
  • Courtney Shanade Salter – additional vocals (track 2)
  • Malik "Venna" Venner – saxophone (track 2)
  • Maschine – drums (track 4)
  • Adeyinka "Fwdslxsh" Bankole – producer (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6)
  • Christopher "Gravez" Justice – producer (track 1)
  • Steven "Stwo" Vidal – producer (track 2)
  • Trevor "Singawd" Slade – producer (tracks: 3, 4, 6)
  • Jack Rochon – producer (track 3)
  • Nicholas Warren Mira – producer (track 3)
  • Joseph Reeves – guitar and producer (track 4)
  • James Cyr – producer (track 4)
  • Timothy Zachery Mosley – producer (track 5)
  • Kevin Gilliam – producer (track 5)
  • Brody Brown – producer (track 5)
  • Rance – producer (track 5)
  • Jared "JT" Gagarin – mixing and recording (tracks: 1–4, 6)
  • Matthew Robinson – recording (track 4)
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing (track 5)
  • Chris Galland – mixing (track 5)
  • Robin Florent – assistant mixing (track 5)
  • Scott Desmarais – assistant mixing (track 5)
  • Dylan Del-Olmo – recording (track 5)
  • Lorenzo Cardona – recording (track 5)
  • Elton "L10MixedIt" Chueng – mastering

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

References
  1. Ink, Shy (July 3, 2020). "Interview: London Cyr Talks About Producing 6lack's "Know My Rights"". Genius. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  2. Findlay, Mitch (June 22, 2020). "6LACK Announces "6 PC HOT" EP". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  3. "Critic Reviews for 6pc Hot [EP] - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  4. Kellman, Andy. "6pc Hot EP - 6LACK | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  5. Murray, Robin (June 26, 2020). "6LACK - 6PC Hot". Clash Magazine. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  6. Kenny, Brody (July 9, 2020). "Review: 6LACK Stays In His Feelings On '6pc Hot' EP". HipHopDX. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  7. Lavin, Will (June 26, 2020). "6lack – '6pc Hot' EP review". NME. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  8. Rytlewski, Evan (July 3, 2020). "6LACK: 6pc Hot EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  9. Hull, Tom (July 6, 2020). "Tom Hull: 2863-Music-Week.html". tomhull.com. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  10. "ARIA Urban Albums Chart" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  11. "Ultratop.be – 6LACK – 6PC HOT %5BEP%5D" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  12. "6lack Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  13. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  14. "6lack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
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