6pc Hot EP

Atlanta crooner 6LACK didn’t hurt for work in the roughly two years between 2018’s *East Atlanta Love Letter* and the *6pc Hot* EP. He has guested on what is very likely only a fraction of the requests he received in that time, but fans would find scene-stealing verses across projects from Summer Walker, Snoh Aalegra, and the Dreamville crew, among others. With *6pc Hot*, though, he delivers six songs that are resolutely of the 6LACK brand and also the current moment. Songs like “ATL Freestyle,” “Long Nights,” and “Elephant in the Room\" showcase the sugary slick talk and Southern charm we know, while “Outside” is a lovelorn idealist’s rumination on social distancing. Fellow Atlantan Lil Baby is the project’s sole guest, on “Know My Rights,” the pair emphasizing how hard they both work over twinkling bells and plodding 808 rumble.

On his laid-back and locked-in new EP, the Atlanta singer-rapper sounds more subtle and assured than ever.

There's a new crooner ready to take his place in the pantheon of modern giants, and this six-track record is a delicious taste of things to come

6LACK breaks up the wait for his third album with this descriptively titled short-form release.

6LACK has played it cool since 2018’s emphatic full length project ‘East Atlanta Love Letter’. A full world tour followed, but studio