6lack teases album dropping Friday

6LACK is due to release “Love Is the New Gangsta” on Friday, May 22, according to Interscope Records’ official store and multiple music publication reports. The Atlanta singer and rapper began the album rollout in March with the single “Bird Flu,” then followed with “Sunday Again,” a collaboration with 2 Chainz released in April. (ratedrnb.com) Publicly available official retail pages describe the project as his return after a period of reflection and list May 22 as the delivery or ship date for digital and physical editions. (interscope.com) The new album would be 6LACK’s fourth full-length studio release, following “Since I Have A Lover” from 2023. (interscope.com) His official site’s releases archive lists “Bird Flu” on March 19, 2026, alongside earlier album-era entries, while third-party listings and coverage describe the forthcoming set as a 15-track project. ### When exactly is the album coming out? May 22, 2026, is the date repeated across the most reliable available release materials. Interscope’s product page for the digital explicit edition says the album “will be delivered via email on May 22, 2026,” and separate CD and signed vinyl pages say those formats ship on the same date. (interscope.com) Clash, Rated R&B and other music outlets also reported in March that “Love Is the New Gangsta” would arrive on May 22 through LVRN/Interscope. Those reports match the date shown on retailer and pre-release listing pages. (6lack.com) ### What has 6LACK officially put into the rollout so far? March 19 marked the first clear step in the current campaign. 6LACK’s releases archive lists “Bird Flu” on that date, and coverage from March said the song arrived with a companion video as the first release tied to the album announcement. April 18 brought a second preview. Reports on “Sunday Again” said the track featured fellow Atlanta artist 2 Chainz and was positioned as another advance single from the album. (interscope.com) ### What do the official materials say about the album itself? Interscope’s store describes “Love Is the New Gangsta” as a project rooted in “self-exploration, healing, and radical honesty.” The same product language says 6LACK examines “love, identity, growth, and the quiet battles that shape who we become” as “a person, as a father, and as a man.” (clashmusic.com) Rated R&B said those details came from a press release tied to the album announcement. (6lack.com) The outlet also identified the record as 6LACK’s fourth album. ### What can be verified about the track list and features? (ourmusicworld.com) Pre-release listings indicate the album contains 15 tracks. Shazam’s upcoming album page and other release trackers both show a 15-song configuration for “Love Is the New Gangsta.” Specific guest appearances beyond 2 Chainz are harder to confirm from primary materials available publicly. Search results surfaced secondary reports and social-video references about additional collaborators, but those claims were not clearly confirmed on the official site or Interscope pages reviewed here. (interscope.com) ### How does this fit into 6LACK’s release timeline? (ratedrnb.com) “Since I Have A Lover” was released in 2023, according to 6LACK’s official archive. A May 22 release would end a gap of just over three years between studio albums. The upcoming record also arrives nearly a decade after “FREE 6LACK,” the 2016 debut that established him commercially, as noted in later coverage of the new campaign. (shazam.com) ### What happens on Friday? Friday, May 22, is the date attached to the digital album delivery and to shipping for CD and signed vinyl editions sold through Interscope. (youtube.com) The label’s store lists the CD at $14 and caps some physical purchases at four per customer. (interscope.com) (kpua.net) (6lack.com)