2018 studio album by Kodak Black
Dying to Live is the second studio album by American rapper
Kodak Black .
[2] It was released on December 14, 2018, via
Atlantic Records .
[3] It follows his
Heart Break Kodak mixtape, released earlier in 2018, as well as his previous mixtape,
Project Baby 2: All Grown Up , the deluxe edition of his mixtape Project Baby 2, released in 2017.
[4] The album features guest appearances from
Lil Pump ,
Travis Scott ,
Offset and
Juice Wrld .
[5]
Background
On November 25, 2018, Kodak Black announced via Twitter that he would be releasing his second studio album the following month.
[6] Black wrote on social media that "Yung Nigga Been Getting Money... I Did Everything The Streets Glorified #AlbumDropping Next Month."
[7] The album is Black's first following his release from jail in August.
[8]
On December 11, 2018, Kodak Black shared the album's tracklist.
[9]
Promotion
The album's
lead single , "
If I'm Lyin, I'm Flyin " was released on September 28, 2018, along with the music video.
[10]
The second single, "
Zeze " featuring
Travis Scott and
Offset was released on October 12, 2018. The music video was released on November 23, 2018.
[11]
The third single, "Take One", was released on November 16, 2018, and the fourth single, "
Calling My Spirit ", was released on November 30, 2018.
[12]
[13] The music video for "Calling My Spirit" was released on December 5, 2018.
[14]
The first two promotional singles, "Testimony" and "MoshPit" featuring
Juice Wrld was released on December 8, 2018, and December 12, 2018, respectively.
[15]
[16] The music video for "Testimony" was released on December 10, 2018.
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Critical reception
Dying to Live received generally positive reviews from music critics.
HipHopDX said of the album, "Dying to Live " is an imperfect window into a troubled soul. At times, it's unclear whether Kodak is being honest or disingenuously begging for sympathy. Even if it's carefully executed and shows artistic growth, the album's mature subject matter is overshadowed by Kodak's alleged history."
Commercial performance
Dying to Live debuted at number one on the US
Billboard 200 with 89,000
album-equivalent units (of which 5,000 were pure album sales). It is Kodak Black's first number-one album on the chart.
[19]
Track listing
Credits adapted from
Tidal .
[20]
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Testimony"
Major Nine 4:00 2. "This Forever" 2:41 3. "Identity Theft" Rippa on the Beat Youngin' Chriso
[a] 2:07 4. "Gnarly" (featuring
Lil Pump ) 3:06 5. "
Zeze " (featuring
Travis Scott and
Offset )
D. A. Doman 3:48 6. "Take One"
Ben Billions 2:45 7. "MoshPit" (featuring
Juice Wrld ) Natra Average SkipOnDaBeat 2:44 8. "Transgression" Kapri D. Garcia Ian McKee Russell Pochop 2:15 9. "Malcolm X.X.X." Major Nine 3:15 10. "
Calling My Spirit " 2:32 11. "In the Flesh" Kapri Diehl Nick Dean Niko Varv Ben Billions Blasian Snapz Nik Dean
[a] 3:08 12. "Close to the Grave" LBeats 3:41 13. "From the Cradle" LBeats 3:11 14. "
If I'm Lyin, I'm Flyin " Kapri Diehl Harold Thomas Lee Jones Ben Billions 2:10 15. "Needing Something" Major Nine 3:12 16. "Could of Been Different" Kapri Brett Bailey D. Garcia Munro Beats Bailey Clips Ahoy Dyryk Kaixen 3:12 Total length: 47:47
Notes
^[a] signifies an uncredited co-producer
"Zeze" is stylized in all caps
Sample credits
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.
[20]
Technical
Derek "Dyryk" Garcia – mixing (tracks 2–4, 6–16)
Jacob Richards – mixing (track 5)
Jaycen Joshua – mixing (track 5)
Mike Seaberg – mixing (track 5)
Rashawn McLean – mixing (track 5)
Chris Athens – mastering (all tracks)
Chris Ulrich – engineering (all tracks)
Drew Drucker – engineering (all tracks)
Jamie Peters – engineering (all tracks)
Tyler Unland – engineering (all tracks)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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