Love Is the New Gangsta is the fourth studio album by the American singer 6lack. It was released on May 22, 2026, through LVRN and Interscope Records.
Background and release On March 17, 2026, 6lack announced his new album would be titled Love Is the New Gangsta, along with the first single "Bird Flu", which was later released on March 20, 2026. The second single, "Sunday Again" with 2 Chainz, was released on April 17, 2026. The third single, "Ashin' the Blunt" with Young Thug, was released on May 8, 2026.
The full tracklist was released on May 15, 2026.
Themes According to Billboard, the music video for "Sunday Again" showcases "what [6lack] describes as a moment of community and serenity, reflecting the album's central theme of universal love." Rolling Stone noted that space and contemplation are the "ultimate foundation" of Love Is the New Gangsta. In their interview, 6lack talked about his revelations about his mental health while working with Childish Major saying:
Track listing
Note indicates a producer and vocal producer indicates an additional producer indicates a vocal producer
Personnel Credits are adapted from Tidal. Musicians
6lack – vocals Fwdslxsh – programming (tracks 1, 2); bass, guitar (1, 6); keyboards (1, 11), percussion (1), drums (11) Bndries – bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming (1) Kill September – bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming (1) Louis Leibfried – background vocals, bass, guitar, programming (2) Sucuki – bass, keyboards (2) Tim Friedrich – keyboards, percussion (2) Malik Ninety Five – programming (2) Venna – saxophone (2) Childish Major – keyboards (3, 4, 8–11), background vocals (3, 6, 9, 10), programming (4, 6, 8–10, 13), vocal programming (6), drums (10, 13); bass, guitar, percussion (13) Slimwav – background vocals, bass, guitar (3) Smile High – keyboards (3) AJ Hall – programming (3) Leon Thomas – vocals (3) AZ Chike – vocals (3) Trey Lander – bass (4, 6, 8–11), drums (4, 9), guitar (6, 8, 9), programming (8, 9); keyboards, percussion (9) Tane Runo – keyboards (4, 8), guitar (4), programming (8), background vocals (13) Emilie Nicolas – background vocals (4) Los Hendrix – guitar (4) LightSkinKeisha – spoken word (4) Margaux Whitney – viola (4) Mike Hector – drums (5, 12) Justin Cho – guitar (6, 9–11) Dos Dias – background vocals (6, 9); drums, keyboards, programming, vocal programming (6) Fabo – background vocals (6) Young Thug – vocals (7) Nikhil Ramnarayan – cello (8) Taylor Tookes – violin (8) Serayah – background vocals (9, 10) Destin Laurel – background vocals (9) Jordan Ward – background vocals (9) Jesse Tyler – guitar, keyboards, piano (9) Noah Sills – alto saxophone, flute (10) Jared Brown – trombone (10) Spiff Sinatra – trumpet (10) Odeal – vocals (10) Scribz Riley – bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming (11) Alex Blake – guitar (11) Quiñ – vocals (11) Mereba – vocals (12) Noah Scharf – background vocals (13) Yakob – strings (14)
Technical Ricardo Valentine – engineering Ben Silverstein – engineering (3) Shaan Singh – engineering (7) Elijah Forbes – engineering (8) Justin Cho – engineering (9) JT Gagarin – engineering assistance (2–4, 9, 14) Jon Castelli – mixing Bainz – mixing (7) Aresh Banaji – mixing assistance (7) Dale Becker – mastering Adam Burt – mastering assistance Katie Harvey – mastering assistance Noah McCorkle – mastering assistance
Charts + Chart performance for Love Is the New Gangsta Chart (2026) Peakposition Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA) 24 Portuguese Streaming Albums (AFP) 192
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