''Dying to Live'' is the second studio album by American rapper

Kodak Black Bill Kahan Kapri (born Dieuson Octave; June 11, 1997), better known by his stage name Kodak Black, is an American rapper. He gained initial recognition with his single "No Flockin", released in 2014. His debut album, ''Painting Pictures'' (20 ...

. It was released on December 14, 2018, via Atlantic Records. It follows his ''

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'' 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. The album features guest appearances from

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, Travis Scott, Offset and

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Background

On November 25, 2018, Kodak Black announced via Twitter that he would be releasing his second studio album the following month. Black wrote on social media that "Yung Nigga Been Getting Money... I Did Everything The Streets Glorified #AlbumDropping Next Month." The album is Black's first following his release from jail in August. On December 11, 2018, Kodak Black shared the album's tracklist.

Promotion

The album's

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, " If I'm Lyin, I'm Flyin" was released on September 28, 2018, along with the music video. The second single, " Zeze" featuring Travis Scott and Offset was released on October 12, 2018. The music video was released on November 23, 2018. The third single, "Take One", was released on November 16, 2018, and the fourth single, "

Calling My Spirit "Calling My Spirit" is a song recorded by American rapper Kodak Black for his second studio album ''Dying to Live''. It was released on November 30, 2018, via Atlantic Records and WEA, with production by Southside and Jake One. Background T ...

", was released on November 30, 2018. The music video for "Calling My Spirit" was released on December 5, 2018. The first two promotional singles, "Testimony" and "MoshPit" featuring

was released on December 8, 2018, and December 12, 2018, respectively. The music video for "Testimony" was released on December 10, 2018.

Critical reception

''Dying to Live'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. ''

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'' 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

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s (of which 5,000 were pure album sales). It is Kodak Black's first number-one album on the chart.

Track listing

Credits adapted from

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. Notes * signifies an uncredited co-producer * "Zeze" is stylized in all caps Sample credits * "Malcolm X.X.X." contains a sample from "

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", written by Kenneth Hirsch and Marti Sharron, as performed by

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Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. Technical * Derek "Dyryk" Garcia – mixing * Jacob Richards – mixing * Jaycen Joshua – mixing * Mike Seaberg – mixing * Rashawn McLean – mixing * Chris Athens – mastering * Chris Ulrich – engineering * Drew Drucker – engineering * Jamie Peters – engineering * Tyler Unland – engineering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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