That fortuitous pause not only reinvigorated 6LACK as he entered 2021, but caused a massive upswing in his creativity. In the last few months, the LVRN polymath has racked up a bevy of features, including on Melli s You Ain t Worth It, Lil Durk s Stay Down, and most notably, Lil Tjay s Calling My Phone. After being released on Feb. 12, the latter is already a smash, debuting at No. 3 this week on the Hot 100 a career-best for both rappers.
6LACK spoke to
Billboard on notching his first top five Hot 100 record, how the collaboration with Tjay came about, taking a break from music, his hopes for performing again and what to expect from his third album, which will follow 2018 s