Love Is the New Gangsta

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.^[1][2] The second single, "Sunday Again" with 2 Chainz, was released on April 17, 2026.^[3] The third single, "Ashin' the Blunt" with Young Thug, was released on May 8, 2026.^[4]

The full tracklist was released on May 15, 2026.^[5][6]

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."^[3] 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:

I just started to vent and have open conversations about what I was going through, and we just knew we had to make an album about it. It was like this ongoing session of therapy, accountability, and being creative. Whether talking or jamming to guitar and keys, everything just kind of meshed together, and songs started to spill out. We just started cooking up. It was fun.^[7]

Note

• ^{^[p]} indicates a producer and vocal producer
• ^{^[a]} indicates an additional producer
• ^{^[v]} indicates a vocal producer

Summarize Fact Check

Credits are adapted from Tidal.^[8]

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