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== Background ==
== Background ==
The mixtape was teased by Black on social media, he shared heart-themed images along with the hashtag "#HBK".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2018/02/kodak-black-shares-new-project-heartbreak-kodak|title=Kodak Black Shares New Project 'Heart Break Kodak'|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.antimusic.com/news/18/February/15Kodak_Black_Releases_R-B_Album_Heartbreak_Kodak.shtml|title=Kodak Black Releases R&B Album 'Heartbreak Kodak'|work=AntiMusic|access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref> Featuring seventeen songs including collaborations with artists such as [[Lil Wayne]] and [[Tory Lanez]], the mixtape was produced by Murda Beatz, Helluva, Ben Billions, Dyryk and C Clipz.<ref name="XXL1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rapradar.com/2018/02/14/new-mixtape-kodak-black-heartbreak-kodak/|title=New Mixtape: Kodak Black ‘Heartbreak Kodak'|work=Rap Radar|access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref> The album's release was announced a day before, on February 13, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/02/tracklist-production-credits-kodak-black-heartbreak-kodak-album/|title=See Tracklist for Kodak Black's 'Heartbreak Kodak' Album - XXL|work=[[XXL Mag]]|access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref> The album was released while Black was in jail, serving a sentence he received for charges including "grand theft of a firearm, possession of marijuana, and two counts of probation violation".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8099480/kodak-black-new-project-heartbreak-kodak-valentines-day|title=Kodak Black Announces Anti-Valentine's Day Project 'Heartbreak Kodak'|work=Billboard|access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/kodak-black-drops-valentines-day-mixtape-from-jail-1202698657/|title=Kodak Black Drops Valentine’s Day Mixtape — From Jail (Listen)|last=Aswad|first=Jem|date=February 14, 2018|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thesource.com/2018/02/03/kodak-black-new-album-way-titled-heartbreak-kodak/|title=Kodak Black Has A New Album On The Way Titled ‘Heartbreak Kodak’|date=February 3, 2018|work=[[The Source]]|access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref>
The mixtape was teased by Black on social media, he shared heart-themed images along with the hashtag "#HBK".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2018/02/kodak-black-shares-new-project-heartbreak-kodak|title=Kodak Black Shares New Project 'Heart Break Kodak'|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.antimusic.com/news/18/February/15Kodak_Black_Releases_R-B_Album_Heartbreak_Kodak.shtml|title=Kodak Black Releases R&B Album 'Heartbreak Kodak'|work=AntiMusic|access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref> Featuring seventeen songs including collaborations with artists such as [[Lil Wayne]] and [[Tory Lanez]], the mixtape was produced by Murda Beatz, Helluva, Ben Billions, Dyryk and C Clipz.<ref name="XXL1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rapradar.com/2018/02/14/new-mixtape-kodak-black-heartbreak-kodak/|title=New Mixtape: Kodak Black ‘Heartbreak Kodak'|work=Rap Radar|access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref> The album's release was announced a day before, on February 13, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/02/tracklist-production-credits-kodak-black-heartbreak-kodak-album/|title=See Tracklist for Kodak Black's 'Heartbreak Kodak' Album - XXL|work=[[XXL Mag]]|access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref> The album was released while Black was in jail, serving a sentence he received for charges including "grand theft of a firearm, possession of marijuana, and two counts of probation violation".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8099480/kodak-black-new-project-heartbreak-kodak-valentines-day|title=Kodak Black Announces Anti-Valentine's Day Project 'Heartbreak Kodak'|work=Billboard|access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/kodak-black-drops-valentines-day-mixtape-from-jail-1202698657/|title=Kodak Black Drops Valentine’s Day Mixtape — From Jail (Listen)|last=Aswad|first=Jem|date=February 14, 2018|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thesource.com/2018/02/03/kodak-black-new-album-way-titled-heartbreak-kodak/|title=Kodak Black Has A New Album On The Way Titled ‘Heartbreak Kodak’|date=February 3, 2018|work=[[The Source]]|access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref>

== Critical reception ==
[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] described the album as "a war waged for Kodak’s heart by the streets and unnamed lovers."<ref name="PF" /> [[HipHopDX]] called the album an "''[[808s & Heartbreak]]'' meets [[Drug house|the trap]] (minus any of the game-changing elements)".<ref name="HHDX" /> The album's theme is described by PopKiller as "drugs and wealth, revolves around amorities and angels and demons with this binding".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popkiller.pl/2018-02-14%2Ckodak-black-wydaje-mixtape-na-walentynki-heartbreak-kodak|title=Kodak Black wydaje mixtape na Walentynki 'Heartbreak Kodak'|author=Zdrojewski, Michal|work=PopKiller|accessdate=November 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Kodack-Black-Releases-First-Ever-RB-Project-HEARTHBREAK-KODAK-In-Celebration-of-Valentines-Day-20180214|title=Kodack Black Releases First Ever R&B Project HEARTHBREAK KODAK In Celebration of Valentine's Day|work=Broadway World|access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref> [[AllMusic]] described the album as a "R&B-influenced than his prior work, with the rapper singing more frequently than before".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/heart-break-kodak-mw0003151136|title=Heart Break Kodak - Kodak Black - Songs, Reviews, Credits|last=Simpson|first=Paul|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref>

Revision as of 04:12, 28 November 2018

Heart Break Kodak is the seventh mixtape by American rapper Kodak Black.[1] It was released on February 14, 2018, via Atlantic Records.[2][3]

Background

The mixtape was teased by Black on social media, he shared heart-themed images along with the hashtag "#HBK".[4][5] Featuring seventeen songs including collaborations with artists such as Lil Wayne and Tory Lanez, the mixtape was produced by Murda Beatz, Helluva, Ben Billions, Dyryk and C Clipz.[2][6] The album's release was announced a day before, on February 13, 2018.[7] The album was released while Black was in jail, serving a sentence he received for charges including "grand theft of a firearm, possession of marijuana, and two counts of probation violation".[8][9][10]

Critical reception

Pitchfork described the album as "a war waged for Kodak’s heart by the streets and unnamed lovers."[11] HipHopDX called the album an "808s & Heartbreak meets the trap (minus any of the game-changing elements)".[12] The album's theme is described by PopKiller as "drugs and wealth, revolves around amorities and angels and demons with this binding".[13][14] AllMusic described the album as a "R&B-influenced than his prior work, with the rapper singing more frequently than before".[15]

  1. ^ "Stream Kodak Black's 'Heartbreak Kodak' Project Featuring Lil Wayne & Tory Lanez". Billboard. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Kodak Black Drops 'Heartbreak Kodak' Album - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "Kodak Black Announces New Album "Heartbreak Kodak," Drops New Video". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "Kodak Black Shares New Project 'Heart Break Kodak'". Complex. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  5. ^ "Kodak Black Releases R&B Album 'Heartbreak Kodak'". AntiMusic. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  6. ^ "New Mixtape: Kodak Black 'Heartbreak Kodak'". Rap Radar. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  7. ^ "See Tracklist for Kodak Black's 'Heartbreak Kodak' Album - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  8. ^ "Kodak Black Announces Anti-Valentine's Day Project 'Heartbreak Kodak'". Billboard. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  9. ^ Aswad, Jem (February 14, 2018). "Kodak Black Drops Valentine's Day Mixtape — From Jail (Listen)". Variety. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  10. ^ "Kodak Black Has A New Album On The Way Titled 'Heartbreak Kodak'". The Source. February 3, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference PF was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference HHDX was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  13. ^ Zdrojewski, Michal. "Kodak Black wydaje mixtape na Walentynki 'Heartbreak Kodak'". PopKiller. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  14. ^ "Kodack Black Releases First Ever R&B Project HEARTHBREAK KODAK In Celebration of Valentine's Day". Broadway World. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  15. ^ Simpson, Paul. "Heart Break Kodak - Kodak Black - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
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