6lack

6lack is one of those artists who works in whispers rather than shouts, and that is exactly why I keep returning to him. Born in Baltimore, raised in Atlanta, he broke through with Prblms in 2016, a track that aches quietly instead of demanding attention. His R&B leans into vulnerability and late-night solitude, the sound of someone processing pain in real time. The blend of singing, rapping, and writing tells me he simply ignores genre fences. He is a subtle craftsman, and subtlety in modern music is rarer and more valuable than it gets credit for.

Name (English)

6lack

Name (Japanese)

6LACK

Born

June 24, 1992 (age 34)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Monkey

Origin

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Height

165 cm

Occupation

singer / songwriter / rapper / composer

High school

Stone Mountain High School

• Official sitehttp://www.eastatlantaloveletter.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/6lack/
• Xhttps://x.com/6LACK
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6lack
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/6LACK
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27886640

Tags

• Maryland
• singer
• songwriter
• rapper

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.