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Stream 6LACK's Ruminating 'East Atlanta Love Letter'

The Atlanta-hailing enigma returns with his sophomore album about love, loss, fatherhood and pressure.
After an impressive debut in 2016, Atlanta crooner 6LACK returns with his sophomore album <em>East Atlanta Love Letter</em>.

As the seasons change, the melancholy of losing summer deserves its own soundtrack. Atlanta crooner 6LACK (pronounced "black") — who dropped a sleeper hit ofand in the time since has toured the world with and become a first-time father — has returned with his sophomore album, for just such a time.

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