# Dying to Live (Kodak Black album)

Dying to Live is the second studio album by American rapper Kodak Black. It was released on December 14, 2018, via Atlantic Records. It follows his Heart Break Kodak mixtape, released earlier in 2018, as well as his previous mixtape, Project Baby 2: All Grown Up, the deluxe edition of his mixtape Project Baby 2, released in 2017. The album features guest appearances from Lil Pump, Travis Scott, Offset and Juice Wrld.

## Background

On November 25, 2018, Kodak Black announced via Twitter that he would be releasing his second studio album the following month. Black wrote on social media that "Yung Nigga Been Getting Money... I Did Everything The Streets Glorified #AlbumDropping Next Month." The album is Black's first following his release from jail in August.
On December 11, 2018, Kodak Black shared the album's tracklist.

## Promotion

The album's lead single, "If I'm Lyin, I'm Flyin" was released on September 28, 2018, along with the music video.
The second single, "Zeze" featuring Travis Scott and Offset was released on October 12, 2018. The music video was released on November 23, 2018.
The third single, "Take One", was released on November 16, 2018, and the fourth single, "Calling My Spirit", was released on November 30, 2018. The music video for "Calling My Spirit" was released on December 5, 2018.
The first two promotional singles, "Testimony" and "MoshPit" featuring Juice Wrld was released on December 8, 2018, and December 12, 2018, respectively. The music video for "Testimony" was released on December 10, 2018.

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| The Guardian | |
| HipHopDX | 4.0/5 |
| The Music Outlook | 4/5 |
| NME | |
Dying to Live received generally positive reviews from music critics.
HipHopDX said of the album, "Dying to Live" is an imperfect window into a troubled soul. At times, it's unclear whether Kodak is being honest or disingenuously begging for sympathy. Even if it's carefully executed and shows artistic growth, the album's mature subject matter is overshadowed by Kodak's alleged history."

## Commercial performance

Dying to Live debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 89,000 album-equivalent units (of which 5,000 were pure album sales). It is Kodak Black's first number-one album on the chart.

## Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.
Notes
* signifies an uncredited co-producer
* "Zeze" is stylized in all caps
Sample credits
* "Malcolm X.X.X." contains a sample from "No One in the World", written by Kenneth Hirsch and Marti Sharron, as performed by Anita Baker.

## Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.
Technical
* Derek "Dyryk" Garcia – mixing (tracks 2–4, 6–16)
* Jacob Richards – mixing (track 5)
* Jaycen Joshua – mixing (track 5)
* Mike Seaberg – mixing (track 5)
* Rashawn McLean – mixing (track 5)
* Chris Athens – mastering (all tracks)
* Chris Ulrich – engineering (all tracks)
* Drew Drucker – engineering (all tracks)
* Jamie Peters – engineering (all tracks)
* Tyler Unland – engineering (all tracks)

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark) | Gold | 10,000$^‡$ |
| United States (RIAA) | Platinum | 1,000,000$^‡$ |
| $^‡$ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |||