Blackline

Blackline is the debut studio album by American musical artist rock_hard321. It was released on October 23, 2018, by Ruckle Studios. The album is the long-awaited follow-up his extended play Can You Handle Ruck (2017) and features guest appearances from MattyIceYT, Boss_Paco and OfficialSaintzz.
Blackline received positive reviews from critics, and peaked at number one on the MXW Top Albums chart, his second number one. The album includes the singles "Ruckle Hero", "Ruck Star", "Can You Handle Ruck", "Glorious", and "The Fall of Milky Oreo." Every single released from the album reached number one on the MXW Top 100 Songs chart.
== Background ==
Ruck released four singles, "Ruckle Hero", "Ruck Star", "Can You Handle Ruck", and "Glorious", which appeared on his 2017 extended play, "Can You Handle Ruck." He released "The Fall of Milky Oreo" as the final single. Matty announced that his single "Effend" would be included on the album. A remix of Ruckle Hero was also confirmed by beetlebat.
A year after the release of the extended play, Ruck left MXW and finished the album with his retirement speech. He released the studio album to the BAD Support SoundCloud account on October 23, 2018. It has received over a thousand plays.
== Singles ==
“Ruckle Hero” was released as the first single on February 15, 2017, as a joke. The song went viral and became his signature song. It popularized meme rap in the Minecraft music scene. It reached number one on the MXW Top 100 Songs chart, his first song to achieve it. It was included on his 2017 EP, “Can You Handle Ruck.” A remix was released by beetlebat.
“Ruck Star” was released as the second single hours after “Ruckle Hero.” It heavily samples “All Star” by Smash Mouth. It became his second number one single on the MXW Top 100 Songs chart. It was included on his 2017 EP, “Can You Handle Ruck.” It is also his first song to reach one hundred plays on SoundCloud.
“Can You Handle Ruck” was released as the lead and third single on March 1, 2017. It heavily samples “Around The World” by CFO$. It became his third number one single on the MXW Top 100 Songs chart. It was included on his 2017 EP of the same name.
“Glorious” was released as the fourth single hours after “Can You Handle Ruck.” It is a cover of “Glorious Domination” by CFO$. It features Boss_Paco, SaintzzYT, and ElitezzYT. It became his fourth number one single on the MXW Top 100 Songs chart, and first for the other artists. It was included on his 2017 EP, “Can You Handle Ruck.”
“The Fall of Milky Oreo” was released as the fifth and final single on August 13, 2017. It is a diss track targeting MilkyOreo12. It became his fifth number one single on the MXW Top 100 Songs chart.
== Charts ==
Chart (2018) 	Position
MXW Top Albums 	1
MXW SoundCloud Albums	1
MXW YouTube Albums 	1
== Certifications ==
Region 	Certification	Sales
Minecraft (MXW)	10x Platinum 	10,000,000