6LACK

Ricardo Valdez Valentine Jr. (b. June 24, 1992) better known by his stage name 6LACK is an American singer, songwriter and rapper from Baltimore, Maryland.

Role in Gorillaz
6LACK alongside Elton John provided vocals for the track The Pink Phantom from Gorillaz' seventh studio album Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez and appeared in it's music video. He later made an appearance on Song Machine Live in a hologram form thanks to the footage reused from the music video. In 2021 The Pink Phantom was included in Elton John's collaboration studio album The Lockdown Sessions.

Musical career
6LACK started his music career after signing to Flo Rida’s record label Strong Arm Records and subsequently uploading music to SoundCloud for the next five years before becoming a part of EarthGang’s music collective Spillage Village in 2015, where he would contribute to the groups Spillage Village EP and tour with the collective. After leaving Strong Arm, 6LACK signed with Interscope Records’ Love Renaissance. After appearing on Rolling Stones’ “10 new Artists You Need to Know” list in 2016, 6LACK released his debut solo album Free 6Lack, which reached number #34 on the Billboard 200, with its single Prblms reaching #73 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. 6LACK would continue to release music and collaborate with various artists on many successful singles throughout his career. His second solo studio album, East Atlanta Love Letter, was released in 2018.