Kodak Black Shares Recording Process For XXXTentacion Tribute "Malcolm X.X.X"

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Kodak Black goes behind-the-scenes on his XXXTentacion-inspired track.

Kodak Black has been on a hot streak since releasing his new album Dying To LiveThe Florida rapper was praised by the likes of Drake for the emotional, introspective lyrics. Drake texted Kodak saying "The bars you are rapping about friends and your purpose is so pure. What got you there? Like you are almost talking from this god level bird's eye view of your own life." The rapper even had a stand-out performance of the song "Testimony," while on Jimmy Kimmel. In a new video, Kodak shows off how he recorded the track "Malcom X.X.X," which was a tribute to the late rapper XXXTentacion.

In the video we see him sitting in a chair in front of some recording equipment, excitedly reciting the lyrics to the song off of a notepad. You can even hear members of Kodak's crew talking about their excitement for the new track. 

Kodak offers some of his most poignant lyrics wall talking about X saying "X was tryna buy a bike and he got gunned down/X was tryna change his life, but he got burned down/X wasn't ridin' with no pipe so he got gunned down/Listen, do as I say, don't do as I do/Nine out of 10, it ain't gon' end up lookin' good for you."

Now that Dying To Live has been out for a few weeks, what is your favorite track on the album?


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Alexander Cole is the current editor-in-chief of HotNewHipHop. He started at HotNewHipHop back in 2018 where he began as a Sports and Sneakers writer. It was here where he began to hone his craft, putting his journalism degree from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, to good use. Since that time, he has documented some of the biggest stories in the hip-hop world. From the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef to the disturbing allegations against Diddy, Alex has helped HotNewHipHop navigate large-scale stories as they happen. In 2021, he went to the Bahamas for the Big 3's Championship Game. It was here where he got to interview legendary figures like Ice Cube, Clyde Drexler, and Stephen Jackson. He has also interviewed other superstar athletes such as Antonio Brown, Damian Lillard, and Paul Pierce. This is in addition to conversations with social media provocateurs like Jake Paul, and younger respected artists like Kaycyy, Lil Tecca, and Jeleel!
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