Kodak Black drops surprise 26-track mixtape ‘Kodak The Blessing’ on his 29th birthday via Vulture Love/Capitol Records. Stream it now
Kodak Black turned 29 on June 12, 2026, and instead of waiting for anyone to celebrate him, he celebrated himself the only way that makes sense: by dropping a surprise 26-track mixtape for the streets. Kodak The Blessing, out now via Vulture Love and Capitol Records, arrived with zero warning and maximum impact, featuring a deep guest list and a music video for “Nunchucks” with 1900Rugrat dropping the same day. This is Kodak in full command, delivering the kind of sprawling, personal project that his core audience has been waiting for since Just Getting Started came through last year.
The numbers behind Kodak in 2026 are not small. He holds 44 Billboard Hot 100 placements, 30 RIAA certifications, and 26 million monthly Spotify listeners. His career streaming total sits above 25 billion. He has worked with Travis Scott, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, Gucci Mane, and Playboy Carti. Just Getting Started brought in Chance the Rapper, Pharrell Williams, Gunna, Lil Yachty, and Don Toliver on a 20-track set that Billboard, HYPEBEAST, Rolling Stone, and Grammy.com all covered. Kodak The Blessing is a different move. This one is for the people who have been riding since the beginning.
‘Move,’ ‘Nunchucks,’ and What Makes This Tape Work
The early standout is “Move” featuring G Thugg, produced by Buddah Bless and Jabz. The beat is eerily minimal, clearing maximum space for Kodak to settle in and drip-feed hypnotic, endlessly quotable lines with the off-the-cuff ease that built his reputation in the first place. It is some of the most effortless work he has put to tape in a while, the kind of track that sounds like it cost nothing to make and hits like it cost everything.
The “Nunchucks” video, directed by Kodak himself, goes in a completely different direction. The clip unfolds inside a club packed with dancers, famous rappers, guys in karate outfits squaring off, menacing twin bouncers, and plenty of slime. 1900Rugrat shows up in full corpse paint. The production underneath them combines distorted bass, chiming crystal keys, and pummeling drums into something that matches the visual’s delirious energy beat for beat. Kodak directing the video himself is not a detail to overlook. He is in full creative control here.
The Full Tape and What It Covers
Kodak The Blessing runs 26 tracks and covers ground that a shorter project simply could not. There are hooks built for the club: “Chicken and Waffles,” “Running It Up,” “Killin Her.” There are bars built for the streets: “Loitering,” “Idols Turn To Rivals,” “Who What.” There are introspective cuts for the quiet stretches: “Most of All,” “Love Letters,” “Kumbaya.” The tape closes with “American Dream” featuring Rylo Rodriguez and Lil Crix, a track that functions as both a personal statement and a street credibility confirmation at the project’s final moment.
The broader feature list runs deep: Fridayy on “Better Or Worse,” Albee Al on “Peter Roll,” Reese Youngn on “Handling The Death,” Shadea Charai on “Thunder Baby.” That range mirrors the tape’s tonal range. Kodak’s blues and joy, his struggles and his dominance, the romantic and the rugged all sit together across a filler-free, spontaneous-feeling 26 cuts. To mark the release and his birthday, Kodak held a listening party at Mr. Jones Miami Beach the night of the drop, with a blowout birthday event at LIV Nightclub Miami Beach following on Sunday. The streets got the tape. South Florida got the party. Both feel right.
