Bill Israel
{{short description|2020 studio album by Kodak Black}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Bill Israel
| type = studio
| artist = Kodak Black
| cover = Kodak Black Bill Israel.jpeg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2020|11|11}}
| recorded = 2018–2019
| genre =
| length = 33:49
| label = Atlantic
| producer =
- Lbeats
- TrapMoneyBenny
- Nova Wav
- Dubba-AA
- Greedy Money
- OTW
- SK
- Keryus
- Dyryk
- Tone Cold
- RBP
- Ian McKee
- Kuya
- Taz Taylor
- Charlie Handsome
- Nick Mira
- DzyOnDaBeat
- C Clip Beatz
- Earl On The Beat
- Beats By Bangs
- DJ Showtime
| prev_title = Dying to Live
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Haitian Boy Kodak
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Bill Israel
| type = studio
| single1 = Pimpin Ain't Eazy
| single1date = February 25, 2019
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Citation|title=Bill Israel - Kodak Black {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/bill-israel-mw0003449170|access-date=2021-01-09}}
| rev2 = RapReviews
| noprose = yes
}}
Bill Israel is the third studio album by American rapper Kodak Black.{{Cite web|last=Powell|first=Jon|date=2020-11-11|title=Kodak Black drops new album 'Bill Israel'|url=https://www.revolt.tv/new-music/2020/11/11/21561105/kodak-black-bill-israel-album|access-date=2021-01-09|website=Revolt}} It was released on November 11, 2020 through Atlantic Records. The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including Nova Wav, Nick Mira, Charlie Handsome and Taz Taylor among others. The album also features guest appearances from Tory Lanez, Jackboy, Gucci Mane, CBE and Lil Yachty.{{Cite web|title=Kodak Black Shares 'Bill Israel' Album f/ Gucci Mane, Lil Yachty, and More|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/11/kodak-black-bill-israel-stream|access-date=2021-01-09|website=Complex}}
Bill Israel was preceded by the single "Pimpin Ain't Eazy". It debuted at number 42 on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 16,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, becoming Kodak's lowest charting album to date.
Background
Kodak took to Instagram to announce his third studio album on October 26, 2020, while serving a 46-month prison sentence.{{Cite web|title=Kodak Black 'Bill Israel': Release date, concept, tracklist and all you need to know about new album from jail|url=https://meaww.com/kodak-black-prison-album-bill-israel-instagram-post-tracklist-release-date-spotify-tidal-apple-music|access-date=2021-01-09|work=Meaww}} In this post, Kodak revealed the project's title, length, and cover art, which features Kodak alongside a Rabbi, surrounded by doodles. Many of the sketches are religious, such as the multiple crosses, a Star of David, and "#THESTAROFDAVID". These are in reference to Kodak's Hebrew Israelite identity, which he adopted while he was incarcerated after studying scripture with Priest Kahan, a teacher who served as a prison chaplain.{{Cite web|last=Kestenbaum|first=Sam|title=Rapper Kodak Black Goes Hebrew Israelite|url=https://forward.com/fast-forward/374727/first-kendrick-lamar-now-kodak-black-another-rapper-goes-hebrew-israelite/|access-date=2021-01-09|website=The Forward}}
On November 5, 2020, Kodak Black published the album's tracklist.{{Cite web|title=Kodak Black Reveals 'Bill Israel' Tracklist|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2020/11/05/kodak-black-bill-israel-tracklist/|access-date=2021-01-09|website=Rap-Up}} Similar religious imagery to the front cover art is also present on the tracklist.
Commercial performance
Bill Israel debuted at number 42 on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 16,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.{{Cite web|title=Kodak Black|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/kodak-black/chart-history/tlp/|access-date=2021-01-09|website=Billboard}}{{Cite web|title=Controlled Sounds - First Week Sales for Lil Uzi Vert x Future, NBA Youngboy, Kodak Black & More|url=https://www.controlledsounds.com/articles/2020/11/19/nba-youngboys-until-i-return-sells-28k-copies-first-week|access-date=2021-01-09|website=Controlled Sounds}} This became Kodak Black's lowest charting album to date.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Bill Israel track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 33:49
| title1 = Remember the Times
| extra1 = L Beats
| length1 = 3:23
| title2 = I Wanna Live
| extra2 = {{hlist|TrapMoneyBenny|Nova Wav|Chef Boya Dru}}
| length2 = 1:52
| title3 = Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe
| extra3 = {{hlist|Greedy Money|Duba-AA}}
| length3 = 3:39
| title4 = Spain
| note4 = featuring Tory Lanez and Jackboy
| extra4 = {{hlist|John $K McGee|Xeryus|Hector Chaparro}}
| length4 = 4:45
| title5 = The Fire
| extra5 = {{hlist|Ian McKee|Kuya|Dyryk|RBProd}}
| length5 = 2:38
| title6 = Pimpin Ain't Eazy
| extra6 = {{hlist|Taz Taylor|Nick Mira|Charlie Handsome}}
| length6 = 2:57
| title7 = I Knew It
| note7 = featuring Gucci Mane and CBE
| extra7 = {{hlist|Dyryk|DZYonthebeat}}
| length7 = 2:13
| title8 = Feeling Myself Today
| extra8 = {{hlist|Earl on the Beat|Beats By Bangs}}
| length8 = 3:08
| title9 = Serene
| extra9 = C-ClipBeatz
| length9 = 3:35
| title10 = Make a Hit
| note10 = featuring Lil Yachty
| extra10 = {{hlist|DJ Showtime|Dyryk|Tone Cold}}
| length10 = 3:31
| title11 = Dummy Green
| extra11 = C-ClipBeatz
| length11 = 2:08
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for Bill Israel ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|42|artist=Kodak Black|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 6, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|20|artist=Kodak Black|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 6, 2021}} |