Feb 13, 2015 Yea deep down some of us NY folks still are trapped on that stupid East vs West s--- and don't wanna acknowledge the other great pieces of music surrounding us...Shout out to South Bronx btw, I was born n raised in Soundview.
Feb 13, 2015 d--- n----- when I first moved out of Brooklyn, I moved to Sancocho land lmao. Felt like I was back in DR honestly. Neighborhood is hot a--- s--- though, I lived there for 8 months and there were like 6 busts all over the area. Bad b------s, but those hoes aint loyal.
Feb 13, 2015 Amen brother lmao, welcome to the forums nonetheless you'll find some interesting people and thoughts here
Feb 14, 2015 Didn't someone predict that basically that same minimalistic design would be the album cover? I think that's looking more likely now.
Feb 14, 2015 Terrace Martin speaks on "The Blacker the Berry" Let's talk "The Blacker the Berry." Did Kendrick Lamar come to you with the lyrics? Nah, man, we do so much music out of the studio in L.A. I think it was already done. The verses were on it, but the singing on top weren't there yet. Boi-1da was the one who made the beat, with the hard-hitting drums and s---; that comes from him. I came with the jazzy s--- at the end with me, Lalah Hathaway and James Fauntleroy and that type of vibe. The record was done up until a few weeks ago, really. I was listening to the record, zoning out... what he's talking about is a perfect time for what's going on in life. It's a soulful record, it's a record that needed to be done, and it's like the modern times of Public Enemy. It's a black record. It's a record about being black and being proud at the end of the day. It inspired me to counteract what he was doing with something hella jazzy. He just got done talking about "hypocrites" and pro-black s---, and I'm like, "Let me calm that down because we [are about to] cause a riot out here!" That third verse is crazy. Exactly. That same feeling you felt is the feeling I had before we added the jazz part at the end of the record. I was like, "We can't leave it like this. We can't! We gotta resolve this issue right now." So I had Glasper on Fender Rose, Fauntleroy, Hathaway, Thundercat on bass, and we got to work. Any favorite lines from "The Blacker the Berry"? Yeah, towards the end when he talks about, "How g----banging make me k--- a n---a blacker than me?" That line speaks personally to me. When you grow up in L.A. (or anywhere but I'm specifically talking about where I grew up), you can be pro-black, pro-self-love and say, "I'm on this march and love thy brother and no black on black," but you go to the gas station, somebody rolls up next to you and you sense danger. You can't get out in time and you get active before they get active. That message gets tricky sometimes, the whole message, 'cause that's a dude that looks just like you. That's how it was growing up in L.A. or [for Kendrick] in Compton. As much as we love thy brother, there are other cats who don't feel the way we feel so we're still in the belly of the beast and still have to survive. It's a hurtful thing to defend yourself from your own people. The more we trip over other 'hoods and k--- each other, it puts another dark thing [under] your belt. That spoke to me because I've been in those situations where I'm talking this love s---, this jazz s---, but another dude doesn't wanna hear that and there's an issue. Sometimes talking about love doesn't work all the time Full article: http://www.billboard.com/articles/c...rrace-martin-kendrick-lamar-blacker-the-berry
Feb 15, 2015 The song is available on iTunes!!!! https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-blacker-the-berry/id967406356
Feb 16, 2015 was listening to this song on my recently added playlist on my ipod and then it came on while on shuffle with the new Drake songs and this was a HUGE breath of fresh air The Blacker the Berry >>>> IYRTITL
Feb 16, 2015 This guy is always hilarious with his reactions, you should see the one he did with MMLP 2, lol.
Feb 17, 2015 This song really is getting more and more addictive with each listen and I hope there is an album announcement soon cause I want to listen to it and have it as fresh as possible when I'm going through the whole thing
