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Assassin collobs with Kendrick Lamar
Assassin collobs with Kendrick Lamar
Sadeke Brooks, Staff Reporter
Once again, dancehall artiste Assassin has made his mark on the international scene with a collaboration with one of the hottest rappers, Kendrick Lamar.
In 2013, Assassin was featured in Kanye West's I'm In It that was part of his album Yeezus. Again, Assassin has collaborated with a major act for another song, The Blacker The Berry, that will be part of Kendrick Lamar's upcoming album.
The song was released on Monday, a day after Kendrick received two Grammy awards in the 'Best Rap Song' and 'Best Rap Performance' categories.
Speaking with Assassin yesterday, he explained that he recorded the chorus specifically for the song, and it is not a sample as some people have been suggesting. He noted that rapper Kardinal Offishall was also very instrumental in the process.
"Kardinal Offishall was instrumental. The producer Boi-1Da wanted some Jamaican flavour and he asked Kardinal and my name came up. They sent me a sample of the vibe they were going for and I wrote something for the demo I got," Assassin told THE STAR yesterday.
http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/20150211/ent/ent1.html
Sadeke Brooks, Staff Reporter
Once again, dancehall artiste Assassin has made his mark on the international scene with a collaboration with one of the hottest rappers, Kendrick Lamar.
In 2013, Assassin was featured in Kanye West's I'm In It that was part of his album Yeezus. Again, Assassin has collaborated with a major act for another song, The Blacker The Berry, that will be part of Kendrick Lamar's upcoming album.
The song was released on Monday, a day after Kendrick received two Grammy awards in the 'Best Rap Song' and 'Best Rap Performance' categories.
Speaking with Assassin yesterday, he explained that he recorded the chorus specifically for the song, and it is not a sample as some people have been suggesting. He noted that rapper Kardinal Offishall was also very instrumental in the process.
"Kardinal Offishall was instrumental. The producer Boi-1Da wanted some Jamaican flavour and he asked Kardinal and my name came up. They sent me a sample of the vibe they were going for and I wrote something for the demo I got," Assassin told THE STAR yesterday.
http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/20150211/ent/ent1.html
