Darker The Berry Atlanta Celebrity News Kendrick lamar confronts racism with provocative new single ‘the blacker the berry’. while it wasn’t broadcast on national tv, kendrick lamar snatched up two hip hop grammys on sunday, and. Kendrick lamar’s fiery new single “the blacker the berry” hit the web yesterday and set off a flurry on social media. the compton rapper is something of a critical darling these days, and he.
Darker The Berry Atlanta Celebrity News Fear and loathing at the grammys wasn’t the only music news this week. kendrick lamar caused a major buzz after sharing his new anthem of black rage “the blacker the berry” via social media. His new song, "the blacker the berry," is a political statement —but it's also a tale of internal struggle. by spencer kornhaber. interscope. february 11, 2015. “i'm not on the outside looking. Indeed, the novel’s line “the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice” has been referenced in the works of prominent artistes including kendrick lamar and tupac shakur. that novel was his. The refrain ‘the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice’ exalts blackness, harking back to a phrase used to affirm the beauty and value within darker skin tones. in juxtaposing this with ‘the blacker the berry, the bigger i shoot,’ lamar reveals the haunting reality of how society weaponizes black appearance, transforming pride into a target for violence and discrimination.
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