The-Dream
“Black”
Digital Single
Any time the patron saint of Thunder Penguin drops a surprise track, it’s a day for celebration. Any time the the track is this powerful, topical, and evocative, it should be a national fucking holiday. Coming off the back of the weakest solo album of his bulletproof career, IV Play (2013), Nash returns with a forceful statement on the state of race in America — wrapped in a hopeful, soulful ballad, reminiscent of the great Marin Gaye. The track feels especially poignant as the ubiquitous Donald Sterling case swirls. Above all else, Sterling’s quotes served as a sad reminder how much further we must go to achieve a state of true civil equality, and Nash addresses that sad reality with trademark perspective and fearlessness.
