Anytime that Kendrick Lamar shows up on anyone else's song, it's news. Earlier this year, for instance, Kendrick was on his protege Baby Keem's album Ca$ino. Today, he's on a new record from Dahi, the veteran Inglewood-born rap producer.
Dahi's new album Black Boy (Alternative) would be a big deal even without Kendrick. It's a layered deep-concentration soundscape constructed in a style that Dahi called "Black Radiohead," and it's full of prominent guests: Chidish Gambino, Vince Staples, Moses Sumney, Ravyn Lenae, Fousheé, Channel Tres, Obongjayar, plenty of others. Dahi recently performed with a bunch of them.
The man formerly known as DJ Dahi has a long history with Kendrick Lamar, having worked on classics like "Money Trees" and "Loyalty." On Dahi's new song "How To Pray," Kendrick duets with the great R&B singer Amber Mark, the two of them flowing melodically over tricky, complex production that includes some Brazilian-style acoustic guitar. Mez, another of the guests who appears on Dahi's album, directed the song's video. Check it out below.
And since Black Boy (Alternative) is out today, you can stream the full album below.
Black Boy (Alternative) is out now on Alter Music.
