Grammy-winning pianist, producer and bandleader Robert Glasper has teamed up with acclaimed songwriter H.E.R. and rapper-bassist Meshell Ndegeocello for a new track, "Better Than I Imagined."
The single is a snapshot of Black Radio 3, a new project set to arrive in 2021.
As Glasper explains, the track is a rumination on the intersectionality of love and race. "Black lives matter and so does black love," he writes. "No one wants a life without love, but we have generations of people in our community who haven’t had the tools to actually be in healthy relationships. It seems like people are finally ready to open their eyes to systemic racism in this country, and if we’re going to talk about it, we have to also talk about how it affects our relationships."
Listen to "Better Than I Imagined" below:
