Kendrick Lamar released his latest album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, today and with it came a pleasant surprise. Barbadian singer Amanda Reifer is featured on its fourth track, “Die Hard”. Reifer isn’t just featured on the song, however; she’s also credited as a composer and lyricist.
Reifer shared the news with her fans on social media this morning. She thanked Lamar, fellow featured vocalist Blxst, her management TITLE 9 Inc., and her label Republic Records.
“Thank you for the incredible honor [Kendrick Lamar] of including me in this masterpiece… I’m speechless. Working with you has been the greatest creative experience of my life. Shout out to [Blxst] from loving your music to now being on the same song. Still in awe of the way that God orchestrates such beautiful serendipities and experiences. Thank you to [Republic Records] and [TITLE 9 Inc.] and everyone who was a part of the journey. I’m going to go cry again now.”
In January Reifer announced that she signed to Republic Records. The label is owned by Universal Music Group (UMG). UMG is one of the three largest labels in the world. UMG also owns Interscope Records; the label to which Lamar is signed.
Last week, Reifer dropped her latest single “Crazy“. On May 11th, she released a performance video for the song.
Reifer has been in the music business for over ten years. In 2011 she signed to Polydor Records as the front woman of the Barbadian band Cover Drive. The band’s first album, Bajan Style, turned ten on May 7th. Cover Drive released Limin’ in Limbo in 2013 and Fall Forward in 2017. The following year, in 2018, they disbanded. Since then, Reifer has steadily released many singles.
