Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorWhen director Shaka King was looking for an artist to deliver the end credit song for “Judas and the Black Messiah,” he went to Grammy winner H.E.R.Of the qualities that made her the perfect artist to complete the task, he says, “versatility in musicianship, soul, artistic and personal integrity.
She’s a throwback.”King’s approach was to give the Oscar-nominated singer-songwriter notes about what he didn’t want. He says, “I really wanted to give her as much space creatively as possible – while expressing a desire to hear something contemporary with echoes of 1968.
When I heard the Curtis Mayfield inspiration, I was like, ‘Yes!’”The end result was “Fight for You,” which she wrote with D’Mile and Tiara Thomas.
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