Assassin recently detailed working on the latest single "The Blacker the Berry" off Kendrick Lamar's highly anticipated, yet-to-be-titled sophomore studio album.

On the Compton emcee's conscious cut released on Feb. 9, the dancehall artist offers his powerful chant vocals regarding social oppression:

"I'm In It'I said they treat me like a slave, cah' me black / Woi, we feel a whole heap of pain, cah' we black / And man a say they put me in a chain, cah' we black."

While sitting down with XXL, Assassin claimed that K. Dot's verse was not on the initial demo that he received.

"I got the call from Kardinal Offishall saying that [producer] Boi-1da was exploring this track and maybe wanted to get a Jamaican perspective," he said. "I guess my name came up, and he forwarded the track to me. It was just a skeleton -- a demo -- with the overall vibe of the track that I got. I did the verse and I did the chorus and I sent it back. From the skeleton that they sent, I really just picked up the vibe from what that was. They sent the chorus, and I did my interpretation of it. Hearing the finished version, it came together fantastically."

The "Anywhere We Go" singer then revealed that the track was recorded in his native Kingston, Jamaica at the end of January. Also, he is happy with the outcome.

"It's a powerful record and it's very timely," he added. "Like he said in the lyrics, the listeners and the witness will determine what is being said. I like that. Music is so much about interpretation. People get different things from it. But at baseline, it's just a very powerful piece and I'm happy to be apart of it. Much respect to Kendrick and Boi-1da for including me with their version of dancehall on the record."

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