Gardener releases Pending

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Gardener recently released his new LP, Pending, via iTunes. The 12-track album features appearances by Leftfield Keele, Christian Caldiera and Phoenix Pagliacci.

Gardener knows that, just like any sport, hip-hop athletes must adapt and grow with the game, or remain stagnant and get left behind. Gardener’s story-telling ability reflects the wealth of diverse experiences that he has to draw from. His drive to stay fresh leads him to experiment with different sounds, and mix melody with rap to create a sound the game has never heard before. Gardener’s passion is music and his instrument is his voice, but he is also a budding instrumentalist, and feels that understanding the craft of instrumentation is an integral part of his development as not just a rapper or musician, but as an artist. Gardener’s debut Pending culminates his latest works for receptive audiences.

PURCHASE: Gardener – Pending (iTunes)

[Video] Gardener – I Love Black People

New video from Gardener, directed by by Christian Caldeira.

I am very proud of my race and my people. It is just that some of the most painful heartache I have felt has been at the hands of people from my own race. And that has had a considerable effect on me. In one of the greatest shows ever created (not a fact just guessing hah!) Boondocks Huey states
“You do what you can to help black folks, and they make you wonder why you even bother. But they’re our people, and we gotta love ’em regardless.”

And these are words I have chosen to live by.

[Video] Gardener – Weak

Produced by F.A.M.E.

I had a conversation with this girl and she basically described a situation, I am all too familiar with. I do not want to write too much, so in short, she admitted to me that she fucked up and left a good dude behind for an abusive boyfriend. That is what really triggered my inspiration for “Weak”, which is essentially my perspective of those guys that end up with the short end of the stick, at the end of a relationship. It is bad enough we get abandoned by the woman we love, but having to witness her being devalued in her new relationship is torture itself……. #niceguysfinshlast