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Blackberry Molasses
Mista
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- Album
- Mista
- Released
- 1996
- Genres
- quiet storm
- Length
- 4:06
- Tempo
- 95 BPM
- Label
- Rhino/Elektra
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About this song
"Blackberry Molasses" is the opening track and first single from Mista's self-titled debut album. It was the group's highest-charting song on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 53 in 1996, and its music video was directed by Hype Williams. The song later appeared in the 2006 film ATL and the 2017 Tupac Shakur biopic All Eyez On Me.
What it's about
The song is about getting through hard times.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 6 other songs, like “Judas (Interlude) by Society of Soul”.
- Written by Sleepy Brown, Rico Wade, Ray Murray and Marqueze Ethridge.
- Produced by Organized Noize.
- Recorded at Doppler Studios (Atlanta).