I didn’t think a big black dude could play a violin like that.’” Interview Highlights “At the end of, they're buying a CD and they're thinking, ‘Man, I didn't think that the violin could do that. “For me, my favorite part of playing this instrument is that I'm not supposed to do it,” Marcus says. They also started The Black Violin Foundation, a nonprofit that helps young musicians break stereotypes of any kind.īeyond breaking classical music stereotypes with their music, the duo also aims to inspire kids to pursue careers in the arts. “Black Violin is like this nice, really wholesome bowl of gumbo with a lot of different ingredients,” B says.
Their new album, "Take The Stairs," blends classical music with genres like hip-hop, rock and pop. These former classmates turned musical sensations are touring across the U.S., playing music that embraces different genres and appeals to all ages. The classicly trained duo - whose real names are Kevin Sylvester and Wilner Baptist - formed Black Violin and found their unique sound mashing together Bach with Biggie Smalls. “We started experimenting and finding our own voice … and that's why we still play, because every time we pick up the instrument, it truly is like an extension of ourselves instead of us reading Bach or Beethoven.” “It was as always just completely classical, classical, classical, classical, classical,” Marcus says. When violinist Kev Marcus and violist Wil B met on the first day of their high school orchestra class, they decided to take the classical music they were learning to the next level. Check this out, Shun Love snatches Amber’s wig off and uses that as a weapon.Hip-hop duo Black Violin's new album is called "Take The Stairs." (Mark Clennon) This article is more than 1 year old.Įditor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Feb. Bridget, being in close proximity to the hostile parties, gets bopped right in the head by Shun Love. However, Bridget is standing right next to them and ends up getting dragged into the exchange by popping off at the mouth. Shun and Amber pop off on Brooke, but this is a verbal assault because Brooke is still on stage. Shun and Amber arrive just as Brooke finishes performing and you already know Brooke starts taunting them. Amber even calls Marcus “Zaddy.”īrooke invites Amber to her upcoming showcase (as Marcus), and this is where the episode winds down. She texts Amber pretending to be Marcus and they have a flirty exchange. They obviously have no trust in their relationship and probably need to leave each other alone.Īnyway, we Brooke’s crazy arse tells Bridget what’s been happening with Marcus and that she found an app where you can text somebody using someone else phone number so she decides to play games. He doesn’t say it in those words but he tells her that she’s cut off financially and they won’t be going on any dates, etc.
Marcus’ response is basically that Brooke is on punishment. She also wrote a song inspired by him called “F–k Boy Tendencies.” This goes over well. Marcus confronts Brooke about defying his wishes and Brooke mentions that she noticed Marcus has been liking a lot of Amber’s pics on IG. Remember, this is the event that Marcus didn’t want her to go to. Catch the insinuation? According to Amber, they’ve been well acquainted pretty much up until not too long ago.Īmber Diamond and Marcus have a moment to talk here and Amber mentions that she saw Brooke recently at RoccStar’s release party. Amber Diamond is present and she informs Apple and Lyrica that she and Marcus go back. They’re just celebrating the baby and being back in love and Lyrica asks A1 to marry her again.