Black Panther might not hit theatres until February 15, but fans eager for an early visit to Wakanda can soon check out the much-anticipated Kendrick Lamar-produced soundtrack album, which features some equally impressive artists.
Image: Kendrick Lamar / Twitter
Lamar confirmed last month that he was working with Top Dawg Entertainment founder Anthony Tiffith to curate and produce Black Panther: The Album. It features songs from the film and new music inspired by it, with artists such as 2 Chainz, Khalid, Ab-Soul, Jorja Smith, Future and the Weeknd all lending their talents to the project. The lead single, “All the Stars”, has already been released, and you should definitely check it out here if you haven’t heard it already.
It’s also interesting how one of the tracks is called “King’s Dead”. Uh oh! Hopefully that isn’t a spoiler. Check out the outstanding minimalist cover and track list below.
Black Panther The Album 2/9 pic.twitter.com/MqhsEcj6iF
— Kendrick Lamar (@kendricklamar) January 31, 2018
- “Black Panther” Kendrick Lamar
- “All the Stars” Kendrick Lamar, SZA
- “X” – Schoolboy Q, 2 Chainz, Saudi
- “The Ways” – Khalid, Swae Lee
- “Opps” – Vince Staples, Yugen Blakrok
- “I Am” – Jorja Smith
- “Paramedic!” – SOB X RBE
- “Bloody Waters” Ab-Soul, Anderson .Paak, James Blake
- “King’s Dead” – Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future, James Blake
- “Redemption Interlude”
- “Redemption” – Zacari, Babes Wodumo
- “Seasons” – Mozzy, Sjava, Reason
- “Big Shot” – Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott
- “Pray For Me” – The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar
Black Panther is shaping up to be Marvel’s strongest superhero debut film yet, breaking records for the number of presale tickets sold in a single day, and with early reactions that range anywhere from “the best!” to “better than best!” Black Panther: The Album drops February 9, which is perfect. I’m going to need something amazing to listen to next week while I sit here and twiddle my thumbs for my Sunday 9:00AM opening weekend screening. They way things have been going, I’m lucky I even got those tickets!