First track with SZA:

https://twitter.com/Marvel/status/948936123916668930

Even less so for blockbusters, but my interest is legit piqued for Black Panther.

The song was just okay. Maybe something that plays over the credits as folks are waiting for the easter egg at the end of the credits.

I have no idea how this project will turn out. There have been some good examples of pop / hip-hop folks getting into music producing for movies turning out well. Trent Reznor for the Fincher movies. I believe ?uest worked on Selma and Detroit. Pharell did well with his chance on Dispicable Me 2.

But there are subtleties that might be mishandled in this realm that Kendrick would have an instictive knowledge to resolve well as a solo artist.

I hope it turns out well. It would be a good look for Kendrick and Top Dawg.

Don't really care about the movie tie-in, I doubt what's done here will have much effect on the film....just a money grab soundtrack. Which doesn't happen as often anymore, so I'm not mad at it.

Back to the music, I'm hoping for some

Thundercat/FlyLo involvement.

Ab-Soul verses that doesn't sound extra drugged out

A Kendrick x Cole record or Kendrick & Q (it's been awhile since they have been on a song together).

Rapsody.

hopefully this can be a shaft or superfly OST for this age and time.

however. this song is bland as fuck. i expect A LOT MORE when these two come together

of this album

instead of something like this.

still if they wanted some bland safe shit to play after the credits they should've called big sean...kendrick is wasted doing stuff like this

i.e. at least 80% instrsumental, I would be super excited about this. Sounwave, Thundercat and them getting together to make something under Kendrick's direction (with 2-5 more traditional hip hop cuts like the single we've already got) would almost certainly be amazing. Or even if it was mostly stuff like the Vince Staples/Gil-Scott Heron mashup from the trailer I'd be down as fuck.

I doubt that's what we'll get though. It'll be a good enough mixtape-style album with a couple serious bangers and a bit of fluff.

As long as Sia doesn't sing over the end credits...

1. "Black Panther" performed by Kendrick Lamar

2. "All the Stars" performed by Kendrick Lamar & SZA

3. "X" performed by Schoolboy Q, 2 Chainz, & Saudi

4. "The Ways" performed by Khalid & Swae Lee

5. "Opps" performed by Vince Staples & Yugen Blakrok

6. "I Am" performed by Jorja Smith

7. "Paramedic!" performed by SOB X RBE

8. "Bloody Waters" performed by Ab-Soul, Anderson Paak, & James Blake

9. "King's Dead" performed by Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future, & James Blake

10. "Redemption Interlude"

11. "Redemption" performed by Zacari & Babes Kodomo

12. "Seasons" performed by Mozzy, Sjava, & Reason

13. "Big Shot" performed by Kendrick Lamar & Travis Scott

14. "Pray For Me" performed by The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar

Lol, I remember spending $20 in Blockbuster Music for soundtracks with one Goodie Mob or OutKast song on 'em.

https://youtu.be/3Po4tZ_kfcU

Jay Rock and Kendrick came correct tho.

@rob_starrk

- Hopefully Ab-Soul doesn't sound too drugged out to be coherent this time. He's been off the grid for awhile...he should have something to say.

- Need that Schoolboy & 2 Chainz record ASAP.

- Just listened to SOB X RBE on soundcloud....and uh, it's not for me...but it's cool that some young guys get a shot on a soundtrack this big.

- Wonder why there's no Isiah Rashad on this?

http://www.okayplayer.com/music/black-panther-soundtrack-kendrick-lamar-isaiah-rashad-collaboration.html

Maybe he’s on the bench until he’s closer to 100%.

I just heard him on a radio drop when I was in Chattanooga last weekend. I pray he gets his shit together and not squander this shot, because I don’t see Chattanooga bursting at the seams with rappers.

Bottoms up....and the devil laughs..




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to do the soundtrack is wack.

I'm not hype for this at all.

Too many dope HELLA BLACK and different artist that could have added to this project.

Call me a snob I ain't thinking about Travis Scott or Hebrew Israelites(well maybe their get up) when I read Black Panther.

Shafiq Husayn

Kaytranada

Those two young girls Beyonce signed

Ibeyi

Flying Lotus

etc etc etc and the first few are just name dropping not even mentioning the super dope underground yet known artist.

but the music?!?!?!?!

https://youtu.be/K5xERXE7pxI

Used during a pivotal moment during the film.

Huh, I guess it's going to be one of "those" albums. Wish it was just Kendrick on this.

All The Star and this track are both pretty wack.
King's Dead is okay, I guess.

Expectations dropping fast.

If we think back on great song placement in movies, very few of them intercut into the narrative themselves are bangers or great, anthemic songs.

As a collection songs these aren't awe-inspiring but I'm sure they'll have different meaning and impact based upon the context of the movie.

Based on bwood's post about the song that is intercut into the movie, some of these songs are there to establish a mood and not take away from the viewing experience.

If that's the case, the soundtrack will have to be judged as a soundtrack to the movie and not a soundtrack in the '90s movie sense, ie, an album that works better as a standalone project than as a means to support a movie narrative.

African diaspora on display.

https://youtu.be/JQbjS0_ZfJ0

not to drum up the whole drake vs kendrick thing (even tho i just did lol) but thats one thing that stands out to me.

kendrick is really killing it in this area. even his songs i dont really like that much are completely redeemed by the creativity of the videos.

i cant think of a memorable drake video...except for maybe hotline bling but that is because of the dancing.

...like that.

remember the video dropped and folks were just highly underwhelmed by it.

for having established a standard of excellence, this is quite underwhelming coming from those guys

Outside of one or two songs, I'm gonna be fucking with this hard. Can't wait to play "Opps" at ignorant levels.

I didn't know that I needed James Blake crooning over Afrobeat poly-rhythms.

"King's Dead" works so well in the overall album minus Future.

Gotta give it a third listen all the way through in the whip.

I ain't mad at more TDE music though. Kendrick and Sounwave put a dope project together.

There's some decent music on the album but I can't help but think this is a missed opportunity to craft a truly great soundtrack, especially considering the subject matter.

Imagine what this album could've been if someone like Questlove curated this album.


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Its a bomb album, but I wish other than a "Black Panther" being said here and there, it actually related to the movie in some way




Bottoms up....and the devil laughs..




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Who are popular, anyway. You sure as hell don’t wanna hear amigos presents Black Panther lol

Would be cooler if Kendrick played the Yeezy role and assembled an all star team of political rappers, past and present, but it was a sonically cohesive piece, at least. Also top notch double entendres from Soul in the first verse of his song

Peace,

Spirit (Alan)
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