Black Panther Album Review

By Eean Garcia

Featuring an all star lineup of artist like Kendrick Lamar, SZA, and The Weeknd, the Black Panther Album is the best movie soundtrack this year and may very well remain that way.

The album has faster paced tracks such as Black Panther, Opps, and Paramedic but also keeps a mellow harmony with song such as The Ways, I Am, and Pray For Me. Of course with the artist that are on the album it was a guarantee that good music was to be produced, although I did not expect that it would be so easy to go from track 1 to 14 without skipping. Whether you are looking for some soothing music to do homework to or you are looking for a fast pace track to work out to, this album has everything to offer. Through the collaboration of Kendrick Lamar and Ryan Coogler the soundtrack does a great job of capturing the story of the movie without directly having every song relate to the situation at hand within the movie. In other words, you can listen to this movie soundtrack without thinking that you are listening to a movie soundtrack.

The performance of Kendrick Lamar on the five tracks he is featured in, brings the album together combining both sound and vision. Within the album The Weeknd, Jorja Smith, and Khalid represent R&B’s shining guard, while Kendrick provides insight on Black Panther, T’Challa and Killmonger. The album represents more than music, it represents a movement.

Overall I would rate the movie soundtrack a nine and a half out of ten. A case could be made that this is one of the best movie soundtracks of all time as it wasn’t just an album it was a source of inspiration for people of color.  

Listen to the Album here on iTunes

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