It’s kind of a coin-flip about which one we’re excited for more: Ryan Coogler’s upcoming superhero throwdown, Black Panther, or Kendrick Lamar’s long-anticipated soundtrack for the film. As of today, that conundrum is at least a little more well-informed; Lamar released the track listing for the album on Twitter, and it’s packed with some of the finest hip-hop talent in the game.
We already knew about “All The Stars” and “King’s Dead”—featuring, respectively, SZA, and Jay Rock, Future, and James Blake—both of which Lamar has already debuted. But this thing is absolutely packed with Top Dawg top talent, including tracks from Schoolboy Q, 2 Chainz, Ab-soul, Travis Scott, and more. The album arrives on February 9, one week ahead of the film’s already record-breaking release.
[via NPR]
Kendrick Lamar—Black Panther
1. Black Panther, Kendrick Lamar
2. All The Stars, Kendrick Lamar and SZA
3. X, ScHoolBoy Q, 2 Chainz and Saudi
4. The Ways, Khalid and Swae Lee
5. Opps, Vince Staples and Young Blackrok
6. I Am, Jorja Smith
7. Paramedic!, SOB x RBE
8. Bloody Waters, Ab-Soul, Anderson .Paak and James Blake
9. King’s Dead, Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future and James Blake
10. Redemption Interlude
11. Redemption, Zicari, Babes Wodumo
12. Seasons, Mozzy, Sjava and Reason
13. Big Shot, Kendrick Lamar and Travis Scott
14. Pray For Me, The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar