Black Panther: The Album Slaps Harder Than A Vibranum Weave Force Field

Dat album, doe. Black Panther is the gift that keeps on giving. Even before T’Challa takes the throne in theaters everywhere February 16th, Kendrick Lamar and the homies at Top Panther Entertainment dropped a kick ass soundtrack to complement the film, and. It. Goes. HARD! Y’all think y’all ready for this heat. You not. As soon as you press play, Bast pounces from the spirit realm, scoops your tiny existence up in her giant paws, and takes you on a 808 and djembe-laced trip across the nation of Wakanda featuring some of the biggest and brightest artists from Compton to Cape Town, such as Kung Fu Kenny, SZA, Vince Staples, Yugen Blakrok, and Babes Wodumo. We’re doing a track-by-track breakdown of the album, so tie your headwrap tight and iron your dashikis, cuz on Bast these beats are thrice blessed. Black Panther Performed by Kendrick Lamar Vibranum Bars “King of the empathy, you resent me, king of remorse King of my enemies, may they father feed, I rejoice King of the skyscrapers, dodging haters, broke religion Nine faces, go against ’em, I erased ’em with precision I embrace them with collision” –Kendrick Lamar Kung Fu Kenny kicks off the album by embodying the titular hero, chanting “I Am T’Challa.” He is king, laying claim to all that shines in the light and all that shakes in the dark. Everything Black Panther stands for summed up in 2 minutes of heat. Sounds like T’Challa made a stop in Compton during his years abroad to spit some bars in between study sessions. All …