Grammy award-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar will be lending his talents to the Marvel universe as he will be curating the Black Panther soundtrack, simply titled Black Panther: The Album. Billboard Magazine’s Executive of the Year Anthony ‘Top Dawg’ Tiffith will join him.
Lamar was already going to be involved in the album anyway as his track All The Stars with SZA is the soundtrack’s lead single, and now he’ll be even more closely involved. Here’s that single…
Black Panther director Ryan Coogler hand-picked Lamar for the soundtrack job and in a statement released through Marvel he sounds delighted he accepted.
“I am honored to be working with such an incredible artist whose work has been so inspirational, and whose artistic themes align with those we explore in the film,” Coogler said. “I can’t wait for the world to hear what Kendrick and TDE have in store.”
Black Panther debuts next month. Though it’s worth noting that Kendrick has already seen it and is a fan.
“Marvel Studios’ Black Panther is amazing, from its cast to its director. The magnitude of this film showcases a great marriage of art and culture. I’m truly honored to contribute my knowledge of producing sound and writing music alongside Ryan (Coogler) and Marvel’s vision,” he said.