Nov 16, 2018 7.5/10 Such a great soundtrack, with production that perfectly captured the vibe of the film with a electronic African grungy feel. Kendrick feels on auto-pilot for most of the album - at least on his verses, his hooks are mostly excellent - but almost every featured rapper brings their A-game. Jay Rock, Schoolboy Q, 2 Chains, SOB RBE, Vince Staples, etc. all give top tier performances that make this album feel consequential and hungry. It's not even close to a masterpiece; again, kendrick is sleepwalking through most of this thing, All The Stars and Big Shot are really inconsequential, the interludes/intro aren't really necessary, I Am doesn't feel right to me (maybe it's just poorly sequenced but it doesn't grab me like Jorja Smith has before) but the positives outweigh the negative by a good margin. Paramedics and X are f---ing hype. Kendrick's 4th best album (better than tpab).
Nov 16, 2018 6.5/10 Soundtracks, in my opinion, have always been mediocre at best. Granted, past soundtracks haven’t all been curated by Kendrick Lamar and TDE. I thought they did a great job with the Black Panther soundtrack. They clearly understood the cultural impact the film was going to have, and the music truly reflected it. That’s something I thought this had, and that most soundtracks were missing. There are also a lot of really good songs on here, (All The Stars, Paramedic!, and King’s Dead) but also a lot of songs that I thought could’ve, and should’ve been a lot better. You could say Big Shot was more like a Big s---, (and I’m Big Mitch....... I should stop) and I thought Pray For Me was a borderline Star Boy bonus track. Overall, there are a handful of tracks that I really enjoyed, but also some trash. And I didn’t like the movie.
Nov 16, 2018 6.5/10 Everyone already touched on it, but it's a soundtrack meaning it's gonna be all over the place. Nonetheless Kendrick & TDE did well to curate this to translate to a huge audience and still maintain a form of cohesion, like the homie Sav said it's Kendrick himself that maintains a ghostly presence throughout the project that made sure this wasn't just a collection of songs. Paramedic is the b-----r of all bangers and Future's feature gave me more hope about this world, I definitely enjoyed more of the last half where it sounded more like something that actually does belong in Wakanda, at least until that disappointing Kenny x Weeknd song.
Nov 16, 2018 I don't really listen to any songs from this album anymore, maybe I should relisten to it but I'll give it 6/10.
Nov 17, 2018 any more ratings for Black Panther? @Big Cuntry @Ordinary Joel @Mikey @Buddha @Sign Language
Nov 17, 2018 Serious answer, 7/10 Like most people said, the album comes off pretty disjointed and lacks cohesion, but Kendrick’s constant presence stops things getting too messy. There are a few songs that sound like throwaways, but the good songs really land and never left rotation. Future’s verse is the greatest of all time.
Nov 17, 2018 I’d give it a 7.5/10. Even though I think thematically everything feels tied together and Kendrick keeps it “glued,” it’s not an album I’ve found myself listening to front-to-back since the first week it dropped. So it loses points for cohesion and cuz a few of the tracks could prolly be cut, but I can’t knock it too hard cuz it’s a soundtrack. Still I think Kendrick did a great job curating it—great features from Vince, Mozzy, and especially SOB X RBE. And of course Future has the best verse of all time.
Nov 17, 2018 I’m gonna be a spectator on this one. I never listened to the soundtrack. I only ever listened to that Kendrick and SZA single. All the stars or something like that? I really like that song a lot though. But then again Im a huge fan of SZA so anything with her almost always automatically gets a like from me. What did you rate the album sav?
Nov 18, 2018 check the OP i gave it a 7.5. Though thinking about more, that may be a bit generous. might lower it to a 7
Nov 18, 2018 Black Panther: The Album gets a 6.7/10 based off 9 ratings Next up… RATING 3: The Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death Release Date: 25 March 1997 Label: Bad Boy/Arista Tracklist: Disc 1: 01. Life After Death (Intro) 02. Somebody’s Gotta Die 03. Hypnotize 04. Kick in the Door 05. f--- You Tonight ft. R. Kelly 06. Last Day ft. The Lox 07. I Love the Dough ft. Jay-Z & Angela Winbush 08. What’s Beef? 09. B.I.G. (Interlude) 10. Mo Money Mo Problems ft. Mase & Puff Daddy 11. n----s Bleed 12. I Got A Story To Tell Disc 2: 01. Notorious Thugs ft. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony 02. Miss U ft. 112 03. Another ft. Lil Kim 04. Going Back to Cali 05. Ten Crack Commandments 06. Playa Hater 07. Nasty Boy 08. Sky’s the Limit ft. 112 09. The World Is Filled… ft. Too Short, Puff Daddy & Carl Thomas 10. My Downfall ft. DMC 11. Long Kiss Goodnight 12. You’re Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You) Arguably the best double rap album and without a doubt the best posthumous rap album ever released. I think the cover art gives a perfect glimpse into the music; dark, morose, ghostly. But there’s so much more once you start digging into these 24 tracks. Undeniable, all-time classic. 10/10. @RateThisAlbum
Nov 18, 2018 Was just listening to this today 10/10 album. Best hip hop album of all time. So many classics on this album. Some of the best flows of all time and biggies best bars. Cant be topped
