New Lion King-related collaborative album out tomorrow, featuring, amongst others, African artists ranging from Wizkid to Busiswa to Shatta Wale:
https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8520147/beyonce-the-lion-king-the-gift-track-list
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― breastcrawl, Thursday, 18 July 2019 04:42 (four years ago) link
the film dialogue interludes are slightly distracting but the album is really good
― dyl, Saturday, 20 July 2019 05:12 (four years ago) link
The thing I find really distracting is how much of a copy this is of Kendrick Lamars Black Panther soundtrack, except that one seemed pretty personal to him. I have no idea why Beyoncé would make a Lion King album, except that she's in the film. Some of the songs are good, though.
― Frederik B, Saturday, 20 July 2019 13:08 (four years ago) link
My main hope for this is "Brown Skin Girl" becomes a massive hit, so I never have to see Wizkid's entire career summarized as "Drake’s 'One Dance' collaborator" again
― rob, Saturday, 20 July 2019 15:40 (four years ago) link
i don't really care about it being a 'copy' of the black panther soundtrack - doing a film tie-in compilation/soundtrack album with more effort put into the curation and production than usual isn't really some wildly innovative idea. with the success of the black panther soundtrack i'm not at all surprised that others are doing something similar. there's not really a reason it needs to exist and i'd much rather a beyonce-does-afropop album as its own thing but since it does exist i'm glad it's quite good. it certainly seems to be by far the best thing related to the lion king remake.
"find your way", "jara ara e", "brown skin girl" and "my power" are the highlights
― ufo, Sunday, 21 July 2019 10:17 (four years ago) link
likely deserves a thread? it's good.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Sunday, 21 July 2019 13:58 (four years ago) link
Was toying with that idea as well. Mind if I start it, or are you on it already?
― breastcrawl, Sunday, 21 July 2019 14:11 (four years ago) link
Whoomp, there it is: the LiON KiNG: the GiFT <<>> where Beyoncé meets with Afropop
― breastcrawl, Sunday, 21 July 2019 14:52 (four years ago) link
skoal
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Sunday, 21 July 2019 15:17 (four years ago) link