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Black Pantheris a peculiar pop-culture moment.
Today feels like a new era.
Its a musical summit between different corners of the black diaspora.
K. Dot and TDE feature alongside fellow West Coast rappers Vince Staples, Mozzy, and SOB X RBE.
2 Chainz, Travis Scott, and Swae Lee rep the American South.
From South Africa, theres Babes Wodumo, Yugen Blakrok, Sjava, and Saudi.
The Weeknd reps Toronto and Ethiopia.
Singer Jorja Smith hails from London.
The visionary stretches ofBlack Panther: The Albumsucceed at playing everything to everyone.
Redemption pairs South African gqom star Babes with LOVE.
The best hip-hop cuts on the soundtrack shine thanks to unusual pairings.
(The best Kendrick collaborations are the ones with someone wild and weird enough loosen him up.
and the guest rappers keep ramping the energy up to match.
Not quite everything here works.
(The Big Shot chorus is lifted from a line in New Freezer.
It sounded better there.)
