![]() ![]() There is lots of excellent rapping, but the most startling bars belong to Yugen Blakrok, a female MC from Johannesburg, who gets a feature alongside Vince Staples. Kendrick Lamar partners with SZA in the plaintive “All the Stars”. In “I Am,” the English singer Jorja Smith wraps her rasp around a fractured torch ballad. and U.S., the soundtrack is Pan-African in scope. Much like the film’s cast, which features actors from Zimbabwe, Kenya, Tobago, South Africa, the U.K. They most importantly point to unmistakable age-old African diasporic dreams and 21st Century politics. The lyrics thrust listeners into comic book politics and palace intrigues. The album opener, “Black Panther,” finds Lamar rapping in the voice of the superhero’s alter ego, T’Challa, king of the fictional African nation of Wakanda. With Black Panther, Kendrick Lamar became an architect. ![]() (Which is why he’s only on the hook on this.Kendrick Lamar releases new album Black Panther. The cover art features a black background with just the silver neck piece from T’Chaka’s Black Panther suit.Īs for the track list, Kendrick - who executive-produced the album alongside Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith recruited an all-star cast for the project, which boasts features from ScHoolboy Q, 2 Chainz, Khalid, Swae Lee, Jorja Smith, Travis Scott and The Weeknd, to name a few. On their track “Paramedic!” they rap with this great frantic, aggressive, sometimes off-beat energy that Kendrick can’t keep up with. A culturally momentous film directed by a black man, featuring a black lead actor and a predominantly black supporting cast, Marvel Studios Black Panther is augmented with an album powered by Kendrick Lamar.Its an unprecedented convergence of the mainstream film industry with an uncompromising musician thriving commercially and artistically. They first started making national noise with a street hit called “Anti.” The Black Panther soundtrack is their biggest look so far. ![]() SOB X RBE is a group of four rappers - Slimmy B, DaBoii, Lul G, and Yhung T.O. They had a disagreement, they had to air out Just check the beginning of verse number two: When he wants to, Ab-Soul could hold his own with any rapper out there (including Kendrick.) On “Bloody Waters” he spits two verses that contain all of this amazing descriptive imagery. ![]() Despite the fact that there are over a dozen guests, the album is cohesive (a trademark of Kendrick albums.) And, at times, Kendrick is spectacular, especially on the album’s intro and on the Travis Scott collabo “Big Shot.” The only reason why Kendrick isn’t higher on this list is because his collabo with SZA, “All the Stars,” and his song with The Weeknd, “Pray for me,” both fall flat. He’s almost on every song, in some capacity. It was a pleasant surprise to see how involved Kendrick Lamar was with this project. (Sidenote: it’s really cool to see so many South African artists part of this project.) The song is an absolute jam, and it’s mostly because of the infectious flows Wodumo uses. “Redemption” is a collaboration between “LOVE.” star Zacari and South Africa artist B abes Wodumo. I cried when my lil’ brotha died, got high and watched the sun rise When Kendrick Lamar won Best Rap Album at the Grammys last month, he shouted out Mozzy: one of the most underrated (and violent) lyricists in hip-hop right now.Mozzy appears on the heaviest song on the album, “Seasons.” The first line alone tells you how deep Mozzy can get: The rapper is a much need spark on the otherwise middling “X,” which features ScHoolboy Q and Saudi. Is there a guest appearance that 2 Chainz doesn’t kill? Don’t answer that, the question is rhetorical. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The creator of the show, Patrick Somerville, also worked on the HBO series The Leftovers, which followed survivors after two percent of the world’s population disappeared in an instant, so he knows a thing or two about post-apocalyptic stories. John Mandel’s best-selling 2014 novel, it follows an eclectic cast of characters, including a group of actors and musicians who travel around the post-apocalyptic U.S. The show stars Mackenzie Davis ( Blade Runner 2049) and Himesh Patel ( Tenet) as survivors of a flu pandemic that wipes out most of the world. Believe it or not, the series was already in development long before 2020. If a TV series about the aftermath of a global pandemic isn’t too on-the-nose for you, the miniseries Station 11 starts up on December 16. ![]() The action in the movie looks even more incredible than the groundbreaking stunts in the first three films of the series and Reeves is joined by a strong supporting cast that includes returns of Matrix actors Carrie-Anne Moss and Jada Pinkett Smith, as well as newcomers to the series like Jessica Henwick, Neil Patrick Harris, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Christina Ricci. But when Morpheus (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, taking over for Laurence Fisburne) offers him a way back, Anderson takes the right pill again, reopening his memories as Neo in the process. When things pick up, Reeves’ Thomas Anderson/Neo is seemingly living a normal life in San Francisco, completely unaware of his amazing powers and the battles he went through in the previous movies. This one has been a long time coming: Nearly 20 years after the last film in the series, The Matrix Resurrections is bringing back Keanu Reeves for another action-packed ride. Some other fun movies to keep an eye on: Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe’s 2008 CIA thriller Body of Lies starts streaming December 1, as does Bruce Willis’s Looper (2012), Tom Cruise’s Minority Report (2002), and the 2011 surfing drama Soul Surfer, which follows the story of Bethany Hamilton coming back to the sport after a shark attack. Final seasons are also a theme this month: The science fiction series Lost in Space (December 1) is coming back for its last eight episodes, while Season 5 – Volume 2 of the Spanish crime series Money Heist (December 3) is also premiering. ![]() The all-star cast also includes Meryl Streep, Jonah Hill, Ariana Grande, Timothee Chalamet, Kid Cudi, Chris Evans, and Cate Blanchett.Īlong with those big releases, Netflix has some Oscar bait with the Western drama Power of the Dog(December 1), which stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst and has received strong reviews on the festival circuit this year. The two Academy Award winners are playing scientists who try to warn the world about an impending asteroid that could wipe out the world-but instead of any alarm they’re met with indifference from everyone around them. Season 3 was Emmy-nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series and this run of episodes will mark the return of Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith), who starred as an antagonist in 1989’s The Karate Kid Part III and was an original founder of the Cobra Kai dojo.įollowing Dwayne Johnson and Ryan Reynolds’ Red Notice last month, Netflix has another major movie coming out with Adam McKay’s climate satire Don’t Look Up (December 24), which stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence in lead roles. The fourth season of the Karate Kid sequel Cobra Kai(December 31) picks up with former rivals Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) teaming up to try and win the All-Valley Karate Tournament. If the action is anything close to what was in Season 1, fans should be in for a treat. ![]() Season 2 is expected to be more of a linear story after the first season jumped around multiple timelines, and Cavill himself has pushed for his character Geralt to “open up more” in these new episodes. Netflix is not playing around this month-the streamer is bringing multiple highly anticipated new seasons of shows right before the New Year, including Henry Cavill’s fantasy action series The Witcher(December 17). Whether it’s things you missed, brand new premieres, or all-time classics, this month has some anticipated shows, movies, and documentaries coming to streaming platforms. In between your next winter weekend trip, get some quality couch time in. ![]() |
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