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8.3
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A.V. Club
With Black Panther, Kendrick Lamar adds a great soundtrack to his résumé
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8.3
102158
8.3 |
Consequence Of Sound
Though informed by the blaxploitation soundtracks of the ‘70s and the label-driven hip-hop soundtracks of the ‘90s, Black Panther: The Album is very much of its time: a well-produced and incredibly cohesive album with the loose swagger of a curated playlist
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8.3
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8.3 |
Pretty Much Amazing
This might usher in a wave of modern soundtracks like Shaft and Superfly
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Independent
The Super Fly of its era, an attempt to bring a broader measure of cultural resonance to an indulgent action fantasy
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8.0
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8.0 |
All Music
Given the level of the performances, the majority of the guests evidently approached this as a Kendrick Lamar album, not as a soundtrack. Black Panther: The Album serves both purposes well
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8.0
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NME
Marvel soundtracks have a new gold standard, and it's this
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8.0
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Rolling Stone
It's an affirmation of Kendrick Lamar's powers, a fascinating entry in a discography that is inarguably the decade's deepest
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8.0
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The Guardian
The rapper’s knotty nihilism shines through as he curates an all-star album featuring the Weeknd and James Blake
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8.0
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Clash
An instantly enjoyable project that allows its featured artists to shine under the watchful eyes and ears of Kendrick Lamar
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7.5
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Pitchfork
Despite all its moving parts, and its by-the-numbers singles, Black Panther The Album is finely-tuned, aware of its audience, its objectives, and the stakes
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6.0
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Spectrum Culture
Part of the problem is Kendrick himself
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5.4
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Sputnik Music (staff)
This is an album of songs for a big idea before it was shrunken down and packed into the blockbuster money machine
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