“Black Panther: The Album, Music Inspired From and By”
Over the past many decades, the world has been fueled by racism and injustice. Certain groups are targeted because of how they look or act. America has been one of those places where groups are attacked. Going back to the colonial times, African Americans were treated as a piece of property. It was not until the 1960’s where their fight had started to mean something in regard to legislation. In 1964 segregation along with discrimination based on race and gender was now banned in the United States. Just because the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, does not mean the discrimination has stopped. It is still among the people today. For example, the conflict with white police officers and …show more content…
Two of the tracks have strong ties to the movie, but also convey a specific social message. The first song titled “Black Panther”, starts the album of with a powerful rhyme. Kendrick states that he is the king of everything over a calm piano that turns into a fast drum beat at points throughout the song. The ending line is “I am T’Challa,” which relates to the king in the movie, but he also refers to himself as “King Kendrick.” Kendrick’s line “What do you stand for? Are you a activist,” gives the feeling of a contradiction between what is the proper force to use to get the attention of powerful people. The battle is between using violence or peace as a tactic to be heard. The lyrics as well as the sound feed into the contradiction between violence and peace. When Kendrick Lamar makes strong statements like “King Kendrick,” the music consists of a fast bassline and what sounds like a violin with a deep scary sound. These sounds add to the violent part of Kendrick claiming that he, along with T’Challa, are kings of everything. Then the peaceful part comes when he asks about if you are an activist is one of the peaceful parts of the song with the soft piano in the background. Kendrick is brilliant in the way that he can describe part of a movie plotline, but then bring himself and society into it. Kendrick continues the theme of addressing social issues along with referring to himself as a king like …show more content…
The Weekend starts of by singing about always being ready for a war. This can refer to Black Panther in the movie or to “King Kendrick” in real life. These two are ready to fight for their people, no matter the situation. Kendrick’s people are African Americans who face poverty and injustice every day. The line “Shooters on top of the building, government aid ain’t relief,” is a stab at the lazy help the government provides. According to Billboard, “An emotional Lamar voices his displeasure with America’s systematic social structure and lack of opportunities to thrive.” Lamar is not afraid to bring awareness to what the government is not doing. He is fighting for his community to receive better benefits and less injustice. The lyrics are accompanied by constant electronic beats of different sounding drums. It is fast paced which adds to the sense of urgency for the government to clean up its act. The call for action will be heard by many because of the catchy beat and lyrics of the song. Among the other twelve songs on the album, Lamar continues to point out specific flaws in the government. He brings on many artists, so they can each tell a different side of the story. Among the fast-paced rapping songs, there are ballads that express ideas like the importance of voicing your opinion to enact change. The entire album tells a story of two kings living in two different worlds, but experiencing some of the same
Over the past many decades, the world has been fueled by racism and injustice. Certain groups are targeted because of how they look or act. America has been one of those places where groups are attacked. Going back to the colonial times, African Americans were treated as a piece of property. It was not until the 1960’s where their fight had started to mean something in regard to legislation. In 1964 segregation along with discrimination based on race and gender was now banned in the United States. Just because the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, does not mean the discrimination has stopped. It is still among the people today. For example, the conflict with white police officers and …show more content…
Two of the tracks have strong ties to the movie, but also convey a specific social message. The first song titled “Black Panther”, starts the album of with a powerful rhyme. Kendrick states that he is the king of everything over a calm piano that turns into a fast drum beat at points throughout the song. The ending line is “I am T’Challa,” which relates to the king in the movie, but he also refers to himself as “King Kendrick.” Kendrick’s line “What do you stand for? Are you a activist,” gives the feeling of a contradiction between what is the proper force to use to get the attention of powerful people. The battle is between using violence or peace as a tactic to be heard. The lyrics as well as the sound feed into the contradiction between violence and peace. When Kendrick Lamar makes strong statements like “King Kendrick,” the music consists of a fast bassline and what sounds like a violin with a deep scary sound. These sounds add to the violent part of Kendrick claiming that he, along with T’Challa, are kings of everything. Then the peaceful part comes when he asks about if you are an activist is one of the peaceful parts of the song with the soft piano in the background. Kendrick is brilliant in the way that he can describe part of a movie plotline, but then bring himself and society into it. Kendrick continues the theme of addressing social issues along with referring to himself as a king like …show more content…
The Weekend starts of by singing about always being ready for a war. This can refer to Black Panther in the movie or to “King Kendrick” in real life. These two are ready to fight for their people, no matter the situation. Kendrick’s people are African Americans who face poverty and injustice every day. The line “Shooters on top of the building, government aid ain’t relief,” is a stab at the lazy help the government provides. According to Billboard, “An emotional Lamar voices his displeasure with America’s systematic social structure and lack of opportunities to thrive.” Lamar is not afraid to bring awareness to what the government is not doing. He is fighting for his community to receive better benefits and less injustice. The lyrics are accompanied by constant electronic beats of different sounding drums. It is fast paced which adds to the sense of urgency for the government to clean up its act. The call for action will be heard by many because of the catchy beat and lyrics of the song. Among the other twelve songs on the album, Lamar continues to point out specific flaws in the government. He brings on many artists, so they can each tell a different side of the story. Among the fast-paced rapping songs, there are ballads that express ideas like the importance of voicing your opinion to enact change. The entire album tells a story of two kings living in two different worlds, but experiencing some of the same