Kendrick Lamar Black Panther: The Album

4 stars out of 5 -- "Above all, it's an affirmation of Kendrick Lamar's powers, a fascinating entry in a discography that is inarguably the decade's deepest."
"Arguably, THE ALBUM is Lamar's show -- credited or not, he spits or ad-libs on nearly every track....It's free to be capricious and fun..."
"The result is a kind of effortless aural mosaic: rich, layered, and radically listenable."
Billboard - "Kendrick's interstitial presence ties the whole thing together, making it a more cohesive listening experience than most single artists' so-called personal statements."
4 stars out of 5 -- "With the quality of talent on board here it's genuinely hard to pick a standout moment....Marvel soundtracks have a new gold standard, and it's this."
Clash (Magazine) - "The album is almost a direct split between rap tracks like the insane 'Paramedic', and gorgeously lush R&B cuts like 'The Ways'..."