​Idag släpps ”Judas and the Black Messiah: The Inspired Album” med musik av Nipsey Hussle, Jay-Z, H.E.R., Polo G, A$AP Rocky och många fler

Idag släpps det stjärnspäckade albumet ”Judas and the Black Messiah: The Inspired Album” via Six Course Music Group/RCA Records. Albumet innehåller 22 spår av artister som Nipsey Hussle, Jay-Z, H.E.R., Hit-Boy, G Herbo, Lil Durk, Black Thought, Polo G, Rakim, Chairman Fred Hampton Jr., Nas, SiR, A$AP Rocky, Dom Kennedy, White Dave m.fl.

Albumet är soundtracket till filmen ”Judas and the Black Messiah” som också släpps idag via Warner Bros. Pictures och är regisserad av Shaka King. I USA går filmen upp på biografer och under 31 dagar kommer den även finnas tillgänglig på HBO Max. Filmen är inspirerad av verkliga händelser kring Black Panthers ledare Fred Hampton som gestaltas av den Oscarsnominerade skådespelaren Daniel Kaluuya. Se trailern för filmen här.

“Where There’s People, There’s Power” är temat för ”Judas and the Black Messiah: The Inspired Album”, ett album som de exekutiva producenterna Hit-Boy, Dash Sherrod, Ryan Coogler och Archie Davis hoppas ska inspirera dagens generation.

Det starka albumet innehåller bland annat “What It Feels Like” av Nipsey Hussle & Jay-Z och redan förra veckan släpptes ”Fight For You” av den Grammybelönade stjärnan H.E.R, ett soul-anthem som redan kammat hem en Golden Globe-nominering och hyllats av såväl fans som kritiker.

New York Times om ”Fight For You”;
“Strikes an appropriate balance between period-pic scene-setting and up-to-date cool, as lyrics like ‘all the smoke in the air, feel the hate when they stare’ draw unfortunate parallels between past and present.”

Se H.E.R. och hennes musikers makalösa framträdande av "Fight For You" på The Late Show with Stephen Colbert här; 

”Judas and the Black Messiah: The Inspired Album” låtlista:

01 Cointelpro / Dec. 4 - Chairman Fred Hampton Jr.
02 Fight For You - H.E.R.
03 EPMD - Nas
04 Welcome to America - Black Thought
05 What It Feels Like - Nipsey Hussle & Jay-Z
06 Broad Day – Hit-Boy
07 Plead the .45th - Smino & Saba
08 Somethin Ain’t Right - Masego ft. JID and Rapsody
09 Letter 2 U - BJ The Chicago Kid
10 On Your Mind – Lil Durk
11 Appraise - White Dave
12 All Black - G Herbo
13 I Declare War - Nardo Wick
14 No Profanity - Pooh Shiesty
15 Last Man Standing - Polo G
16 Respect My Mind – DOM KENNEDY
17 Revolutionary – G Herbo ft. Bump J
18 Teach Me - SiR
19 Contagious - SAFE & Kiana Ledé
20 Rich Nigga Problems – A$AP Rocky
21 Outro
22 Bonus: Black Messiah – Rakim

Mer om filmen ”Judas and the Black Messiah”

Inspired by true events, “Judas and the Black Messiah” was directed by Shaka King, who co-wrote the screenplay with Will Berson. Berson & King also co-wrote the story, with Kenny Lucas & Keith Lucas. Ryan Coogler and Charles D. King produced the film with Shaka King. The executive producers were Sev Ohanian, Zinzi Coogler, Kim Roth, Poppy Hanks, Ravi Mehta, Jeff Skoll, Anikah McLaren, Aaron L. Gilbert, Jason Cloth, Ted Gidlow, and Niija Kuykendall.

The film stars Oscar nominee Daniel Kaluuya as Fred Hampton in a performance recently nominated for a Golden Globe Award, and LaKeith Stanfield as William O’Neal, as well as Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback, Ashton Sanders and Martin Sheen. The ensemble cast also includes Algee Smith, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Dominique Thorne, Amari Cheatom, Caleb Eberhardt and Lil Rel Howery.

Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with MACRO/Participant/BRON Creative, a MACRO Media/Proximity Production, a Film by Shaka King, “Judas and the Black Messiah.” The film will be released in the U.S. in theaters and on HBO Max on February 12, 2021, and available on HBO Max for 31 days from theatrical release. Internationally, it will be released in select theaters beginning February 12. It is distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures and has been rated R for violence and pervasive language.

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