For those unaware, Marvel Studios� Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Music From and Inspired By album, featuring the Oscar-nominated song Lift Me Up performed by Rihanna, is now available as a 12 Inch Vinyl 2-LP (set).

The first Black Panther had many themes - neocolonialism, infighting and unity across the African diaspora, the abundance of Soundcloud rappers in the late 2010s - but its most potent was the story of T�Challa becoming his own leader and his own man.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever deals with an inversion of the same main challenge. T�Challa is dead - actor Chadwick Boseman passed away from a long and private battle with colon cancer in 2020 - and without their warrior king, Wakanda is in disrepair.

Princess Shuri (Letitia Wright), Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), spy Nakia (Lupita Nyong�o), and general Okoye (Danai Gurira) attempt to pick up the pieces and fend off invading forces, including those from Talokan, an underwater society led by Namor (Tenoch Huerta).

Thus, everyone involved confronts the weight of inheritance amid the fallout from T�Challa�s death, giving Wakanda Forever a more somber tone compared to the celebratory burst of the original.

The film�s soundtrack follows in lockstep, trading the fireworks and scope of the Kendrick Lamar and TDE-led Black Panther The Album from 2018 for something more intimate but no less devoted to intercultural exchange.

Wakanda Forever�s musical diversity is staggering, and its best songs both flesh out their respective cultures and key moments in the movie. Namor�s birth scene is amplified by Mexican singer Vivir Quintana and rapper Mare Advertencia Lirika�s haunting vocals over deep drums and shakers on �rboles Bajo El Mar.

Side A:
1. Lift Me Up Performed By Rihanna
2. Love & Loyalty (Believe) Performed By DBN Gogo, Sino Msolo, Kamo Mphela, Young Stunna and Busiswa
3. Alone Performed By Burna Boy
4. No Woman No Cry Performed By Tems

Side B:
5. �rboles Bajo El Mar Performed By Vivir Quintana and Mare Advertencia
6. Con la Brisa Performed By Foudeqush and Ludwig G�ransson
7. La Vida Performed By Snow Tha Product Featuring E-40
8. Interlude Performed By Stormzy
9. Coming Back for You Performed By Fireboy DML
10. They Want It, But No Performed By Tobe Nwigwe and Fat Nwigwe

This quite brilliant, awe-inspiring and just all-round magical musical experience opens on the beautifully emotive Lift Me Up by Rihanna and then brings is the infectious melodies and rhythms within DBN Gogo, Sino Msolo, Kamo Mphela, Young Stunna And Busiswa�s Love & Loyalty (Believe), the peaceful, soul touching even Alone by Burna Boy, the side rounding out on the goosebumps delivering No Woman No Cry from Tems.

The second side begins with the ethereally cored Vivir Quintana And Mare Advertencia track Árboles Bajo El Mar and that is followed by the beautiful love letter found within Foudeqush And Ludwig G�ransson�s Con La Brisa, the empoweringly joyous La Vida from Snow Tha Product, then comes the intense, powerful Interlude by Stormzy (man, that voice!), the side closing on the happy, breathy Coming Back For You by Fireboy DML and Tobe Nwigwe And Fat Nwigwe�s badass (complete with, I believe, Dora Milaje chants) They Want It, But No.

Side C:
1. Laayli� Kuxa�ano�one Performed By Adn Maya Colectivo: Pat Boy, Yaalen K�uj, All Mayan Winik
2. Limoncello Performed By Og Dayv Featuring Future
3. Anya Mmiri Performed By Ckay Featuring Pinkpantheress
4. Wake Up Performed By Bloody Civilian Featuring Rema
5. Pantera Performed By Alem�n Featuring Rema

Side D:
6. Jele Performed By DBN Gogo, Sino Msolo, Kamo Mphela, Young Stunna and Busiswa
7. Inframundo Performed By Blue Rojo
8. No Digas Mi Nombre Performed By Calle X Vida and Foudeqush
9. Mi Pueblo Performed By Guadalupe de Jes�s Chan Poot
10. Born Again Performed by Rihanna

The second vinyl in the 2LP set now on the turntable and being spun, itself it opens on the atmospherically-charged, Mayan Hip-Hop track Laayli� Kuxa�ano�one Performed from ADN Maya Colectivo, Pat Boy, Yaalen K�uj, and All Mayan Winik and then we get the West Coast vibes of OG DAYV within Limoncello, the spiritual Anya Mmiri from CKay (which also combines the melody of traditional Igbo (SouthEast Nigerian ethnic group) flute called Oja (pronounced Or-Jah) and patterns of Igbo drum called Igba), the music on this side rounding out on the simply surreal Wake Up by Bloody Civilian, and the Mexico-representing Alem�n (featuring Rema) with Pantera.

The fourth side opens on the beautifully impassioned Jele from DBN Gogo, Sino Msolo, Kamo Mphela, Young Stunna And Busiswa, then we get a song (in Mexican) that dives into the heart of mourning and grieving, Blue Rojo�s incredible, soulful Inframundo, whereas we get more Viva Mexico from the upbeat melodies of Calle X Vida And Foudeqush�s No Digas Mi Nombre, the side, and the album, rounding out on the the ancient Mayan language spoken within Guadalupe de Jes�s Chan Poot�s Mi Pueblo, closing on the veritably meditative Born Again by Rihanna.

Voices Rising : The Music of Wakanda Forever | Official Trailer

Oscar-winning composer Ludwig G�ransson and director Ryan Coogler collaborate with musicians and artists from across the globe, creating the music for one of the most anticipated sequels in modern movie history. In Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever, they push the boundaries of what a Hollywood score and soundtrack can be, creating an immersive, moving experience in the process.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever [Gold 2-LP Disney+ Edition]