There’s a small detail in the first Black Panther trailer you might have missed.

It starts about a minute in, when King T’Challa drops down onto unsuspecting militants. It has nothing to do with the footage, but everything to do with the music, when the track shifts from typical Marvel fanfare to an altered version of Vince Staples’ hit single “BagBak.” 

You can hear some of the main lyrics pepper through the dialogue and sound effects, but perhaps the most important ones are the ones that aren’t there.

“BagBak” is by far one of Staples’ most politically pointed singles. It’s a brash, three-minute long protest track that tackles numerous issues of race, released just weeks before President Trump officially took office. And the exact snippet of the song used in the the trailer is particularly cutting, if not defiant. Listen for yourself belowThough, a fair warning, the audio is quite explicit.  Read more…

More about Entertainment, Film, Kendrick Lamar, Ryan Coogler, and Black Panther

There’s a small detail in the first Black Panther trailer you might have missed.

It starts about a minute in, when King T’Challa drops down onto unsuspecting militants. It has nothing to do with the footage, but everything to do with the music, when the track shifts from typical Marvel fanfare to an altered version of Vince Staples’ hit single “BagBak.” 

You can hear some of the main lyrics pepper through the dialogue and sound effects, but perhaps the most important ones are the ones that aren’t there.

“BagBak” is by far one of Staples’ most politically pointed singles. It’s a brash, three-minute long protest track that tackles numerous issues of race, released just weeks before President Trump officially took office. And the exact snippet of the song used in the the trailer is particularly cutting, if not defiant. Listen for yourself belowThough, a fair warning, the audio is quite explicit.  Read more…

More about Entertainment, Film, Kendrick Lamar, Ryan Coogler, and Black Panther

There’s a small detail in the first Black Panther trailer you might have missed.

It starts about a minute in, when King T’Challa drops down onto unsuspecting militants. It has nothing to do with the footage, but everything to do with the music, when the track shifts from typical Marvel fanfare to an altered version of Vince Staples’ hit single “BagBak.” 

You can hear some of the main lyrics pepper through the dialogue and sound effects, but perhaps the most important ones are the ones that aren’t there.

“BagBak” is by far one of Staples’ most politically pointed singles. It’s a brash, three-minute long protest track that tackles numerous issues of race, released just weeks before President Trump officially took office. And the exact snippet of the song used in the the trailer is particularly cutting, if not defiant. Listen for yourself belowThough, a fair warning, the audio is quite explicit.  Read more…

More about Entertainment, Film, Kendrick Lamar, Ryan Coogler, and Black Panther