Kendrick Lamar, Future, and James Blake Join Jay Rock on "King's Dead"

Another star-studded collaboration from 'Black Panther: The Album.'

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Jay Rock

The Black Panther soundtrack is already legendary, and we haven't even seen the full tracklist yet.

As the mastermind behind Black Panther: The Album, Kendrick Lamar has already dropped a collaboration with SZA and teased a new song with Vince Staples. Now, he's unleashed a Black Panther track by TDE labelmate Jay Rock that features himself, Future, and James Blake.

After a Jay Rock verse, Future joins Kendrick on the second hook as they trade lines back and forth: "Miss me with that bullshit (bullshit) / You're not a gang member, you's a tourist (a tourist)." Then James Blake offers a break from the song's hard-edged energy with smooth vocals on the bridge.

"King's Dead" will be available on iTunes/Apple Music and Spotify tonight at midnight, but TDE shared the track early on SoundCloud Thursday evening. Listen below.

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"Marvel Studios' Black Panther is amazing, from its cast to its director," Lamar said in a press release last week, addressing his role with the film. "The magnitude of this film showcases a great marriage of art and culture. I'm truly honored to contribute my knowledge of producing sound and writing music alongside [director Ryan Coogler] and Marvel's vision."

You can watch the film's latest teaser trailer below, soundtracked by an unreleased song that features both Kendrick Lamar and Vince Staples.

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