The phrase "Wakanda Forever" is a mood, lifestyle, fictional country's slogan and even a clothing line! And now, it has also inspired a new album.
You may remember J.Period from his popular project, The Hamilton Mixtape, inspired by the hit Lin-Manuel Miranda musical. Well, J.Period just cooked up another musical mood, this time inspired by Black Panther, Complex reports.
Entitled Wakanda ForeverEver, the mashup combines Outkast vocals with music from the Black Panther soundtrack, which, of course, was curated by Kendrick Lamar.
The 45-minute project is described as an "EPIC journey into the secret forests between Wakanda and Stankonia."
"Outkast embodies the best of hip hop — originality, creativity, style, swagger, intelligence, bars — and their lyrics touch on many of the themes in the movie as in empowerment, representation, royalty, tradition, Afrofuturism, so it was just a perfect fit," said J.Period in an interview with Vibe. "Black Panther is such a phenomenon, and has sparked so much conversation in the hip-hop community. The core of hip-hop is the drum, and when you break it down to the essence, the story of the drum, of Africa, of the Diaspora, of using rhythm and music to tell stories … those are all part of the fabric of hip-hop."
Wakanda ForeverEver was also inspired by #OscarsSoWhite originator and Akuarel founder April Reign. The project is riddled with blackness such as excepts from Malcolm X's "Ballot or the Bullet" speech and traditional African drums. And get into the titles! "WakandATLiens?!" Brilliance.
You can download the mixtape at JPeriod.com.
Take a trip to Stankonia and Wakanda and listen to the full mashup below: