Album · 2019
The Lion King: The Gift
by Beyoncé
The Lion King: The Gift is a 2019 afrobeat album by Beyoncé. It runs 27 tracks across 54 minutes on Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.0/5 from 166 ratings.
Afrobeat · Afrobeats · Contemporary R&B
#23 in Best albums of 2019 · #2 in Best afrobeat albums
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- 4.0 /5
- 166 ratings
- 73 /100
- 10 critics
- 27
- Tracks
- 54 min
- Runtime
- 112 bpm
- Tempo
- C major
- Key
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166 ratings · avg 4.0
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- HipHopDX4.3/5
- Variety8.4/10
- The Daily Telegraph4/5
- Pitchfork7.3/10
- Entertainment WeeklyB−
- Consequence of SoundB−
- AllMusic3.5/5
- Rolling Stone3.5/5
- The Guardian3/5
- NME3/5
- Metacriticaggregate77/100
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27 tracks · 54 min
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The Lion King: The Gift [Deluxe Edition]Deluxe edition · 2020 · 17 tracks
- 1BIGGER
- 2FIND YOUR WAY BACK
- 3DON'T JEALOUS ME
- 4JA ARA E
- 5NILE
- 6MOOD 4 EVA (feat. Oumou Sangaré)
- 7WATER
- 8BROWN SKIN GIRL
- 9KEYS TO THE KINGDOM
- 10ALREADY
- 11OTHERSIDE
- 12MY POWER
- 13SCAR
- 14SPIRIT (From Disney's "The Lion King")
- 15BLACK PARADE (Extended Version)
- 16FIND YOUR WAY BACK (MELO-X Remix)
- 17BLACK PARADE
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According to Riffiter listeners, the best track on The Lion King: The Gift is NILE — rated 5.0/5 by 1 listener.
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In the lead-up to the release of The Lion King: The Gift, a collection of music inspired by the 2019 reboot of the classic Disney film, Beyoncé remarked that the project was meant to be “a love letter to Africa”. As executive producer, Bey made it a point to solicit contributions from artists spanning a number of the continent’s many culturally rich traditions and regions, including Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon and South Africa. The album, in fact, is a separate project from the film’s official soundtrack, but that doesn’t stop Beyoncé and a cohort of hand-selected talents from telling that timeless story of the Pride Lands through song.
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Not unlike the film, The Gift chronicles a saga of personal growth, filtered through some of the brightest stars in Afrobeats and Afrofusion. Artists like Mr Eazi, Yemi Alade, Burna Boy, Tiwa Savage and Tekno sing in multiple languages about embracing blessings (“JA ARA E”), staying the path (“DON’T JEALOUS ME”) and rising into your own majesty (“KEYS TO THE KINGDOM”). Family is a constant theme, with Beyoncé singing to her children directly on “BIGGER” and then about her father on “FIND YOUR WAY BACK". She’s procured contributions from some of her favourite US-born MCs, like Kendrick Lamar, co-star Childish Gambino, Tierra Whack and, of course, the man co-captaining her household, JAY-Z. The Gift, then, is a compilation of talents both African and Afro-diasporic strong enough to buttress the throne of the woman we’ve come to know as Queen Bey.
In brief
- Is The Lion King: The Gift good?
- Riffiter listeners rate The Lion King: The Gift 4.0/5 from 166 ratings.
- What is the highest-rated track on The Lion King: The Gift?
- NILE, rated 5.0/5 by 1 listener on Riffiter.
- When was The Lion King: The Gift released?
- The Lion King: The Gift was released in 2019 on Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia.
- How many tracks are on The Lion King: The Gift?
- The Lion King: The Gift has 27 tracks, with a runtime of 54 minutes.
- What genre is The Lion King: The Gift?
- The Lion King: The Gift is catalogued under Afrobeat, Afrobeats, Contemporary R&B.
- What BPM is The Lion King: The Gift?
- The Lion King: The Gift runs at a median tempo of 112 BPM across its tracks, most often in C major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to The Lion King: The Gift?
- Listeners of The Lion King: The Gift also rate EVERYTHING IS LOVE by THE CARTERS, A Star Is Born Soundtrack by Lady Gaga, Talk That Talk by Rihanna.
- Who produced The Lion King: The Gift?
- The Lion King: The Gift was produced by Beyoncé, Derek Dixie, Richard “P2J” Isong and GuiltyBeatz, among 28 credited in total. Beyoncé produced 14 of them.
Credits
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- Mixed by
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Tyler ScottChris GodbeyLeslie Brathwaite- Engineered by
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Daniel PampuriLester MendozaZachary AcostaAndrea RobertsDerek DixieJohn Silas CranfieldAntoine PoyetonAri PensithCecil BernardyChristopher UlrichCory BiceJeremy LertolaJohnny KosichKenete SimmsMatt SchafferMike CarsonNijaRiley MackinSalatielSam HarperSam HollandSpencer “Moose” MuscioSteven XaiXivonaki ManziniZain Vally- Played by
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Adrienne WoodsBianca McClureChelsea StevensCrystal Brooke AlforqueJonathan RichardsMarta Sofia HonerRhea HosannyStephanie MatthewsStephanie YuTahirah WhittingtonCourtney LeonardDavid FlemingDerek DixieJeremy LertolaRod Castro- Vocals by
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