New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Fresh off his big night at the 2018 Grammys, Kendrick Lamar is back in music mode. Putting the finishing touches on the soundtrack, Black Panther: The Album, to be exact. Today (Feb. 2), we get "Pray for Me," his collab with The Weeknd off the upcoming project.
Over the cinematic production, courtesy of Matt Schaeffer, Cardo, Cubeatz, and Sounwave, The Weeknd takes the lead. "Who gon' pray for me? Take my pain for me? Save my soul for me? 'Cause I'm alone you see," he sings before Kendrick swoops in with a heroic verse: "I fight pain and hurricanes / Today I wept / I'm tryna fight back tears / Flood on my doorsteps."
Curated and produced by Lamar, TDE, and Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith, the star-studded companion to Marvel's highly-anticipated superhero film will be released digitally on Feb. 9 featuring Future, ScHoolboy Q, Travis Scott, 2 Chainz, Khalid, Swae Lee, Vince Staples, and more.
The Ryan Coogler-directed film, which stars Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, and Lupita Nyong'o, hits theaters Feb. 16. Listen to Abel and K-Dot join forces below: