“Black Panther” arrives with Rap

Black Panther, black superhero that the comic book company Marvel created in the 60s, occupies space in the conversations about today’s cinema, thanks to the presentation of the film’s trailer that takes its name. Directed by Ryan Coogler, Black Panther has a cast of mostly African, or African-American actors, including Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, and the plot unfolds in a fictional African nation, Wakanda.

Black Panther soundtrack.

The music you listen to in the trailer winks at hip hop. The song that appears is “Legend Has It” by rap group Run the Jewels, which was premiered in January 2017. The duo by rapper and producer El-P, and the rapper from Atlanta Killer Mike. The song can be now on internet, and the trailer, which was first seen last night during the fourth game of the NBA Finals, the film will be premiered on February 18, 2018.

About the comic.

Although black superheroes had existed before him. During the 1950s, when Marvel was still known as Timely Comics, published a series of stories about “Waku, Prince of Bantu”. Black Panther is known as the first black superhero to reach popular or mainstream comics. his first appearance was in Fantastic Four # 52 in April 1966, but T’Challa had his own comic in 1973.

Originally it was different from the one we know.

When Stan Lee and Jack Kirby were creating T’Challa, he had a radically different design, including a much more colorful disguise and wearing no mask. According to Lee, originally was going to be called “Coal Tiger.” However, shortly thereafter they returned to work on its design and six months after its debut. In 1966, Huey Newton formed the radical and nationalist political organization called “the Party of the Black Panthers”. Known by its armed patrols that protested against the police brutality against the African American people.

People often believe that Lee and Kirby were inspired by the Black Panther Party in creating the character. But it was just a coincidence. In 1972, when the Party was well known in the United States, T’Challa returned in a Fantastic Four comic (# 119). Calling himself the “Black Leopard” to avoid relating to the country’s political and social problems. Later his name would be Black Panther forever.

About the duo.

Run the Jewels is a supergroup from 2013. By rapper and producer from New York City El-P and Atlanta rapper Killer Mike. They released their eponymous debut album Run the Jewels to download for free in 2013. The album was highly acclaimed and was followed by Run the Jewels 2 in 2014.

Killer Mike and El-P met thanks to Cartoon Network executive Jason DeMarco in 2011. The following year, El-P produced Killer’s Mike album titled R.A.P. Music, after this Killer Mike collaborated on an El-P song titled “Tougher Colder Killer” from the album Cancer 4 Cure.