Lauryn Hill Has a New Song on Queen & Slim Soundtrack
The soundtrack for Melina Matsoukas and Lena Waithe’s new film Queen & Slim has been announced—and it features new music by Ms. Lauryn Hill, Vince Staples featuring 6lack X Mereba, Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Baby, and many more. It will also include previously released tracks by Blood Orange (who composed the film’s score), Bilal, Mike Jones, Roy Ayers, and others. Find Tiana Major9 and EARTHGANG’s video for their Queen & Slim song “Collide” below. Queen & Slim: The Soundtrack arrives November 15 via Motown Records.
Of the film’s soundtrack, director Melina Matsoukas said in a press release:
I wanted the soundtrack for Queen & Slim to showcase the historical evolution of Black music, from its roots in blues and soul, to modern bounce, hip hop and R&B—much like we used to see in film soundtracks in the ’90s. We partnered with Motown because of their legacy within Black music. I am honored to have worked beside Ethiopia and cannot wait for audiences to hear what each artist has created.
Queen & Slim stars Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith as a young couple who must flee authorities after Kaluuya’s character shoots and kills a police officer (played by Sturgill Simpson) in self-defense. Queen & Slim also stars Chloë Sevigny, Flea, and others. The film hits theaters November 27.
Read Pitchfork’s Song by Song feature “Blood Orange’s Dev Hynes Breaks Down Every Song on His New Album, Negro Swan.”
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