Beyoncé is starring as Nala opposite Donald Glover’s Simba in the new CGI live action remake of The Lion King. And upon the release of her new song “Spirit” last week, we learned she’d made a whole companion album to go along with the movie. Today we get to see its extremely intriguing tracklist. The Lion King: The Gift is out this Friday. It features some of the names you’d expect: Childish Gambino, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell. It also has a truly exciting assortment of lesser known names topped by talented Philly weirdo Tierra Whack, who also recently got shout-outs from Rihanna and Cardi B — big summer for Tierra Whack! In keeping with The Lion King’s setting, the soundtrack features quite a few of today’s leading African rap and pop stars including Tekno, Yemi Alade, Mr. Eazi, Burna Boy, Salatiel, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Shatta Wale, Busiswa, and Moonchild Sanelly. The rest of the features — Jessie Reyez, 070 Shake, St. Jhn, Blue Ivy Carter (ahem) — are enticing as well. The

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