Kendrick Lamar writes new song for ‘Captain America: Brave New World’
Kendrick Lamar has written a new song for the forthcoming Captain America: Brave New World.
That’s according to actor Anthony Mackie, who portrays the titular character in the superhero film. During a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, he revealed: “Kendrick did the title song for my movie.”
Mackie added: “Hope that’s not supposed to be a surprise! I’m breaking it here first. I’m so excited, man. The beauty and mastery of his craft…”
Lamar’s return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe follows his Black Panther soundtrack album in 2018. The rapper curated the record and contributed the hit songs ‘All The Stars’ with SZA and ‘Pray For Me with The Weeknd.
It is not yet known when Lamar’s new Captain America track will arrive, but it could coincide with the release of the film tomorrow (February 14). It’ll mark his first new material of 2025, following the surprise release of his sixth album ‘GNX’ last November.
You can watch the full interview with Mackie in the video above.
Earlier this month, Lamar won five awards at the Grammys 2025, including Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year for his Drake diss song ‘Not Like Us’.
Meanwhile, the rapper’s recent Halftime Show has become the most-watched Super Bowl performance in history.
NME ranked the set at Number Three when listing the 10 best Super Bowl Halftime Shows ever: “[Lamar’s] triumphant appearance, which is the latest peak in his current tidal wave of success, featured an unreleased track, a handful of cuts from his latest album ‘GNX’ and largely avoided the biggest anthems of his career.”
In other news, Lamar and SZA have announced a joint UK and European stadium tour after performing live together at the Super Bowl. Elsewhere, online streams of ‘Not Like Us’ have spiked by 430 per cent following the show.
As for Captain America: Brave New World, the first reactions to the film have been emerging online. While Anthony Mackie has been almost universally praised in the lead, some fans and critics felt the story was lacking.
Mackie appears as the new Captain America, Sam Wilson, who finds himself in the middle of an international incident after meeting with President Thaddeus Ross (Harrison Ford). He must soon discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot, involving Ross becoming the formidable Red Hulk.
In a four-star review of Lamar’s Black Panther album, NME wrote: “Marvel soundtracks have a new gold standard, and it’s this.”
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