• Record Label: Parkwood
  • Release Date: Jul 19, 2019
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  1. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    É aquela coisa, a gente acha que ela nunca vai se superar dai ela vem e surra a gente!
  2. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    A masterpiece. Beyoncé does nothing without intention and careful contemplation. What she's compiled here—as curator, rapper, writer, singer, producer, and executive producer—is nothing short of an example of modern-day genius, 20 years in the making. That she also enlisted some of the Continent's top talent to tell a full story instead of merely co-opting, is a lesson for all artists;A masterpiece. Beyoncé does nothing without intention and careful contemplation. What she's compiled here—as curator, rapper, writer, singer, producer, and executive producer—is nothing short of an example of modern-day genius, 20 years in the making. That she also enlisted some of the Continent's top talent to tell a full story instead of merely co-opting, is a lesson for all artists; those of her caliber and the ones aspiring to be. This is history-making work, for posterity, and the record books will reflect such. Expand
  3. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not my favourite album of her but that pretty much personal.
    I love the production, I am familiar with African sounds and Beyoncé nailed it.
    Very powerful lyrics and the use of interludes from the movie make it sounds like a mini story itself.

    Favourite songs: Water, Brown Skin Girl, Bigger and SPirit.
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  4. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Beyoncé always bring to us the best of her. I loved every single track in this album. Beyoncé is a legend
  5. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    LOVED every moment! League of its own truly. Definitely a contender for Album of the Year.
  6. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    It is a sonically breathtaking album based off the story of the Lion King, that authentically showcases the soundscape of Africa.
  7. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    A pessoa que deu 0 só pode ser muito mal-amada! Álbum impecável com letras incríveis e batidas contagiantes! Parabéns, Beyoncé! O filme é um sucesso e vc também é!
  8. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Inovação é seu sobrenome. Álbum com bastante referências, uma carta de amor à África. Músicas com batidas contagiantes, definitivamente um dos álbuns mais inteligentes de Beyoncé.
  9. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Incrível. Releitura perfeita do filme o Rei Leão. Os ritmos usados no álbum tem tudo a ver com o filme. Perfeito!
  10. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Um álbum perfeito, todas as faixas em sintonia com as intermediárias, Beyoncé sempre provando ser uma artista extremamente talentosa! Expand
  11. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    EXTREMAMENTE LENDÁRIA, UMA ARTISTA DE VERDADE, MY POWER, WATER E BIGGER PERFEITAS
  12. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Outstanding release! It matchs perfectly high quality sound with powerful message.
  13. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Beyoncé did justice to the lion king we all love and remember yet she managed to reinvent herself as an artist. After LEMONADE we could think that she had reached her limit of greatness but every new project she releases overcomes our expectations, reminding us why she is Queen Bey and that's why we love her.
    This album is a part of something BIGGER than music, it's about pride, history,
    Beyoncé did justice to the lion king we all love and remember yet she managed to reinvent herself as an artist. After LEMONADE we could think that she had reached her limit of greatness but every new project she releases overcomes our expectations, reminding us why she is Queen Bey and that's why we love her.
    This album is a part of something BIGGER than music, it's about pride, history, love, legacy and just another masterpiece from great African musicians and Beyoncé.
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  14. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Start to finish this album is more than music! It is a visual experience! It is an anthem, and an invitation to celebrate BLACKNESS! Particularly, "Brown Skin Girl" is much needed in a word that tells Black and Brown cis and trans women that their lives don't matter! Beyoncé proves that she is "BIGGER" than any label you can give her! She is bigger than a single, a stream, a #1 song, Grammy of the Year, an Oscar, etc!! Beyoncé is a "Mood 4 EVA" and is constantly evolving! She is here to embrace her culture, welcome both internationally known and locally known artists, allow Blue Ivy to express herself artistically, and shine a bright and proud light on being BLACK! Beyoncé is not only a mother to Blue, Sir, and Rumi, but she is MOTHER to us all!! Listen to album and be inspired! Be proud and be unapologetically BLACK! Expand
  15. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Beyoncé once again proves that no other artist comes close to her.
    Album of the year.
  16. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    THAT'S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BEYONCÉ'S ALBUM! African vocals WAS WONDEFUL! Beyoncé can only be compares to the King Michael Jackson and no one else
  17. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Todo o álbum é maravilhosamente perfeito. Mais uma vez Beyoncé fazendo história.
  18. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    the album inspired on the disney's new movie lion king live action with afeican artists and rhythms is literally perfect
  19. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Incredible! She is so creative and always gives to her public her best. I'm impressed with all songs, especially with"BIGGER", "OTHERSIDE" and "BROWN SKIN GIRL".
  20. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Impecável de Perfeito, maravilhoso, cada faixa representa muito bem o que a Beyoncé quer passar para nóis, e cada participação valeu a pena nesse álbum ! A Blue Ivy está muito fofa e a faixa com a participação dela está linda de se ouvir !
  21. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Não adianta haters virem espumar aqui kkkkk o album está sendo bem aclamado pelo público.. Enfiem o dedo no cú e rasguem. Otários que não tem onde cair mortos kkkk. Pena desses viadinhos. Depois ficam pedindo respeito na internet kkkkk babacas
  22. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Bigger, Brown Skin Girls, and My Power are the standouts. IMPECCABLE WORK. Beyoncé as a producer is incredible.
  23. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Um obra prima, Beyoncé simplesmente lendária, estou super amando esse álbum, digno de um Grammy, de um AOTY
  24. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Maravilhoso! Obra perfeita, sem defeitos! Rainha da Pedra do Reino!! Maravilhosa, Supremo esse álbum!
  25. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Simplesmente PERFEITO ! Beyoncé sempre impecável no que faz. Estou sem palavras para descrever a energia que esse álbum traz, cada música, cada letra, simplesmente perfeito.
  26. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    O álbum tá a própria perfeição, e não adianta vir swiftie e lirou dar nota baixa não, vcs não tem vergonha na cara não bando de ratos??? O auge da falta doq fazer e do desespero... Não é atoa que são a própria escória, é difícil de admitir que a fav de vcs não fazem 1% dq a Beyoncé faz e que não são melhor que ela em nd, né? Amo uma espuma fresquinha
  27. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Álbum perfeito! Batidas incríveis, representatividade no álbum inteiro! Maravilhoso
  28. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Batidas afro contagiantes, músicas com sentimentos expressivos e escancarados em cada nota, cada batuque. Simplesmente perfeito. Beyoncé se superando a cada trabalho.
  29. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    It's an amazing album. Incredible
    I loved.
    It's an amazing album. Incredible
    I loved.
  30. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Perfect, flawless and flawless, a completely perfect and wonderful album, well produced, Beyoncé once again proves to be a LEGEND, AOTY deserves to be her, as this album as well as all others is IMPECCABLE and does not shock, since everything that the QUEEN does is perfect!
  31. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    nota 1.000... album perfeito, merece muito mais que 10. já é hit no Brasil e no mundo.
  32. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Beyoncé, artist of Millennium. Bringing the power and passion in your message, The gift is really a wonderful work that becomes even more so when you shoot the people that are represented throughout the album, giving voice to their roots, giving a perfectly well produced album.
  33. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    TUDO QUE ESSA MULHER FAZ É PERFEITO, o álbum completamente de influência africana mostrou ser uma obra de arte e profissionalismo da beyonce
  34. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Incredible! Amazing! Beyoncé is a queen. Thank you for existing. You is all. Expand
  35. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Great album. Beyoncé is amazing in everything. Toda vez ela se supera e cria um novo conceito para a sua arte. Produz, compõe e interpreta de maneira fantástica e profissional. Referência para os novatos, lenda para a história da música mundial.
  36. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Flawless. . Expand
  37. Jul 20, 2019
    10
    brown skin girl é tudo que o mundo precisava ouvir. Beyonce mais uma vez mostrou sua excelência e versatilidade.
  38. Jul 21, 2019
    10
    Beyoncé being perfect always, beautiful album, simplify everything flawless..
  39. Jul 21, 2019
    10
    Only Beyoncé can do this art. I am so happy to be alive and be a witness of her work.
  40. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Beyoncé cada dia provando porque com 30 anos de carreira segue para se tornar uma das maiores lendas do mundo da música.
  41. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    The range! The GOAT does it again. A full journey that’s not at all hindered by the source material that inspired the project, a common trait amongst this type of concept album.
  42. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Another absolutely perfect Beyoncé album. Cleane and powerful vocals, sonha with beautiful messages and wonderful rhythms. Absolutely deserves All the Awards.
  43. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Maior e melhor album da Beyonce, e tudo tao perfeito, sincronizado, e escolhido corretamente para estar no seu devido lugar. Podemos chamar de perfeição.
  44. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Beyoncé is proving again why she's the best nowadays.
    All african beats and vibes connects during the songs and give the album an extra fresh energy with a beautiful tribute to the African culture
  45. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Beyoncé é definitivame a maior artista viva. Tudo que ela faz é tão coeso, minimalista e bem pensando. Ela é absolutamente admirável.
  46. Jul 23, 2019
    6
    For an album inspired by its movie, The Lion King: The Gift seems trying to stray away from its essence. While it's good to keep everyone aware of black people issues, this album should has been describing the movie itself. The existence of so many interludes (13, which almost comprises half of the whole) aren't necessary to be there, as all the songs aren't really corresponding to them.For an album inspired by its movie, The Lion King: The Gift seems trying to stray away from its essence. While it's good to keep everyone aware of black people issues, this album should has been describing the movie itself. The existence of so many interludes (13, which almost comprises half of the whole) aren't necessary to be there, as all the songs aren't really corresponding to them.

    Except the interludes are the only thing that actually necessary.
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  47. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Simplesmente perfeito. A coesão de sons e ritmos é incrível, os vocais são perfeitos e as interludes te fazem viajar. Parabéns, Beyoncé!
  48. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Toda vez que você acha que ela se superou, aí que ela mostra algo totalmente diferente... Muito obrigado por existir na mesma geração que você!!!!!
  49. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    No words!! Just listen for yourself and you’ll find the excellence. This album is way better than I’d thought I’d be
  50. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    It’s been an amazing experience to listen this kind of Beyonce music. I loved the fact she credits any little work of her daughter Blue Ivy. It is how to be an artist, tbh. She produced whole album. Amazing. I especially liked Brown Skin Girl and Already songs.
    In conclusion, it’s an 10/10 album with no skip songs.
  51. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    O melhor álbum que já ouvi. Batidas, melodias, participações, vocais, tudo impecável. Beyoncé mais uma vez não decepciona. É um de seus melhores álbuns até o momento, e como ligação ao filme Rei Leão, ele também não desaponta, do começo ao fim ele se mostra totalmente de acordo com o filme.
  52. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    BEYONCÉ? BEYONCÉ? BEYONCÉ? - In Tiffany New York Voice

    She is the queen hoes, bown down

    That's it
  53. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    It sounds beautiful, it is totally balanced and powerful.
    I'm speechless!!!
  54. Jul 22, 2019
    4
    A good wave of African sound but she played it very safe on most of the songs and she is capable of doing bigger. Get more drums. Get more chants. Get more instruments. Brown Skin Girl is a flawless song. SCAR is awesome. Otherwise is great. The dance anthem with Nija, Whack, Busiswa & Moonchild is a potential hit. Beyonce made an African collection album but I feel she tried less and sheA good wave of African sound but she played it very safe on most of the songs and she is capable of doing bigger. Get more drums. Get more chants. Get more instruments. Brown Skin Girl is a flawless song. SCAR is awesome. Otherwise is great. The dance anthem with Nija, Whack, Busiswa & Moonchild is a potential hit. Beyonce made an African collection album but I feel she tried less and she is very capable of doing bigger. The videos will probably add vision to the sounds and add the flavors needed. Expand
  55. Jul 21, 2019
    6
    Like the movie, Beyonce just treads the same musical scenes with a more "modern" sound, which sometimes leads to the songs falling straight on their faces, like for example in the Kendrick Lamar collaboration "Nile" and the bloated "Brown Skin Girl".
  56. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Beyoncé mais uma vez nos entrega um trabalho maduro e que está acima da média das outras cantoras.
    A pluralidade cultural foi bem trabalhada em faixas que são ligadas por interludes maravilhosas.
  57. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Amazing!! SEAMLESS AND PEERLESS. Beyoncé mixes different genres and pulls together different artists and makes an album that tells the story of the lion king whilst presenting a impeccable atandalonr album.
  58. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    PODEM ESPUMAR À VONTADE V14D1NH4S BRANCAS, BEYONCÉ MAIOR CANTORA DA ATUALIDADE E O ÁLBUM TA PERFEITO
  59. Jul 22, 2019
    10
    BEAUTIFUL, just Beautiful. With every listen, I have a new favorite song. It's like I can't pick. I'm currently listening to "Otherside" and I'm loving it, especially the ending. 10/10 for the whole album from me.
  60. Jul 22, 2019
    10
    O album esta perfeito, ela fez o álbum em presente é homenagem para África e é muito lindo ver isso, ver as crianças e mulheres negras ouvindo "Brown Skin Girl" é emocionante, é gratificante ver a representatividade que a Beyoncé tem e a visibilidade que ele deu para artistas africanos com esse album
  61. Jul 22, 2019
    0
    Its not strong enough for this classic movie! Beyonce is not doing good music anymore!
  62. Jul 22, 2019
    2
    This woman is so overrated, she did a few catchy songs, but for the rest... she is just surfing on the wave of PCness. Ok. I overdid it, but still, listen to that record, do you remember the Elton John songs? Still yeah.?
  63. Jul 19, 2019
    3
    What a pile of pretentious rubbish. It doesn’t feel inspired or Lion King related, it’s just a cash-grab. The production is good, but that’s to be expected, as is her voice, but again, no surprise there. I just feel that this is a step too far, it feels incredibly entitled and just uses the The Lion King as a perfect sales opportunity.

    The film itself should have been left alone, but to
    What a pile of pretentious rubbish. It doesn’t feel inspired or Lion King related, it’s just a cash-grab. The production is good, but that’s to be expected, as is her voice, but again, no surprise there. I just feel that this is a step too far, it feels incredibly entitled and just uses the The Lion King as a perfect sales opportunity.

    The film itself should have been left alone, but to spoil the original widely-adored soundtrack too? Unforgivable.
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  64. Jul 22, 2019
    0
    Que disco tan horrible, mafionsé no es capaz de sacar un disco bueno desde lemonade y más encima se cuelga de 50 personas aquí. Todo sumado a una película horrible. Pasando la goriloncé
  65. Jul 22, 2019
    0
    What happened to beyonce? an album without emotion, empty compositions, poorly produced.
    As bad as the movie.
  66. Jul 22, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lame. It's okay to not like Beyonce. She can sing. We get it. But this album isn't anything special. She doesn't have the voice to do this rachet rap mumble music. She's better than that. It's almost like she is pandering. The Spirit video is all about Africa, though Beyonce is Rich af and can't even get a private jet out to Africa to shot this video. Ha ok. The Brown Skin Girl is hella autotune with everyone else on this song. Not even a bop it's a flop. And Beyonce over here light skin .tho ha ok. Expand
  67. Jul 24, 2019
    2
    Just a overrated album, so long and boring, at the same of negronce. It's so fake álbum
  68. Jul 19, 2019
    1
    the sound is not very different from beyonce's albums, it's purely beyonce. The only attraction of the album are the other artists who put a new sound, but beyonce is over.
  69. Jul 21, 2019
    0
    O álbum fala mais de Beyoncé do que do filme. Não sabe compor, letras vazias e rasas. Melodias clichês parecidas com seus últimos trabalhos. O álbum soa como um Lemonade 2.0. Apenas uma tentativa falha de ao menos ser indicada ao Oscar e repetir o sucesso de Nasce uma estrela.
  70. Jul 28, 2019
    0
    Horrible album. Beyoncé is definition of being overrated, but of course her fans will buy everything she releases.
  71. Jul 19, 2019
    0
    One of the worst albums of all time. Beyonce keeps doing the same generic, pretentious and predictible album over and over. Lifeless and souless as usual. All the songs are trash.
    A pile of pretentious rubbish. It doesn’t feel inspired or Lion King related, it’s just a cash-grab. The production is good, but that’s to be expected, as is her voice, but again, no surprise there. I just feel
    One of the worst albums of all time. Beyonce keeps doing the same generic, pretentious and predictible album over and over. Lifeless and souless as usual. All the songs are trash.
    A pile of pretentious rubbish. It doesn’t feel inspired or Lion King related, it’s just a cash-grab. The production is good, but that’s to be expected, as is her voice, but again, no surprise there. I just feel that this is a step too far, it feels incredibly entitled and just uses the The Lion King as a perfect sales opportunity.
    The film itself should have been left alone, but to spoil the original widely-adored soundtrack too? Unforgivable
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  72. Jul 26, 2019
    1
    HORRENDOUS! No wonder this album sold a humiliating 900 copies in the UK. It is sonic torture. Beyonce has consistently been going down hill for years! She hasn't had a real hit since Single Ladies and her last three albums have been awful. She's too Americanised and making rubbish R&B/rap music that doesn't connect with anyone outside of American. AWFUL!
  73. Jul 19, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The film doesn't have emotion, effects very basics, totally desnecessary. The film basead on the animation of decade 00' is horrible. Expand
  74. Jul 19, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Half of the songs are unfinished and boring...bo essence of real music at all Expand
  75. Jul 19, 2019
    1
    Horrible! Some films and songs are never meant to be reproduced as this is an example of that.
  76. Jul 19, 2019
    0
    Horrível, fico muito triste com essa escolha da Disney, tantas cantoras boas e escolhem a Beyoncé? Não passa emoção nenhuma
  77. Jul 29, 2019
    10
    Me encanta, tiene un sonido hipnótico que te pone en la atmósfera de la película sintiéndose también como algo enteramente propio y diferente a la vez.
  78. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Beyoncé mais uma vez entregando um trabalho consistente e de qualidade. Utilizar o poder e a influência que tem, para dar voz e visibilidade a artistas africanos, é muito louvável. The Gitf é celebração, resgate cultural e também reafirmação racial.
  79. Aug 27, 2019
    10
    This is THE BEST ALBUM OF BEYONCE (And I mean It).
    Pharrell and Major Lazer deserves highlights by their amazing jobs
  80. Jul 20, 2019
    0
    Eca. Que bosta foi essa meu Deus. Só podia ser a chifruda escorada em branco. Acabou com o Filme. Péssimo kkk
  81. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Wow Beyoncé really brought the music and the sound and the beauty and the love and the day and the night! I am so proud of her for making this album. No artist has ever shown this type of artistic growth
  82. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Adorei a sonoridade africana, Beyoncé não mentiu. Bem conceitual. Ótimo instrumental e vocais.
  83. Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Músicas lindas contagiantes tudo muito lindo. Simplesmente fantástico album muito bem pensado
  84. Seg
    Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Simply amazing from the firts song to the last... Beyoncé you'are a legend.
  85. Jul 19, 2019
    1
    Not sure why it didn’t include artists from the actual region. I was let down.
  86. Jul 22, 2019
    0
    Simply put the best album out this year. The songs are not just awesome, but the arrangement of the album tells the story. And the fact that she brought in authentic A1 African artists is a great plus.
  87. Jul 20, 2019
    3
    O povo acostumou a ouvir qualquer coisa do arista que gosta e aceitar, então, críticas vindo de fãs nem sempre são bem vindas. O álbum não se remete tanto assim a África, parece um álbum normal da Beyoncé, assim como o Beyoncé e o Lemonade. Spirit ainda parece sim uma música descartada de alguma época dela, só que gravada agora. O álbum não passa de um marketing barato que não agrega emO povo acostumou a ouvir qualquer coisa do arista que gosta e aceitar, então, críticas vindo de fãs nem sempre são bem vindas. O álbum não se remete tanto assim a África, parece um álbum normal da Beyoncé, assim como o Beyoncé e o Lemonade. Spirit ainda parece sim uma música descartada de alguma época dela, só que gravada agora. O álbum não passa de um marketing barato que não agrega em nada no filme ou na África, Spirit não só não se encaixa no filme, assim como é totalmente sem sentido a parte em que a música toca nele. Essa falsa militância da Beyoncé um dia vai cair pro ter terra e ela será a própria culpada de falar muito o que se deve fazer e ela mesma não fazer isso. Aproveitem, são apenas mais música da cantora, que aliás fez a Nala bem mal. Expand
  88. Jul 20, 2019
    0
    Horrible album and flop i hate so much this album the lion king deserves something better
  89. Jul 20, 2019
    0
    Horrível. Essa Disney não tem oque fazer mesmo. Pegou a pior, que não sabe nem compor pra fazer uma bosta dessa. Ridículo isso e não sei como podem dizer que essa bosta é Impecável, obra-prima. Lixo sonoro, deus é pai. Queima a chifruda.
  90. Jul 21, 2019
    10
    Very beautiful sounds & vocals of Africa. The Lion King The Gift is a love letter of Beyoncé to Africa
  91. Jul 21, 2019
    10
    BEYONCÉ SEMPRE NOS SURPREENDENDO E NUNCA DECEPCIONANDO, MUITO PERFEITO, MAIOR E MELHOR ARTISTA DE TODOS OS TEMPOS
  92. Jul 22, 2019
    10
    Eu não consigo parar de ouvir as músicas MOOD 4 EVA, KEYS TO THE KINGDOM e BROWN SKIN GIRL. Esse é o melhor album que eu já ouvi em anos.
  93. Jul 22, 2019
    10
    Não tem nenhuma música ruim nesse album. Todos os artistas envolvidos estão de parabéns.
  94. Jul 22, 2019
    10
    Beyoncé é a maior artista da atualidade. Eu não esperava menos do que a perfeição pra esse álbum. Tudo que essa mulher toca vira ouro
  95. Jul 24, 2019
    10
    Perfeito como tudo que ela faz. Uma artista completa! Beyoncé me faz ter orgulho de estar vivo pra ver isso. Estamos presenciando a transição de um ícone para uma lenda. Beyoncé merece o mundo
  96. Jul 24, 2019
    10
    Black excellence looks like Beyoncé. HER MIND, UGH! AMAZES ME ALL THE TIME.
  97. Jul 26, 2019
    10
    It’s an incredible album ! I love the African inspiration. This album represents very well the story of the Lion King.
  98. Jul 26, 2019
    10
    Absolutely LOVE this album! I just love how Beyoncé always exceeds my expectations. I haven't listened to anything else since the album was released.
  99. Jul 26, 2019
    10
    The best álbum of 2019. Beyoncé is the best artist today! Im so proud... The african culture is beautiful.
  100. Jul 26, 2019
    10
    The queen has done it again ! We see a perfect example of how to meld a genre together while incorporating a signature flare to it only accustomed to Beyoncé herself. As she says, this is a love letter to Africa, diving into spirituality as well as pride for the motherland. It reimagines the story of the Lion King's plot, but flips it on its head accompanied by beautiful melodies andThe queen has done it again ! We see a perfect example of how to meld a genre together while incorporating a signature flare to it only accustomed to Beyoncé herself. As she says, this is a love letter to Africa, diving into spirituality as well as pride for the motherland. It reimagines the story of the Lion King's plot, but flips it on its head accompanied by beautiful melodies and harmonies. The featured artists like Wizkid, Yemi Alade, Tekno and many more fit perfectly for an Afro-adventure ! Adding in the respective interludes made for a true bout of storytelling that is missed if the interludes weren't integrated in the sequence of the album. Telling the story of hopelessness, loss of passion, betrayal to courage, strength, endurance, and power The Lion King: The Gift is story within a story. Those who can see it: Beyoncé is someone who is obviously in touch with her culture and spirituality, telling the story of Mother Nature and her struggle and desire to become whole again, for humanity to stand up and fight in her lead single, "Spirit". She features her beautiful daughter Blue Ivy to represent Mother Earth bearing fruit, the next generation as she switches from scene to scene, displaying a sense of worry, sadness, tears, to rejoicing and the celebration of the rallying of her soldiers to defend her life and their home respectively. She also symbolizes African deities, specifically Youruba deities such as Yemaya, telling the story and offering a warning to those who will listen, about the liberation of the earth not coming to fruition due to the greed and unhealthy desires of mankind. She has seen war and felt the destruction of her person and finally she can allow the patrons of the land to save them from their counterparts. This album is a journey for anyone who's seen such struggles, but specifically for black and African American people both, whom their entire history has had obstacles stacked against them-- outside influences that affect their entire life journey, rising above said challenges. In a climate where a genre like this won't be well received by the same redundantpop messages and bubblegum storytelling, Beyoncé took risks and gave the genre a whole new life, straying away from the norms of a Pop/R&B artist. This album will likely go overlooked, but The Lion King: The Gift will go down as a hidden gem, a masterpiece among her discography. Well done Queen Bey ! Expand
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 13
  2. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Jul 25, 2019
    86
    Overall, it works and is another jewel in her crown — one that she, overall, can be proud to call hers.
  2. Jul 24, 2019
    70
    Ultimately, The Gift is a deft balancing act that weighs personal songwriting flourishes and meaning with Disneycore tropes, as well as a sincere desire to celebrate the music of the African diaspora with its fundamentally commercial obligations.
  3. Jul 24, 2019
    80
    On The Lion King: The Gift, Beyoncé deftly connects a kid's flick to something bigger, honoring not only Africa and its traditions but also shifting perspective to future destiny and greatness. It's a superior statement and a lesson on how to properly execute a winning soundtrack.