An accompanying 22-track music album titled Judas and the Black Messiah: The Inspired Album came out on the day of the film's digital release, with songs from many prominent rappers, such as
Jay-Z,
ASAP Rocky and
Nas, as well as a posthumous appearance by
Nipsey Hussle.[6]The Inspired Album, was later released through
double vinyl by
Waxwork Records on April 2, 2021.[7]
From the critical reviews for the soundtrack,
Metacritic assigned a score of 70/100.[8] Clash, gave 9/10 to the soundtrack, stating a verdict: "An emphatic show of force that frequently taps into outright brilliance. As an album it's not without fault, but as a cultural event it's largely without peer."[9] HiphopDX gave a mixed review saying "The Inspired Album could’ve benefited from more carefully curated content instead of some of the tone-deaf material that wound up on the project".[10] Pitchfork stated "It’s hard to believe that the bulk of the project was inspired by anything that Hampton said. Instead, it exploits his image to peddle liberation-lite Billboard hits over anything remotely revolutionary. It’s not all terrible."[11]
An accompanying 22-track music album titled Judas and the Black Messiah: The Inspired Album came out on the day of the film's digital release, with songs from many prominent rappers, such as
Jay-Z,
ASAP Rocky and
Nas, as well as a posthumous appearance by
Nipsey Hussle.[6]The Inspired Album, was later released through
double vinyl by
Waxwork Records on April 2, 2021.[7]
From the critical reviews for the soundtrack,
Metacritic assigned a score of 70/100.[8] Clash, gave 9/10 to the soundtrack, stating a verdict: "An emphatic show of force that frequently taps into outright brilliance. As an album it's not without fault, but as a cultural event it's largely without peer."[9] HiphopDX gave a mixed review saying "The Inspired Album could’ve benefited from more carefully curated content instead of some of the tone-deaf material that wound up on the project".[10] Pitchfork stated "It’s hard to believe that the bulk of the project was inspired by anything that Hampton said. Instead, it exploits his image to peddle liberation-lite Billboard hits over anything remotely revolutionary. It’s not all terrible."[11]