--- description: Kendrick Lamar dropped a major hint about the new 'Black Panther' movie in his powerful new music video for his song, 'Love.' title: Kendrick Lamar Hid a 'Black Panther' Clue in His New 'LOVE.' Music Video image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt711eba04e016cf4d/6988f659ab6d7795c76b125a/kendrick-lamar-love-music-video-black-panther-soundtrack-easter-egg.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Kendrick Lamar Hid a 'Black Panther' Clue in His New 'LOVE.' Music Video  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 22, 2017 4:11 PM CUT  INGLEWOOD, CA - AUGUST 27: Rapper Kendrick Lamar arrives at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) INGLEWOOD, CA - AUGUST 27: Rapper Kendrick Lamar arrives at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)Axelle/Bauer-Griffin—FilmMagic  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 22, 2017 4:11 PM CUT [Kendrick Lamar](http://time.com/4739698/kendrick-lamar-damn-listen/ "undefined") not only dropped an emotional new music video for his song “LOVE.” Thursday night, but he also shared a major clue that hints [Kung Fu Kenny](http://time.com/4741238/kendrick-lamar-damn-review/ "undefined") will probably be involved with the upcoming [_Black Panther_](http://time.com/4812762/black-panther-trailer-marvel/ "undefined") soundtrack. The Dave Meyers and his little homies-directed video gorgeously depicts the triumphs and challenges of a romantic relationship and appears to have a teaser at the 1:54 mark, where a clapperboard reading “B.Panther soundtrack coming soon” is shown before Lamar returns to the frame. While Lamar’s involvement with _Black Panther_ is still unclear, being on the film’s soundtrack would round out what’s been a landmark year for the Compton rapper, who recently received seven [Grammy nominations](http://time.com/5038985/grammy-awards-2018-nominations-jay-z/ "undefined") for his album [_DAMN_](http://time.com/4741238/kendrick-lamar-damn-review/ "undefined")_._ Watch the”LOVE.” video below. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5077345/kendrick-lamar-love-music-video-black-panther/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5077345/kendrick-lamar-love-music-video-black-panther/"},"headline":"Kendrick Lamar Hid a 'Black Panther' Clue in His New 'LOVE.' Music Video","datePublished":"2017-12-22T16:11:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:49:26.180Z","description":"K. Dot dropped a major hint about the upcoming Marvel movie","url":"https://time.com/5077345/kendrick-lamar-love-music-video-black-panther/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Music","viral","Kendrick Lamar","black panther","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt711eba04e016cf4d/6988f659ab6d7795c76b125a/kendrick-lamar-love-music-video-black-panther-soundtrack-easter-egg.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt711eba04e016cf4d/6988f659ab6d7795c76b125a/kendrick-lamar-love-music-video-black-panther-soundtrack-easter-egg.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2017 MTV Video Music Awards","caption":"2017 MTV Video Music Awards","creditText":"Axelle/Bauer-Griffin—FilmMagic","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5077345/kendrick-lamar-love-music-video-black-panther/","name":"Kendrick Lamar Hid a 'Black Panther' Clue in His New 'LOVE.' Music Video"}}]}] ```