Name: Black Is King
Genre: Music
Released: 2020-07-30
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Beyoncé, Adut Akech, Naomi Campbell, Blue Ivy Carter, Connie Chiume

2020·Music·1h 25m

7.3

★

This visual album from Beyoncé reimagines the lessons of "The Lion King" (2019) for today's young kings and queens in search of their own crowns.

Directed by Beyoncé and Blitz Bazawule and Emmanuel Adjei and Dikayl Rimmasch and Ibra Ake and Jake Nava and Jenn Nkiru and Pierre Debusschere

visual album

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Cast

Beyoncé

Adut Akech

Naomi Campbell

Blue Ivy Carter

Connie Chiume

Lupita Nyong'o

Kelly Rowland

Nyaniso Dzedze

Warren Masemola

Yemi Alade

JAŸ-Z

Pharrell Williams

Crew

Beyoncé

Director

Blitz Bazawule

Director

Dikayl Rimmasch

Director

Ibra Ake

Director

Jake Nava

Director

Jenn Nkiru

Director

Beyoncé

Writer

Yrsa Daley-Ward

Writer

Benoît Soler

Director of Photography

Malik Hassan Sayeed

Director of Photography

Muhammad Atta Ahmed

Director of Photography

Jason Baum

Producer

Popular Reviews

140 reviews

RiayellowPRO

9.0★ · 05/10/26

The most African thing Beyonce has ever done and I adore it

cookadoodaloo

beautiful visuals, loved the album before watching it. I enjoyed the celebration of ancestry and the black community, but i do wish it delved into more and not just stay at saying, remember who you were and are.

Ebimo

10.0★ · 01/08/26

Watching this was kind of a spiritual experience

Tia Segura

8.0★ · 08/17/25

thank you yoncé

Bayleigh

7.0★ · 07/18/25

Idk I just love Beyoncé