‘Black Panther’ Boosts Hip-Hop Where The Grammys Couldn’t (Or Wouldn’t)

ATLANTA, GA – FEBRUARY 14: (L-R) Marcus Williams, Erik Gordon, Fahamu Pecou, Janee Bolden, Terri J. Vaughn, Lisa Cunningham, and Chaka Zulu onstage during the ‘Black Panther’ Advanced Screening & Panel Discussion presented by Brisk at SCADshow on February 14, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

Of all the recurring people, places and things in the newly-released blockbuster Black Panther, Kendrick Lamar and his brand of hip-hop trail perhaps only vibranium—the fict...