| The Birth of a Nation: The Inspired By Album | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Various artists |
| Cover: | The Birth of a Nation The Inspired By Album.jpg |
| Released: | September 30, 2016 |
| Genre: | Hip hop, R&B, Pop |
| Length: | 56:41 |
| Label: | Atlantic Records |
The Birth of a Nation: The Inspired by Album is the companion album to the 2016 movie The Birth of a Nation. It was released on Atlantic Records on September 30, 2016, one week prior to the film's theatrical release.[1]
The album was curated by the film's star and director Nate Parker, Atlantic Records CEO Craig Kallman, and Atlantic Records President of Film & Television Kevin Weaver as a platform for lyrical content inspired by the film's protagonist Nat Turner, an enslaved preacher from Virginia who led a rebellion against slave owners.[2] [3] It features a number of prominent R&B and Hip-Hop artists, including Vic Mensa, Nas, Wale, The Game, K. Michelle, Ne-Yo, Pusha T, Gucci Mane, 2 Chainz, Lil Wayne, Meek Mill, and Lecrae.