Recently, I saw "Black Panther"with my sister. After hearing about the incredible African diversity, I was very excited to see it. And it was amazing. The cast was almost entirely black, the plot kept me on the edge of my seat and the setting was absolutely gorgeous. However, one thing kept sticking out to me: the music.

As a musician, I'm trained to listen to any music I hear, whether Marvin Gaye at Starbucks or someone's headphones who are set way to loud or yes, the music for a movie.

A few weeks before I saw "Black Panther"I was lucky enough to see "The Lion King"at the Fox Theater. There, too, I was amazed by the beautiful acting, music and artistry that went into production. But I noticed that the music for "Black Panther"and "The Lion King"were both similar and different.

Both of these shows had beautiful, traditional African music. In fact, the composer for "Black Panther," Ludwig Goransson, actually went to Africa to learn what type of music he would be writing. And at the same time, the music was vastly different. "Black Panther" had a lot of rap music in it, which at first confused me. This movie is about an African prince. Why was there music by people like the Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar?

The interesting thing about this movie is that it follows two people: Prince T'Challa and Erik Killmonger. Erik Killmonger is Wakandan but was born in America, where he witnessed the racial strife of the African-American communities.

And much of the soundtrack was written by black, American rap artists.

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A central conflict is the ideals of Wakanda and America clashing. Wakanda wants to stay isolated and hide away from the world, regardless of the woes the rest of the world is going through. Killmonger disagrees strongly, and attempts a violent takeover of Wakanda with the intent of sending Wakanda's advanced weapons to oppressed blacks around the world to rise up against their current leaders.

It is up to T'Challa to stop the violent goal of Killmonger's, but it's too easy to see where the idea comes from. Killmonger grew up in America, where racism is still more than prevalent, especially in the black community where he grew up. The movie clashes this violent American dream with one that's more African and isolated, like the music itself.

The African music helps add to the scenes, especially those with high emotion or intensity, such as death scenes or battle scenes. And the rap music, such as "Blood in the Water" or "Seasons" helps us see Killmonger's perspectives, and is especially helpful during scene changes.

This movie wove black culture-both African and American-into their movie. And even in the music, the lines between worlds are blurred, and we really get to see the world that these characters live in, not just through art and acting. But through music.