Chuck Campbell Knoxville News Sentinel Published 2:26 PM EDT Jul 20, 2019 Beyonce multitasks on “The Lion King: The Gift.” It’s an alternative soundtrack of sorts to the Walt Disney Records version for the new “Lion King,” for which she provides the voice of Nala. It’s a new Beyonce album that doesn’t come with the emotional cost of a confessional journey. It’s another opportunity for her to slide her 7-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, into the entertainment spotlight. And it’s a hybrid of American and Afropop music. Ultimately what matters is that last objective, because despite all the dialogue snippets on “The Gift,” “The Lion King” film doesn’t benefit from the promotion. And even if Beyonce is singing new songs here, this doesn’t truly feel like a Beyonce album. And Blue Ivy’s stint on the track “Brown Skin Girl” is hardly a career-defining moment. “The Gift’ is punctuated by welcome visits from other stars – Kendrick Lamar surfacing in the ethereal “Nile,” Pharrell Williams churning through the celebratory “Water” and Jay Z and Childish Gambino pushing Beyonce along on the energetic “Mood 4 Eva.” However, it’s the less familiar/unfamiliar guests who give “The Gift” life. They appear en masse on the explosive feminist…