Proud to Be Black
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"Proud to Be Black" is a politically charged, pro-Black empowerment track by Run-D.M.C. that closes their influential 1986 hip hop album Raising Hell.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hip hop song
ⓘ
political song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| album | Raising Hell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Run-D.M.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Def Jam Recordings (via producer Rick Rubin) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | conscious hip hop ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinAlbum | follows the track "Perfection" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs |
politically charged
ⓘ
pro-Black empowerment track ⓘ |
| DJ | Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Golden age hip hop ⓘ |
| format | album track ⓘ |
| genre | hip hop ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | highlighted political dimension of 1980s mainstream rap ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
African heritage
ⓘ
Black historical figures ⓘ racial pride ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
African American history
ⓘ
Black empowerment ⓘ Black pride ⓘ racial identity ⓘ social consciousness ⓘ |
| includedIn | original 1986 release of Raising Hell ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Black nationalist thought
ⓘ
civil rights movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | audio recording ⓘ |
| notableFor | explicit celebration of Black identity in mainstream hip hop ⓘ |
| partOf | Raising Hell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Run-D.M.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Rick Rubin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russell Simmons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedFor | Raising Hell recording sessions ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Profile Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| trackPosition | last track on Raising Hell ⓘ |
| vocalists |
Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joseph "Run" Simmons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Darryl McDaniels
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jason Mizell NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Simmons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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