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.

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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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Raising Hell hasPart Proud to Be Black