Eric B. & Rakim single "In the Ghetto"

E611004

single song

"In the Ghetto" is a 1990 hip hop single by Eric B. & Rakim known for its socially conscious lyrics and gritty depiction of urban life.

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Label	Occurrences
Eric B. & Rakim single "In the Ghetto" canonical	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single ⓘ song ⓘ
album	Let the Rhythm Hit ’Em NERFINISHED ⓘ
artist	Eric B. & Rakim NERFINISHED ⓘ
chronology	Eric B. & Rakim singles chronology ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
decadeOfRelease	1990s ⓘ
genre	East Coast hip hop ⓘ hip hop ⓘ
hasAudience	fans of conscious rap ⓘ
hasFormat	12-inch single ⓘ cassette single ⓘ vinyl ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn	perception of Eric B. & Rakim as socially conscious artists ⓘ
hasLyricalTheme	crime ⓘ inner-city struggles ⓘ poverty ⓘ social issues ⓘ urban life ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle	boom bap ⓘ sample-based production ⓘ
hasProducer	Eric B. NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSubject	life in the ghetto ⓘ street survival ⓘ systemic inequality ⓘ
hasVocalStyle	complex rhyme schemes ⓘ storytelling ⓘ
hasWriter	Eric B. NERFINISHED ⓘ Rakim NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
movement	golden age hip hop ⓘ
notableFor	gritty depiction of urban life ⓘ socially conscious lyrics ⓘ
partOf	Let the Rhythm Hit ’Em NERFINISHED ⓘ
performer	Eric B. & Rakim NERFINISHED ⓘ
performerRole	Eric B. as DJ NERFINISHED ⓘ Rakim as rapper ⓘ
recordLabel	MCA Records ⓘ UNI Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
releaseYear	1990 ⓘ

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4th & B'way Records → released → Eric B. & Rakim single "In the Ghetto" ⓘ