The Ghetto
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"The Ghetto" is a socially conscious soul song by Donny Hathaway, celebrated for its vivid portrayal of urban life and its influential, groove-driven arrangement.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | socially conscious soul ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| firstAlbumAppearance | Donny Hathaway album Everything Is Everything NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAlbumAppearanceYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
funk ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
George Benson
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Musiq Soulchild NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
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congas ⓘ drums ⓘ electric piano ⓘ horn section ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
call-and-response vocal ad-libs
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conga and percussion patterns ⓘ extended groove-driven arrangement ⓘ prominent bass line ⓘ |
| hasSampledIn | The World Is a Ghetto (various hip-hop samples) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
African American community experience
ⓘ
social consciousness ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
The Ghetto, Part 1
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ⓘ
The Ghetto, Part 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedArtist |
Common
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Erykah Badu NERFINISHED ⓘ Musiq Soulchild NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
contemporary R&B
ⓘ
neo soul ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 6 minutes and 50 seconds ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential groove-driven soul arrangement
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vivid portrayal of inner-city life ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Everything Is Everything NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Donny Hathaway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Donny Hathaway
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ⓘ
Ric Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Donny Hathaway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Atco Records
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ⓘ
Atlantic Records ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| side | A-side single ⓘ |
| vocalist | Donny Hathaway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Donny Hathaway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leroy Hutson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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