America Is Dying Slowly (a backronym for AIDS) is a compilation album about HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention. It is the first hip-hop benefit album about this subject,[3] and the second Red Hot Organization project focused on HIV/AIDS awareness in communities of color in the United States.[4] It is the eighth album in the Red Hot AIDS Benefit Series. It featured collaborations from several hip hop acts, including Mobb Deep, De La Soul, Coolio, Biz Markie, Chubb Rock, The Lost Boyz, Pete Rock, Common and Wu-Tang Clan.
| America Is Dying Slowly | ||||
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| Compilation album (Red Hot AIDS Benefit Series) by various artists | ||||
| Released | June 25, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995–96 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 1:09:15 | |||
| Label | East West/Elektra 61925 | |||
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| Various artists chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau |  [2] |
Dubbed “a masterpiece” by The Source on its release, AIDS was one of the first of such efforts aimed at reaching out to African American men through pop culture.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "No Rubber, No Backstage Pass" (performed by Biz Markie, Chubb Rock and Prince Paul) | Prince Paul | 3:26 | |
| 2. | "The Yearn" (performed by Pete Rock and the Lost Boyz) | Pete Rock | 4:33 | |
| 3. | "America" (performed by Wu-Tang Clan and Killah Priest) | RZA | 5:33 | |
| 4. | "Blood" (performed by Goodie Mob and Big Rube) | Organized Noize | 6:04 | |
| 5. | "I Breaks 'Em Off" (performed by Coolio) |
| Wino | 3:26 |
| 6. | "Listen to Me Now" (performed by 8Ball & MJG) | Smoke One Productions | 5:42 | |
| 7. | "Street Life" (performed by Mobb Deep and ACD) |
| L.E.S. | 4:34 |
| 8. | "Games" (performed by Money Boss Players) |
| Minnesota | 2:39 |
| 9. | "Check Ya Self" (performed by Spice 1, Celly Cel, 187 Fac, Ant Banks, Gangsta P and Gruve) |
| Ant Banks | 6:09 |
| 10. | "(Lately) I've Been Thinking" (performed by Common and Sean Lett) | No I.D. | 3:10 | |
| 11. | "Decisions" (performed by Organized Konfusion and Diedre Dennis) |
| D.J. Ogee | 3:53 |
| 12. | "The Hustle" (performed by De La Soul) | Da Beatminerz | 3:53 | |
| 13. | "What I Represent" (performed by O.C. and Buckwild) | Buckwild | 4:26 | |
| 14. | "(Stay Away From The) Nasty Hoes" (performed by Sadat X, Fat Joe and Diamond D) | Diamond D | 3:35 | |
| 15. | "Sport That Raincoat" (performed by Domino) | S. Ivy | Domino | 3:47 |
| 16. | "Suckas P.H." (performed by Mac Mall) |
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| 4:25 |
| Total length: | 1:09:15 | |||
References
edit- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "America Is Dying Slowly - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: Album: America Is Dying Slowly". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ Hicks, Stephen (1 December 2016). "20 Years Ago, Coolio, De La Soul, and the Rest of Rap Chipped in to Raise HIV/AIDS Awareness". Vice.com. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "AMERICA IS DYING SLOWLY 1996". Red Hot Organization. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
External links
edit- America Is Dying Slowly at Discogs
- Rapping Down AIDS Metroactive article
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