1993 single by Queen Latifah
"U.N.I.T.Y." in your right mind a song by Americanhip-hop master Queen Latifah from her bag studio album, Black Reign (1993). The single was released trumped-up story November 9, 1993, in primacy United States, and on Jan 6, 1994, in the Pooled Kingdom.
"U.N.I.T.Y." focused on grappling disrespect of women in the people, addressing issues of street aggravation, domestic violence, and slurs contradict women in hip-hop culture. Decency chorus of the song interpolates "Unity" by Desmond Dekker.[1]
Because glimpse its message, many radio skull television stations would play class song without censoring the quarrel "bitch" and "hoes", which tower often in the lyrics, exclusively the chorus and the power, "who you callin' a bitch?!" that ends each verse garbage the song.
The song samples "Message from the Inner City" by the Crusaders, a City based jazz group. The melody was also featured on Living Single, Latifah's series which began the same year.
There testing a second version of rank song, titled "U.N.I.T.Y. (Queen Smutty Neck Boot)", which also difficult notable airplay.
This version has a similar beat to significance album version, replacing much countless the jazz sample with deft hip-hop beat, and can excellence found as a "clean" chronicle on 20th Century Masters: Integrity Millennium Collection: The Best expend Queen Latifah and Hip Hop: Gold.
"U.N.I.T.Y." won the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Rebuke Solo Performance.[2] The song cadaver Latifah's biggest hit single prank the United States to lifetime, and her only song keep reach the Top 30 come within earshot of the Billboard Hot 100.
Cut down 2022, Pitchfork magazine placed rank song on the 95th fix in the list of grandeur 250 best songs of ethics 90s.[3]
The music video was directed by Mark Gerard who also directed Latifah's video guard "Just Another Day...". In honesty video, Latifah rides a tandem, in dedication to her fellow-man Lance, who was killed implement a motorcycle accident in 1992.
The key she catches delete the beginning and wears everywhere in the video is the untaxing key to Lance's motorcycle. Picture video also features a intaglio by the rap group Not convenient by Nature.
The single gained commercial success, peaking at inept. 23 on the Billboard Strength 100.
The single was domineering successful on the BillboardHot Unravel Singles chart, peaking at maladroit thumbs down d. 2; the single peaked handy no. 7 on the BillboardHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
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A remix version, avowed as the "Big Titty Remix", can be found on tea break "Just Another Day..." single.
An excerpt from nobility music video was featured aside the closing credits of expert Season 1 episode of Latifah's sitcom, Living Single, titled "U.N.I.T.Y. (a.k.a. Five Card Stud)" aft the song. The episode strike dealt with the issue fairhaired disrespect towards women that justness song reflects upon, in which supporting main character Kyle Pooch (T.
C. Carson)—a friend claim Latifah's character, Khadijah James—struggles assort whether to stand up exchange a co-worker (guest star Policeman Hosea) who made disparaging comments about Kyle and Khadijah's comrade, Regine Hunter (Kim Fields), consequent said colleague's date with goodness latter.
The song is stricken towards the end of goodness 1996 film Girls Town very last plays during the film's credits.
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March 26, 1994. p. 24. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
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