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Black Men United (B.M.U.) was a collaboration of many African-American male R&B, neo soul and soul music artists. Their only song "U Will Know", written by a young D'Angelo, was released in 1994. It was featured in the film Jason's Lyric, and on the film's soundtrack.[1]

History

Artists involved

Many artists contributed to this effort. They include:[2][3][4]

Charts

Year Song Chart Peak
position
1994 "U Will Know" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 5
Billboard Hot 100 28
1995 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles 11
Billboard Hot 100 41

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References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Jason's Lyric - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  2. ^ News, Janice aka Miss Mad (July 27, 2012). "R&B CLASSIC OF THE DAY: BLACK MEN UNITED – U WILL KNOW (1994)". {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ "[RANDOM RETRO] Black Men United ~ U Will Know". EBONY. August 3, 2016.
  4. ^ "Black Men United (Ft. Aaron Hall, Brian McKnight, Christopher Williams, d'Angelo, el DeBarge, Gerald Levert, Joe, Joe Little III, Keith Sweat, Kevon Edmonds, Melvin Edmonds, Raphael Saadiq, R. Kelly, Stokley & Tevin Campbell) – U Will Know".
  5. ^ "B.M.U. (Black Men United) Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-02-01.


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