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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The Ghetto canonical 3
The Ghetto, Part 1 1
The Ghetto, Part 2 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
associatedWithMovement socially conscious soul
countryOfOrigin United States
firstAlbumAppearance Donny Hathaway album Everything Is Everything
firstAlbumAppearanceYear 1970
genre R&B
funk
soul
hasCoverVersionBy George Benson
Musiq Soulchild
hasInstrumentation bass guitar
congas
drums
electric piano
horn section
hasMusicalFeature call-and-response vocal ad-libs
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
linked to: The Ghetto

The Ghetto, Part 2
linked to: The Ghetto
influencedArtist Common
Erykah Badu
Musiq Soulchild
influencedGenre contemporary R&B
neo soul
language English
length approximately 6 minutes and 50 seconds
notableFor influential groove-driven soul arrangement
vivid portrayal of inner-city life
partOfAlbum Everything Is Everything
performer Donny Hathaway
producer Donny Hathaway
Ric Powell
recordedBy Donny Hathaway
recordLabel Atco Records
Atlantic Records
releaseDecade 1960s
releaseYear 1969
side A-side single
vocalist Donny Hathaway
writer Donny Hathaway
Leroy Hutson

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Donny Hathaway notableWork The Ghetto
The Ghetto hasVersion The Ghetto, Part 1
linked to: The Ghetto
The Ghetto hasVersion The Ghetto, Part 2
linked to: The Ghetto
Everything Is Everything hasPart The Ghetto
Everything Is Everything notableSong The Ghetto