America Is Dying Slowly
America Is Dying Slowly (a backronym for AIDS) is a compilation album that is the eighth in the Red Hot AIDS Benefit Series recorded by the Red Hot Organization. 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
| 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
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "America Is Dying Slowly - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: Album: America Is Dying Slowly". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
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