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12 Black Artist Songs That Became Bigger Than The Movie Soundtrack

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Whitney Houston, Performing In Birmingham, 1993
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12 Black Artist Songs That Became Bigger Than The Movie Soundtrack

Sometimes a song gets attached to a movie soundtrack… and then completely takes on a life of its own.

Over the years, Black artists have created soundtrack records that became so massive people forgot they were originally tied to a film. Some became chart-topping hits, some became cultural anthems, and others still dominate playlists decades later.

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