Artist	Song	Buy
James Brown	Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud, Pt. 1
from Number 1's (2007)
Aretha Franklin	Respect
from The Best of Aretha Franklin (2009)
Bob Marley	Get Up Stand Up
from Legend (Remastered) [Bonus Tracks] (2002)
Marvin Gaye	What's Going On
from What's Going On (Deluxe Edition) (2001)
Stevie Wonder	Living for the City
from Innervisions (2000)
Sly & the Family Stone	Everyday People
from Anthology (1989)
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas	Dancing in the Street
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Motown 1960s, Vol. 1 (2001)
Public Enemy	Fight the Power (From the Film "Jarhead")
from Do You Wanna Go Our Way???, Vol. One (2011)
Chuck Berry	Brown Eyed Handsome Man
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Chuck Berry (1999)
The Impressions	People Get Ready
from Ultimate Collection: The Impressions (2001)
Muddy Waters	Mannish Boy
from Hard Again (1986)
Al Green	Take Me to the River
from Al Green Explores Your Mind (1974)
The Staple Singers	Respect Yourself
from The Best of the Staple Singers (2006)
The Temptations	Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
from Psychedelic Soul (2003)
Mahalia Jackson	We Shall Overcome
from Freedom: Songs from the Heart of America (2002)
N.W.A.	Express Yourself
from 'Straight Outta Compton' (2002)
The Impressions	We're a Winner
from Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions: The Anthology, 1961-1977 (1992)
The Isley Brothers	Fight the Power, Pts. 1 & 2
from The Essential Isley Brothers (2004)
Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band	Express Yourself
from Rhino Hi-Five: Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band - EP (2005)
McFadden & Whitehead	Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
from Club Epic, Vol. 2 (1992)
Sarah Vaughan	Summertime
from Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin (1998)
Ray Charles	What'd I Say, Pt. 1
from The Great Hits of Ray Charles (2005)
Bill Withers	Lean On Me
from Still Bill (2003)
The O'Jays	Love Train
from Back Stabbers (1996)
Sly & the Family Stone	Family Affair
from Anthology (1989)
Isaac Hayes	Theme from "Shaft"
from Shaft (2006)
Sister Sledge	We Are Family
from Rhino Hi-Five: Sister Sledge - EP (2005)
Marvin Gaye	Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
from What's Going On (Deluxe Edition) (2001)
Stevie Wonder	Higher Ground
from Innervisions (2000)
Parliament	Chocolate CIty
from Chocolate City (1990)
Louis Armstrong	(What Did I Do To Be So) Black And Blue
from Satch Plays Fats (2000)
Martha & The Vandellas	Nowhere to Run
from A Collection of 16 Big Hits, Vol. 5 (2004)
Otis Redding	Change Gonna Come
from Pure Southern Soul (2007)
B.B. King	Why I Sing the Blues
from Why I Sing the Blues (2007)
Billie Holiday	Strange Fruit
from Jazz At The Phil - The Complete Jazz At the Philharmonic On Verve (1944-1949) (1998)
Paul Robeson	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
from Ballad For Americans (2006)
Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions	Keep on Pushing
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Curtis Mayfield (2000)
The O'Jays	Give the People What They Want
from Survival (2000)
Arrested Development	Tennessee
from Classic Masters: Arrested Development (2008)
Kanye West	Jesus Walks
from The College Dropout (2004)
Run-DMC	Proud to Be Black
from Raising Hell (1999)
Nina Simone	To Be Young, Gifted and Black
from The Essential Nina Simone (1993)
Sam Cooke	Any Day Now
from Sam Cooke With the Soul Stirrers (2006)
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway	Be Real Black for Me
from Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (2006)
Billie Holiday	God Bless the Child
from Billie Holiday: Greatest Hits (1998)
Les McCann & Eddie Harris	Compared to What
from Atlantic Top 60: Jazz, Jive and Strut (2007)
Johnnie Taylor	I Am Somebody, Parts 1 & 2
from Stax Profiles: Johnnie Taylor (2006)
Boogie Down Productions	You Must Learn
from A Restrospective (2000)
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five	Saturday Night Fish Fry, Pts. 1 & 2
from Louis Jordan: Let the Good Times Roll - The Anthology 1938-1953 (2008)
Stevie Wonder	Black Man
from Songs in the Key of Life (2000)
Bobby Womack	Across 110th Street
from The Best of Bobby Womack - The Soul Years (2008)
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra	Are You Hep to the Jive? (Yas, Yas)
from Are You Hep to the Jive? (1994)
Roberta Flack	Bridge Over Troubled Water
from Rhino Hi-Five: Roberta Flack, Vol. 2 - EP (2006)
Earth, Wind & Fire	Mighty Mighty
from Open Our Eyes (1991)
Nina Simone	Trouble in Mind
from Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (1989)
Billy Paul	Am I Black Enough for You?
from 360 Degrees of Billy Paul (2002)
Marvin Gaye	What's Happening Brother
from What's Going On (Deluxe Edition) (2001)
James Brown	If I Ruled the World
from The Singles, Vol. 5: 1967-1969 (2008)
Paris	Break the Grip of Shame
from The Devil Made Me Do It (2008)
Kim Weston	Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kim Weston (2003)
Professor Longhair	Every Day I Have the Blues
from House Party New Orleans Style (2003)
Sly & the Family Stone	Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey
from Anthology (1989)
Ice Cube	Check Yo Self
from The Predator (2003)
Curtis Mayfield	Mighty Mighty (Spade and Whitey)
from Curtis/Live! (2004)
Isaac Hayes	Soulsville
from Shaft (2006)
Bill Withers	Harlem
from Super Hits: Bill Withers (2001)
The Roots	The Seed (2.0) (feat. Cody Chestnutt)
from Phrenology (Explicit Version) (2011)
Bob Marley & Erykah Badu	No More Trouble
from Chant Down Babylon (1999)
The Temptations	Message from a Black Man
from Psychedelic Soul (2003)
Meshell Ndegeocello	Dead Nigga Blvd., Pt. 1
from Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape (2010)
Richie Havens	The Klan
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Richie Havens (2000)
Marvin Gaye	You're the Man, Pts. 1 & 2
from Gold: Marvin Gaye (2005)
Muddy Waters & Buddy Guy	Feel Like Going Home
from Folk Singer (1999)
Jill Scott	The Fact Is (I Need You)
from Beautifully Human - Words and Sounds, Vol. 2 (2004)
India.Arie	Brown Skin
from Acoustic Soul (2001)

Comment:

No matter the hard knocks delivered by history, African-Americans have never put their pride aside - and that pride is the source of some of the most soulful songs ever recorded. It's a feeling that has inspired anthems all across the stylistic spectrum, from Bob Marley's reggae rebel-rouser "Get Up Stand Up" to Sly & The Family Stone's soul-rocking anthem of equality "Everyday People" and N.W.A.'s funk-fueled hip-hop message from the heart, "Express Yourself." We've combed through decades of dazzling tracks, from the worlds of blues, gospel, R&B, jazz, and beyond, to bring you the best, the biggest, the boldest sonic statements of black pride. In the immortal words of McFadden & Whitehead, "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now."

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