These songs serve as cautionary tales, and a call to action based upon the impact of heroin, cocaine, hallucinogens and alcohol on the African American community during various eras. We invite you to email us the names of additional songs you believe should be added to the list.

Soul, Dusty

Gil Scott Heron- Angel Dust

James Brown- King Heroin

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group International King Heroin · James Brown · Dave Matthews There It Is ℗ 1972 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. Released on: 1972-01-01 Recording Arranger: Dave Matthews Producer: James Brown Conductor: Dave Matthews Author, Composer: Charles Fred A.
music video for Gil Scott-Heron's "The Bottle" Directed by Steve Rivo and Adam Shore. Produced in 1998 as part of CD re-issue of "Winter In America" on TVT Records.

Gil Scott-Heron - The Bottle

Freedie's Dead- Curtis Mayfield

Dream_Theater curtis mayfield - Freddie's Dead - Superfly
Old school hip-hop Lyrics: Here it is BAMMM And you say Goddamn This is the dope jam But lets define the term called dope And you think it mean funky now no Here is a true tale Of the ones that deal Are the ones that fail Yeah You can

Public Enemy- Night of the Living Basehead

 

Public Enemy- 1 Million Bottlebags

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group International 1 Million Bottlebags · Public Enemy Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black ℗ 1991 The Island Def Jam Music Group Released on: 1991-01-01 Producer: Cerwin Depper Producer: The Bomb Squad Producer: Stuart Robertz Producer: The JBL Producer: Gary G-Wiz Composer, Author: Carlton Ridenhour Author, Composer: Cerwin Depper Composer, Author: Gary G-Wiz Composer, Author: Stuart Robertz Music Publisher: Def American Songs Inc.
Provided to YouTube by CDBaby Weed · Alfred 'Coach' Powell School's In Session ℗ 2007 Alfred 'Coach' Powell Released on: 2007-01-01 Auto-generated by YouTube.

Alfred 'Coach' Powell- Weed

Git Up, Git Out from Outkast's debut album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (1994)

Outkast- Git Up, Git Out
A message to individuals who sit on the couch and smoke marijuana all day

Track 11(CD Version) from De La Soul Is Dead. Produced by Prince Paul and features Squirrell and Preacher.

De La Soul- My Brother's A Basehead
Story of a man who lost his body, soul and respect to crack cocaine

Grandmaster Flash- White Line
An Anti-Heroin Song

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ay man, gimme a hit

N.W.A. - Dope Man
Describes the desperate things people do to buy cocaine

 

Notorious BIG- 10 Crack Commandments
Describes how hard it is to succeed as a street drug dealer

Subscribe to the the youtube channel - http://goo.gl/FJwlQ2 Biggie Smalls - Ten Crack Commandments
Uploaded by HipHop Teledyski on 2012-08-07.

MC Jazzy Jeff- King Heroin
A warning against Heroin Use
 

Run-DMC- Pause
A warning to African Americans to stop smoking cocaine

Music video by RUN-DMC performing Pause. (C) 1990, 1999 Arista Records, Inc.
Trae-Gittin High

Trae Tha Truth- Getting High
He lists the many reasons smoking marijuana is not right for him

 

 

Kool Moe Dee- Monster Crack
Describes the negative consequences of crack cocaine use

Monster Crack - Kool Moe Dee
Lyrics [ VERSE 1 ] I used to be in love with this guy named Sam I don't know why, cause he had the head like that of a clam But you couldn't tell me nothin, cause Sam was number one Cause to me, oh my gosh, he was one

MC Lyte- I Cram to Understand U (Sam)
She thought her boyfriend was having an affair, but he was spending his money on crack cocaine. This suggests that addiction can destroy trust and relationships.

Here's a great track from Oakland Legend Too Short - Girl (That's Your Life) off his 1985 Ep Don't Stop Rappin'...Originally released in 1983.

Too Short- Girl (That's Your Life)
The artist describes how cocaine destroys individuals and communities

 

From Oh,My God! (1986).

Doug E. Fresh- Nuthin'
Speaks out against cocaine selling in the black community

Biz Markie- Things get a little easier
Describes the consequences of cocaine and other drug use

And yes y'all, yes y'all This is, a different type of dedication To my man Marcus from Kansas City But I'm just tellin ya straight on up Don't be messin with no drugs Whether you're young, whether you're old Whether you're bad, whether you're bold Don't mess with it cause it's not for the soul And we gonna do it a little somethin with three subjects like this..
The Dogs-Your Mama's On - The Dogs Copyright Koch Entertainment

The Dogs- Your Mama's on crack rocks
Illustrates the impact of parental crack cocaine use on African American Children

 
Watching you babe Watching you all the time Watching you baby Just watching you all the time Watching you destroy yourself woman All you do is sit around drinking wine You worry me babe I'm sitting here wondering what in the world can I do Worry me babe I'm sitting

Luther Allison- Cherry Red Wine
Told from a husbands point of view the song highlights his concern that his wife's drinking is destroying their relationship and his fear that continued drinking could lead to premature death.

Wyclef Jean's official music video for 'Gone Till November'. Click to listen to Wyclef Jean on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/WyclefJSpotify?IQid=WyclefJGTN As featured on Greatest Hits.

Wyclef Jean- Gone till November
This song tells the story about the impact of a drug dealers life on partners and spouses.