- Hurricane (hip hop song)
Infobox Single
Name = Hurricane
Artist =Black Thought , Common,Dice Raw ,Flo Brown ,Jazzyfatnastees andMos Def
from Album = The Hurricane original soundtrack
B-side =
Released =1999
Format =12-inch single , Vinyl
Recorded =
Genre = Underground hip hop
Length = 5:38
Label =MCA Records
Writer =
Producer =The Roots
Certification =
Chart position =
Chronology =Black Thought singles
Last single = "The Hollers of the Horn"
(1998)
This single = "Hurricane"
(1999)
Next single = "Hardware"
(2000)
Misc = Extra chronology 2
Artist = Common singles
Type = singles
Last single = "Car Horn"
(1999)
This single = "Hurricane"
(1999)
Next single = "The 6th Sense "
(2000)Extra chronology 2
Artist =Dice Raw singles
Type = singles
Last single = -
This single = "Hurricane"
(1999)
Next single = "Thin Line"
(2000)Extra chronology 2
Artist =Flo Brown singles
Type = singles
Last single = -
This single = "Hurricane"
(1999)
Next single = Extra chronology 2
Artist =Jazzyfatnastees singles
Type = singles
Last single = "The Wound"
(1999)
This single = "Hurricane"
(1999)
Next single = "All Up in My Face"
(2003)Extra chronology 2
Artist =Mos Def singles
Type = singles
Last single = "Another World (Remix)"
(1999)
This single = "Hurricane"
(1999)
Next single = "Ms. Fat Booty"
(1999)"Hurricane" is a single by
Black Thought , Common,Dice Raw ,Flo Brown ,Jazzyfatnastees andMos Def from the 1999 film "The Hurricane". Released byMCA Records in 1999, the song features production byThe Roots and vocals from various Roots affiliates. Each verse in the track deals with the life of boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter. The song takes its lyrical concept from aBob Dylan song of the same name. It is considered to be aconscious hip hop song as are most songs byNative Tongues Posse andSoulquarians members such as Mos Def and Common.Track listing
A-side
# "Hurricane" (Clean Version) (5:38)
# "Hurricane" (Instrumental) (5:38)B-side
# "Hurricane" (Album Version) (5:38)
# "Hurricane" (Acappella) (5:37)See also
*
List of Common songs
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