12 Black Artist Songs That Became Bigger Than The Movie Soundtrack

Black artists created iconic movie soundtrack songs that became cultural anthems, outgrowing their original films.

12 Black Artist Songs That Became Bigger Than The Movie Soundtrack
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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