Proud to Be Black by Run–D.M.C. Song Details

Run–D.M.C.'s 'Proud to Be Black' had a release date set for May 15, 1986. Proud to Be Black is considered explicit and may contain foul language. This song is about 3 minutes and 14 seconds, which is about the average length of a typical song. There are a total of 17 in the song's album "Raising Hell (Expanded Edition)". In this album, this song's track order is #12. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. The popularity of Proud to Be Black is currently not that popular right now. Although the overall vibe is very danceable, it does project more negative sounds.

BPM and Tempo

With Proud to Be Black by Run–D.M.C. having a BPM of 170 with a half-time of 85 BPM and a double-time of 340 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Vivace (lively and fast) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of A♭ Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 4B. So, the perfect camelot match for 4B would be either 4B or 5A. While, 5B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 1B and a high energy boost can either be 6B or 11B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 4A or 3B will give you a low energy drop, 7B would be a moderate one, and 2B or 9B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 1A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-6.181 dB
Acousticness
12%
Danceability
83%
Energy
66%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
14%
Loudness
90%
Speechiness
29%
Valence
36%

Recommendations

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ISRC
USAR19900971
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records