| America Is Dying Slowly | ||||
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| Compilation album (Red Hot AIDS Benefit Series) by various artists | ||||
| Released | June 25, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995–96 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 1:09:15 | |||
| Label | East West/Elektra 61925 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau |  [2] |
America Is Dying Slowly (a backronym for AIDS) is a compilation album about HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention. It is the first hip-hop benefit album about this subject,[3] and the second Red Hot Organization project focused on HIV/AIDS awareness in communities of color in the United States.[4] It is the eighth album in the Red Hot AIDS Benefit Series. It featured collaborations from several hip hop acts, including Mobb Deep, De La Soul, Coolio, Biz Markie, Chubb Rock, The Lost Boyz, Pete Rock, Common and Wu-Tang Clan.
Dubbed “a masterpiece” by The Source on its release, AIDS was one of the first of such efforts aimed at reaching out to African American men through pop culture.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "America Is Dying Slowly - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: Album: America Is Dying Slowly". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ Hicks, Stephen (1 December 2016). "20 Years Ago, Coolio, De La Soul, and the Rest of Rap Chipped in to Raise HIV/AIDS Awareness". Vice.com. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "AMERICA IS DYING SLOWLY 1996". Red Hot Organization. Retrieved 1 February 2023.