Black Men United

Black Men United (B.M.U.) was a collaboration of many African-American male R&B, neo soul and soul music artists. Its sole song "U Will Know", written by a young D'Angelo, was released in 1994. It was featured in the movie Jason's Lyric and on the movie's soundtrack.[1]

Artists involved

Many artists contributed to this effort. They include:[2][3][4]

Aaron Hall After 7 Al B. Sure! Boyz II Men Brian McKnight Christopher Williams D.R.S. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels D'Angelo (songwriter) Damion Hall El DeBarge Gerald LeVert H-Town Ice-T Intro Joe Keith Sweat Lenny Kravitz (guitar) Joe N Little III Lil' Joe from The Rude Boys Portrait R. Kelly Silk Sovory Stokley Williams lead singer of Mint Condition Tevin Campbell Tony! Toni! Toné! (Raphael Wiggins and Dwayne Wiggins) Usher Snoop Dogg

Charts

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - single

Year	Song	Chart	Peak position
1994	"U Will Know"	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles	5
		Billboard Hot 100	28
1995		Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles	11
		Billboard Hot 100	41

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References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Jason's Lyric - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
2. News, Janice aka Miss Mad (July 27, 2012). "R&B CLASSIC OF THE DAY: BLACK MEN UNITED – U WILL KNOW (1994)".
3. "[RANDOM RETRO] Black Men United ~ U Will Know". EBONY. August 3, 2016.
4. https://genius.com/Black-men-united-u-will-know-lyrics
5. https://www.billboard.com/music/bmu-black-men-united/chart-history