Black Men United

1994 R&B supergroup

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

History

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.
D'Angelo (songwriter)
Damion Hall
El DeBarge
Gerald LeVert
H-Town
Intro
Joe
Keith Sweat
Lenny Kravitz (guitar)
Lil' Joe (from The Rude Boys)
Portrait
R. Kelly
Silk
Sovory
Stokley (lead singer of Mint Condition)
Tevin Campbell
Tony! Toni! Toné! (Raphael Saadiq and Dwayne Wiggins)
Usher

Charts

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

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References

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Jason's Lyric - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
^ News, Janice aka Miss Mad (July 27, 2012). "R&B CLASSIC OF THE DAY: BLACK MEN UNITED – U WILL KNOW (1994)". {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ "[RANDOM RETRO] Black Men United ~ U Will Know". EBONY. August 3, 2016.
^ "Black Men United (Ft. Aaron Hall, Brian McKnight, Christopher Williams, d'Angelo, el DeBarge, Gerald Levert, Joe, Joe Little III, Keith Sweat, Kevon Edmonds, Melvin Edmonds, Raphael Saadiq, R. Kelly, Stokley & Tevin Campbell) – U Will Know".
^ "B.M.U. (Black Men United) Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-02-01.