Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway - Be Real Black For Me (1971)

B-side of "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling'" released September 25, 1971 and later included on the Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway Lp in May of 1972. Sampled by Scarface for his single "On My Block" in 2002. Shared for historical reference. Feel free to like/comment/subscribe.

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[jovieappoggiatura]

"On my block"
had never heard this before, like so many of the other old school classics from before 1991, when I hear them I know them from the rap and hip hop songs where they have been sampled. It's crazy.

[kezmenflowers]

Always wondered where Scarface got his sample for My Block.

[andreholly]

Greatest Duet of All-Time

No song exemplifies the saying “Black Is Beautiful” quite like this one. This is R&B at its blackest and purest.

[Tevturd]

In the early 80's I grew up in the house where my grand mother listened to the finest musicians, Aretha Franklin, Dothy Hathaway, Roberta Flack, Teddy Pendgrass, Shirly Brown, Barry White...and many more, to date this is the music I still enjoy and listen to. The Jackson 5 album, was presented to me on my 6th birthday by a family friend who noticed my love for music and I still love all thes old school music, it was true geniuty and I still collect these old album and songs. 😍😍

[beanerschnitzel]

the blackness is the very particle of the Creator and the creation the carbon the melanin so beautiful

[jamesjackson]

Love the harmony on the hook. What a beautiful song. Still sounds good in 2022.

[stephanomarr]

Donnie Hathaway, always GAVE us his fans a MARVELOUS, FABULOUS voice of AN Untouchable, RIP IN the AFTERLIFE....

[IJustCant-jjrv]

My mother's two all-time favorite singers. Makes you appreciate real black love.❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤

[Yrr]

Oh, man, send my soul home! These two angels are the hand of the Lord.

[heathertea]

LOVE Donny!😊😊😊
LOVE Roberta!😊😊😊
LOVE THIS SONG!😊

[soulfulman]

I won't lie. I can't get past "If I lose you, I'd be ruined forever" without tearing up.

[viralbuthow]

Fact: Stevie Wonder’s singing style changed after the Sixties. This man here is the reason. Rest up, Donny.

[deewynn]

I am and I will ALWAYS BE REAL BLACK
👑🖤✊🏾💪🏾☝🏾🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟😎

[marvindelancy]

The end sounds like this Christmas lol

[lorenzorucker]

scarface sampled this for his song called my block.

[Jeffcontonio]

If you don’t love this tune, you have no soul.

[victormuhammad]

The tv show welcome back Kotter before the MOP or Scarface

[christopherbrown]

M.O.P. and Scarface sampled this, but it nothing like the original track

[man.of.god.]

Props to Brian Courtney Wilson and Ledisi

[victormuhammad]

Todays Black world has been destroyed. This song once had meaning