U.N.I.T.Y.

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"U.N.I.T.Y." is a song by American hip-hop artist Queen Latifah from her third studio album, Black Reign (1993). The single was released by Motown on November 9, 1993, in the United States, and on January 6, 1994, in the United Kingdom. "U.N.I.T.Y." focused on confronting disrespect of women in society, addressing issues of street harassment, domestic violence, and slurs against women in hip-hop culture. The chorus of the song interpolates "Unity" by Desmond Dekker. Because of its message, many radio and television stations would play the song without censoring the words "bitch" and "hoes", which appear often in the lyrics, particularly the chorus and the line, "who you callin' a bitch?!" that ends each verse of the song. The song samples "Message from the Inner City" by the Crusaders, a Houston-based jazz group. The song was also featured on Living Single, Latifah's series which began the same year. There is a second version of the song, titled "U.N.I.T.Y. (Queen Ruff Neck Boot)", which...

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