Higher Learning is the soundtrack to the 1995 film of the same name

Higher Learning

Higher Learning is a 1995 American drama film, starring an ensemble cast. It also featured Tyra Banks' first performance in a theatrical film...

. It was released on January 3, 1995 through Epic Records

Epic Records

Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...

 and contained a mixture of different music genres including hip hop, R&B and rock. The soundtrack did fairly well on the Billboard charts

Billboard charts

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, peaking at #39 on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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 and #9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...

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All the recordings were initially exclusive to the soundtrack. Two charting singles were included on the soundtrack, Raphael Saadiq

Raphael Saadiq

Raphael Saadiq is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Saadiq has been a standard bearer for "old school" R&B since his early days as a member of the multiplatinum group Tony! Toni! Toné! He also produced songs of such artists as TLC, Joss Stone, D'Angelo, Mary J...

's "Ask of You", which peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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 and #2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, and Mista Grimm

Mista Grimm

Rojai Trawick, better known as Mista Grimm is a rapper formerly signed to Epic Records' sub-label, 550 Music. Grimm's first release was the 1993 single "Indo Smoke" featuring Warren G and Nate Dogg from the Poetic Justice soundtrack. The following year Grimm released a single entitled "Situation:...

's "Situation: Grimm

Situation: Grimm

"Situation: Grimm" was a single by Mista Grimm from the Higher Learning soundtrack. It was released on December 6, 1994 as the soundtrack's second single and became a minor hit, peaking at 97 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.-Single track listing:...

", which made it to #97 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. The Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine

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 track was later re-recorded for their album Evil Empire

Evil Empire (album)

-Track listing:All songs written and arranged by Rage Against the Machine and all lyrics by Zack de la Rocha.#"People of the Sun" – 2:30#"Bulls on Parade" – 3:49#"Vietnow" – 4:39#"Revolver" – 5:30#"Snakecharmer" – 3:56#"Tire Me" – 3:00#"Down Rodeo" – 5:20...

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Track listing