"Black Spiderman" is a song by American rapper

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featuring singer Damian Lemar Hudson. It was released on April 13, 2017, by Visionary Music Group and

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, as the second single from his third studio album '' Everybody''. It was awarded a 2017

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for "Best Fight Against the System." The song was produced by Logic, 6ix and

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Background

Logic teased the song on November 30, 2016 on his

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account with the caption saying "When you feel it in your SOUL!". In the liner notes for the song, Logic said that:

This song is the celebration of unity and a world built upon division. People say things like I don’t see color, I just see people. To which I retour you should see color, you should see a black man, a white woman, a brown little girl or any other color of the rainbow.

Music video

The song's accompanying music video premiered on April 13, 2017 on Logic's

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account on

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. In August 2017, "Black Spiderman" was awarded an

for "Best Fight Against the System."

Commercial performance

"Black Spiderman" debuted at number 87 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 80 the

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for the chart dated May 6, 2017.

Charts

Certifications

References

External links

Lyrics of this song at Genius
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