Every N***** Is a Star
| Every N***** Is a Star | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Calvin Lockhart |
| Starring | Calvin Lockhart Mia Feola Boris Gardiner Alfred Fagon |
| Cinematography | William Greaves |
| Music by | Boris Gardiner |
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| Language | English |
Every N***** Is a Star is a 1974 blaxploitation film directed and starring Calvin Lockhart with cinematography by William Greaves.
The original film soundtrack was composed by musician Boris Gardiner. In 2015, Gardiner's song from the soundtrack, "Every N***** Is a Star" was sampled on Kendrick Lamar's song "Wesley's Theory", the opening track of Lamar's album, To Pimp a Butterfly. The song also opens the 2016 film Moonlight.