| Higher Learning | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | January 3, 1995 | 
| Recorded | 1994 | 
| Genre | Hip hop, R&B, Heavy metal, Alternative rock | 
| Length | 59:56 | 
| Label | Epic Soundtrax | 
| Producer | Danny Bramson, Brand New Heavies, Chase, David Gamson, Ted Nicely, Rage Against the Machine, Raphael Saadiq | 
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating | 
| AllMusic | |
| The War Against Silence | unfavorable | 
Higher Learning is the soundtrack to the 1995 film of the same name. It was released on January 3, 1995 through Epic Records and contained a mixture of different music genres including hip hop, R&B and rock. The soundtrack did fairly well on the Billboard charts, peaking at #39 on the Billboard 200 and #9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
All the recordings were initially exclusive to the soundtrack. Two charting singles were included on the soundtrack, Raphael Saadiq's "Ask of You", which peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, and Mista Grimm's "Situation: Grimm", which made it to #97 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. The Rage Against the Machine track was later re-recorded for their album Evil Empire.