▁aspects ▁of ▁hom eless ness , ▁the ▁American ▁civil ▁rights ▁movement ▁and ▁institution al ▁rac ism . ▁It ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁sample d ▁by ▁at ▁least ▁six ▁rap ▁artists , ▁including ▁T up ac ▁Sh ak ur , ▁E - 4 0 , ▁and ▁M ase . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁single , ▁the ▁album ▁The ▁Way ▁It ▁Is ▁went ▁multi - pl atin um ▁and ▁produced ▁another ▁top ▁five ▁hit ▁with ▁" M and olin ▁Rain " ▁( co - written , ▁as ▁many ▁of ▁Horn s by ' s ▁early ▁songs ▁were , ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁John ). ▁" Every ▁Little ▁K iss " ▁also ▁did ▁respect ably ▁well . ▁ ▁Other ▁tracks ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁helped ▁establish ▁what ▁some ▁l abeled ▁the ▁" V ir gin ia ▁sound ", ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁rock , ▁jazz , ▁and ▁bl u egr ass . ▁ ▁Bruce ▁Horn s by ▁and ▁the ▁Range ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Gram my ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁New ▁Art ist ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁be ating ▁out ▁G lass ▁T iger , ▁Nu ▁Sho oz , ▁Sim ply ▁Red , ▁and ▁Tim bu k 3 . ▁ ▁Horn s by ▁and ▁the ▁Range ' s ▁sound ▁was ▁distinct ive ▁for ▁its ▁use ▁of ▁sync op ation ▁in ▁Horn s by ' s ▁piano ▁sol os , ▁a ▁bright ▁piano ▁sound ▁and ▁an ▁extensive ▁use ▁of ▁synth es izers ▁as ▁background ▁for ▁Horn s by ' s ▁sol os . ▁John ▁M olo