Nachdem Little Steven im Jahre 1984 die E Street Band verlassen und "Voice of America" veröffentlicht hatte, gründete er die Initiative "Artists United Against Apartheid", welche sich gegen den Vergnügungspark "Sun City" in Südafrika auflehnte. Mit 50 international bekannten Künstlern nahm er den Song "Sun City" auf.
Am 7. Dezember 1985 erschien ausserdem das gleichnamige Studioalbum.
  
Am 11. Juni 1988 trat Little Steven beim "Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Concert" im Londoner Wembley Stadion auf. Gemeinsam mit Jim Kerr (Simple Minds), Meat Loaf, Jackson Browne und anderen Künstlern performte er "Sun City" live vor Publikum.

Tracklist des Albums:

  • "Sun City"
    Artists United Against Apartheid featuring Zak Starkey und Ringo Starr
  • "No More Apartheid"
    Peter Gabriel
  • "Revolutionary Situation"
    Rap Artists from Artists United Against Apartheid, compiled and edited by Keith LeBlanc and The News Dissector
  • "Sun City (Version II)"
    Artists United Against Apartheid
  • "Let Me See Your I.D."
    Gil Scott-Heron, Miles Davis, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Peter Wolf, Sonny Okosuns, Malopoets, Duke Bootee, Ray Baretto und Peter Garrett
  • "The Struggle Continues"
    Miles Davis, Stanley Jordan, Herbie Hancock, Sonny Okosuns, Ron Carter, Tony Williams und Richard Scher
  • "Silver and Gold"
    Bono (U2), Keith Richards und Ron Wood

Die Musiker:

Little Steven - Vocals, Guitar
Kool DJ Herc, Stiv Bators, Peter Wolf, Kurtis Blow, Duke Bootee, David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, Joey Ramone, Jimmy Cliff, Daryl Hall, Lou Reed, Jackson Browne, Bob Dylan, Nona Hendryx, Kashif, Big Youth, Peter Garrett, Malopoets, Sonny Okosuns, Gil Scott-Heron, Afrika Bambaataa, Rubén Blades, Bono, George Clinton, Peter Gabriel, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Bonnie Raitt, Run DMC, Bruce Springsteen, John Oates, Michael Monroe, Darlene Love, The Fat Boys - Vocals
Ray Barretto - Vocals, Conga
Zak Starkey, Tony Williams, Ringo Starr - Drums
Pete Townshend, Stanley Jordan, Keith Richards, Ron Wood - Guitars
L. Shankar - Double Violin
Clarence Clemons - Saxophone
Miles Davis - Trumpet
Herbie Hancock, Richard Scher, Robby Kilgore, Zoe Yanakis - Keyboards
Doug Wimbish, Ron Carter - Bass
Jam Master Jay, DJ Cheese - Scratches
Daryl Hannah, B.J. Nelson, Lotti Golden, Tina B., Kevin McCormick, The Dunnes Stores Strikers, Annie Brody, Dutka and The I.D., Robert Gordon, Steve Walker - Background Vocals