Description:Fear of a Black Planet is the third studio album by American hip hop group Public Enemy, released April 10, 1990 on Def Jam Recordings in the United States. Production for the album was handled entirely by production team The Bomb Squad, which expanded on the dense, sample-layered sound of the group's previous album, It Takes a NationFear of a Black Planet is the third studio album by American hip hop group Public Enemy, released April 10, 1990 on Def Jam Recordings in the United States. Production for the album was handled entirely by production team The Bomb Squad, which expanded on the dense, sample-layered sound of the group's previous album, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988). Fear of a Black Planet contains lyrical themes concerning organization and empowerment within the African-American community, while presenting criticism of social issues affecting African Americans at the time of the album's conception.
The album debuted at number 40 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling one million copies in its first week. It ultimately peaked at number 10 on the chart and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Upon its release, Fear of a Black Planet received general praise from music critics and has since been recognized as one of hip hop's greatest and most important albums. In 2003, the album was ranked number 300 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In 2004, it was chosen by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry.... (more)(less)
Manufacturer : Def Jam Release date : 10 April 1990 Number of discs : 1 EAN: 5032680717263 UPC: 731452344625
"Once upon a time Public Enemy were the best act hip-hop had to offer. This album is proof.
Favorite song: "Burn Hollywood Burn"
There's an official video for this if you want to go to Youtube & find it. I found a good quality one that was censored & an uncensored one that's so blurry it's annoying to watch. So I chose this instead."
m08221196 added this to a list 11 months, 2 weeks ago
"The lyrics I kind of dumb. It's just like "fuck this, we gonna fight this, fuck America"; very baseless social critiques, I'll take Gil-Scott Heron's brand of black radicalism any day. Also, those interludesare fucking annoying. The beats, however, are FUCKING AMAZING throughout; a journey into the deepest depths of avant funk"
Jamie M. added this to a list 1 year, 5 months ago
""The lyrical flap surrounding "Welcome to the Terrordome" couldn't overhelm Public Enemy's widescreen vision of hip-hop on their third album, which included the righteous noise of "Fight the Power," the uplifting sentiment of "Brothers Gonna Work It Out," and the agit-funk of "911 Is a Joke."'"
The Wolf added this to a list 3 years, 10 months ago
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