Fear of a Black Planet

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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 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 nu ... (more)

Manufacturer: Def Jam
Release date: 10 April 1990
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 5032680717263 UPC: 731452344625

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