{"product_id":"fear-of-a-black-planet-1","title":"Fear Of A Black Planet","description":"\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSTUDIO ALBUM BY PUBLIC ENEMY\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYear Released: 1990\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNot to be confused with Fear of a Blank Planet or Fear of a Black Hat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFear of a Black Planet is the third studio album by American hip hop group Public Enemy. It was released on April 10, 1990, by Def Jam Recordings and Columbia Records, and produced by the group's production team The Bomb Squad, who expanded on the sample-layered sound of Public Enemy's previous album, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988). Having fulfilled their initial creative ambitions with that album, the group aspired to create what lead rapper Chuck D called \"a deep, complex album\". Their songwriting was partly inspired by the controversy surrounding member Professor Griff's anti-Semitic public comments and his consequent dismissal from the group in 1989.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReflecting its confrontational tone, Fear of a Black Planet features elaborate sound collages that incorporate varying rhythms, numerous samples, media sound bites, and eccentric loops. Recorded during the golden age of hip hop, its assemblage of reconfigured and recontextualized aural sources took advantage of creative freedom that existed before the emergence of a sample clearance system in the music industry. Thematically, Fear of a Black Planet explores organization and empowerment within the black community, social issues affecting African Americans, and race relations at the time. Its critiques of institutional racism, white supremacy, and the power elite were partly inspired by Dr. Frances Cress Welsing's views on color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA commercial and critical hit, Fear of a Black Planet sold two million copies in the United States and received rave reviews from critics, many of whom named it one of the year's best albums. Its success contributed significantly to the popularity of Afrocentric and political subject matter in hip hop and the genre's mainstream resurgence at the time. Since then, it has been viewed as one of hip hop's greatest and most important records, as well as being musically and culturally significant. In 2004, the Library of Congress added it to the National Recording Registry. In 2020, Fear of a Black Planet was ranked number 176 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTRACK-LIST:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide A:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContract On The World Love Jam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrothers Gonna Work It Out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e911 Is A Joke\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncident At 66.6 FM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWelcome To The Terrordome\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeet The G That Killed Me\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSide B:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePollywanacraka\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnti Nigger Machine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBurn Hollywood Burn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePower To The People\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSide C:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWho Stole The Soul?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFear Of A Black Planet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRevolutionary Generation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCan't Do Nuttin' For Ya Man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReggie Jax\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSide D:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeave This Off Your Fu*kin Charts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eB Side Wins Again\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWar At 33 1\/3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinal Count Of The Collision Between Us And The Damned\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFight The Power\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Public Enemy","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":46309859393693,"sku":"237730-09","price":37.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0446\/4836\/6237\/files\/0012_fearofablackplanet.jpg?v=1724086000","url":"https:\/\/exoshop.com\/fr\/products\/fear-of-a-black-planet-1","provider":"EXOSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}