Title: Public Enemy – Fear of a Black Planet
Year/Genre: 1990, Hip-Hop
Matrix #: Def Jam 314 134-736-2
Condition: Excellent (CD)
Cultural Facts:
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Chuck D said the album was meant to “raise the level of the Black conversation,” tackling race, media, and power head-on.
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The Bomb Squad’s production used over 100 samples per track, creating one of the densest sonic collages in hip-hop history.
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“Fight the Power” debuted in Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing, cementing Public Enemy’s link to political cinema and Black activism.
