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    1. Januar 1990

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Fear of a Black Planet ist das dritte Studioalbum der Rap-Gruppe Public Enemy. Es erschien im Jahr 1990.

Der Rolling Stone führte Fear of a Black Planet 2012 auf Platz 302 seiner Liste der 500 besten Alben aller Zeiten.

Fear of a Black Planet entstand mitten in der Kontroverse um die antisemitischen Äußerungen von Professor Griff. Da die Kritiken zu dem Album positiv ausfielen (sogar besser als bei It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back) und die Antisemitismusvorwürfe spätestens ab dem Rauswurf von Professor Griff verstummten, hatten die verbalen Attacken kaum Konsequenzen zur Folge. Das Album wird heute als Meilenstein des Hip-Hop-Genres betrachtet.

Public Enemy verfeinerten auf diesem Album ihren Musikstil. Das Album enthält sowohl schnell gerappte Lieder („War at 33 1/3“) als auch langsamere Stücke („Polly-wannacraka“). Im Besonderen stachen bei den Kritiken das Produktionsteam The Bomb Squad mit diversen innovativen Produktionen und Chuck Ds Songwriting heraus. Neben Rapliedern enthält das Album vier Tracks, die nur aus Samples bestehen.

Etwa ein Jahr nach der Veröffentlichung des Albums folgte die Grand Upright Music, Ltd. v. Warner Brothers Records, Inc. des United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, mit dem das Samplen besonders bei Hip-Hop Künstlern stark eingegrenzt wurde. Folglich enthielten die folgenden Public Enemy Alben nur noch wenige Samples.

Bei dem Musikvideo Fight the Power führte Spike Lee Regie. Spike Lee benutzte das Lied auch in seinem Film Do the Right Thing.

Das Album enthält einige der bekanntesten Public Enemy-Lieder, namentlich „911 Is a Joke“ und „Fight the Power“. „911 Is a Joke“ handelt von zu spät kommenden Ambulanz-Wagen und der Sinnlosigkeit der Notrufnummer 911. „Fight the Power“ gehört zu den Klassikern des Hip-Hop. Er ist ein Aufruf zu einem Aufstand gegen die „powers that be“.

“ Hip hop does not simply draw inspiration from a range of samples, but it layers these fragments into
an artistic object. If sampling is the first level of hip hop aesthetics, how the pieces or elements fit t
ogether constitute the second level. Hip hop emphasizes and calls attention to its layered nature. The
aesthetic code of hip hop does not seek to render invisible the layers of samples, sounds, references,
images, and metaphors. Rather, it aims to create a collage in which the sampled texts augment and
deepen the song/book/art's meaning to those who can decode the layers of meaning. “

— Richard Schur, Hip Hop Aesthetics and Contemporary African American Literature.

Titelliste

1 "Contract on the World Love Jam" (Instrumental) Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour

"Just Us" by Richard Pryor
"Summertime" by Billy Stewart
"What'cha Say" by The Meters
"Uphill Piece of Mind" by Kid Dynamite
"I Got You (I Feel Good)" by James Brown
"Get Off Your Ass and Jam" by Funkadelic
"Take Me to the Mardi Gras" by Bob James
"Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music" by The Spinners
"Hobo Scratch" by Malcolm McLaren and World's Famous Supreme Team

1:44

2 "Brothers Gonna Work It Out" Shocklee, Sadler, Ridenhour

"Let's Go Crazy" by Prince
"Atomic Dog" by George Clinton
"Buffalo Gals" by Malcolm McLaren
"Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
"Brother Green, the Disco King" by Roy Ayers
"Sing a Simple Song" by Sly & the Family Stone
"Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved" by James Brown
"Fantastic Freaks at the Dixie" by DJ Grand Wizard Theodore
"Let a Woman Be a Woman, Let a Man Be a Man" by Dyke & the Blazers
"Rappin' Ain't No Thang" by The Boogie Boys featuring Kool Ski, Kid Delight and Disco Dave
"Bring the Noise", "Don't Believe the Hype", and "Rebel Without a Pause" by Public Enemy

5:07

3 "911 Is a Joke" William Drayton, Shocklee, Sadler

"Flash Light" by Parliament
"Thriller" by Michael Jackson
"Misunderstood" by Mico Wave
"Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins
"Gottago Gottago!" by Robin Harris
"Somethin' Funky" by Big Daddy Kane
"Devil With the Bust" by Sound Experience
"Feel Like Dancing" by Wilbur 'Bad' Bascomb
"Hit by a Car" and "Singers" by Eddie Murphy

3:17

4 "Incident at 66.6 FM" (Instrumental) Shocklee, Sadler, Ridenhour

Clips of an interview with Alan Colmes

1:37

5 "Welcome to the Terrordome" Shocklee, Sadler, Ridenhour

"AJ Scratch" by Kurtis Blow
"Mother Universe" by Soup Dragons
"Bon Bon Vie" by T.S. Monk
"Seventh Heaven" by Gwen Guthrie
"Operator's Choice" by Mikey Dread
"Jungle Boogie" by Kool & the Gang
"Train Sequence" by Geoffrey Sumner
"I Got My Mind Made Up" by Instant Funk
"Hum Along and Dance" by The Jackson 5
"Psychedelic Shack" by The Temptations
"Cloud Nine" (Motortown Revue Live version) by The Temptations
"You're Gonna Get Yours" by Public Enemy
"Cold Sweat", "I Got to Move", "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose", "Soul Power, Pts. 1 & 2", "Get Up, Get into It, Get Involved" by James Brown

5:25

6 "Meet the G That Killed Me" Shocklee, Sadler, Ridenhour ——

0:44

7 "Pollywanacraka" Shocklee, Sadler, Ridenhour

"Let's Dance" by Pleasure
"Flash Light" by Parliament
"Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins
"Atomic Dog" by George Clinton
"Different Strokes" by Syl Johnson
"Jungle Boogie" by Kool & the Gang
"More Bounce to the Ounce" by Zapp
"Cracked Out" by Masters of Ceremony
"Schoolboy Crush" by Average White Band
"P.S.K. What Does It Mean?" by Schoolly D
"South Bronx" by Boogie Down Productions
"Love Child" by Diana Ross & the Supremes
"Dance to the Drummer's Beat" by Herman Kelly & Life
"I Wanna Do Something Freaky to You" by Leon Haywood
"The 900 Number" by DJ Mark the 45 King featuring Lakim Shabazz
"We Got More Soul" by Dyke & the Blazers
"Funky Hot Grits" by Rufus Thomas

3:52

8 "Anti-Nigger Machine" Shocklee, Sadler, Ridenhour

"Nautilus" by Bob James
"There It Is" by James Brown
"Buffalo Gals" by Malcolm McLaren
"Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos" by Public Enemy
"Last Night Changed It All (I Really Had a Ball)" by Esther Williams

3:17

9 "Burn Hollywood Burn" (featuring Ice Cube & Big Daddy Kane) O'Shea Jackson, Antonio Hardy, Shocklee, Sadler, Ridenhour

"Hot Wheels (The Chase)" by Badder Than Evil
"Give It up or Turnit a Loose (Remix)" by James Brown
"Dance to the Drummer's Beat" by Herman Kelly & Life

2:47

10 "Power to the People" Shocklee, Sadler, Ridenhour

"Drop the Bomb" by Trouble Funk
"Gimme Some More" by The J.B.'s
"Theme from Shaft" by Isaac Hayes
"Wild and Loose" by The Time
"Turn Me Loose" by Sly & the Family Stone

3:50

11 "Who Stole the Soul?" Shocklee, Sadler, Ridenhour

"Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins
"Amen, Brother" by The Winstons
"Stand!" by Sly & the Family Stone
"Bring the Noise" by Public Enemy
"The Elevator" by Bob Prescott and Cy Harrice
"A Day in the Life" & "Getting Better" by The Beatles
"It's a New Day So Let a Man Come in and Do the Popcorn" and "Make It Funky" by James Brown
"Blow Your Whistle" by Chuck Brown and The Soul Searchers

3:49

12 "Fear of a Black Planet" Shocklee, Sadler, Ridenhour

"Long Red (Live)" by Mountain
"Holy Ghost" by The Bar-Kays
"Summertime" by Billy Stewart
"Flyte Time" by The Blackbyrds
"Different Strokes" by Syl Johnson
"Underdog" by Sly & the Family Stone
"Spirit of the Boogie" by Kool and the Gang
"Modern Women" by Eddie Murphy

3:45

13 "Revolutionary Generation" Shocklee, Sadler, Ridenhour

"Deep" by Parliament
"Peter Piper" by Run-D.M.C.
"Listen to Me" by Baby Huey
"Pass the Dutchie" by Musical Youth
"We Got Our Own Thing" by C.J. and Co.
"Where Did Our Love Go" by Diana Ross & the Supremes
"Ain't We Funkin' Now" by Brothers Johnson
"Knock Him Out, Sugar Ray by E.U.
"Show 'Em Whatcha Got" by Public Enemy
"Lesson 2 (James Brown Mix)" by Double Dee and Steinski
"I Don't Know What This World Is Coming To" by The Soul Children

5:43

14 "Can't Do Nuttin' for Ya Man!" Shocklee, Sadler, Ridenhour

"I Believe in Miracles" by The Jackson Sisters
"Hot Pants… I'm Coming, I'm Coming, I'm Coming" by Bobby Byrd
"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" by Michael Jackson
"If You Don't Get It Right, Back Up and Try It Again, Party" by The J.B.'s

2:46

15 "Reggie Jax" Shocklee, Sadler, Ridenhour ——

1:35

16 "Leave This Off Your Fuckin Charts" (Instrumental) Norman Rogers

"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" by Hall & Oates
"The Goodnight Kiss" by Richard Pryor
"Self-Destruction" by Stop the Violence Movement
"It's Nasty (Genius of Love)" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
"Just Rhymin' with Biz" by Big Daddy Kane featuring Biz Markie

2:31

17 "B Side Wins Again" Shocklee, Sadler, Ridenhour

"N.T." by Kool & the Gang
"Assembly Line" by The Commodores
"Tougher Than Leather" by Run-D.M.C.
"Live Convention '82, Pts. 1 & 2" by Master Rob
"I Can't Stop" by John Davis and the Monster Orchestra
"Catch a Groove" by Juice

3:45

18 "War at 33⅓" Shocklee, Sadler, Ridenhour ——

2:07

19 "Final Count of the Collision Between Us and the Damned" Shocklee, Sadler, Ridenhour ——

0:48

20 "Fight the Power" (Instrumental) Shocklee, Sadler, Ridenhour

"Teddy's Jam" by Guy
"Bird of Prey" by Uriah Heep
"Hot Pants Road" by The J.B.'s
"Pump Me Up" by Trouble Funk
"Spoonin' Rap" by Spoonie Gee
"Give It to Me Baby" by Rick James
"Different Strokes" by Syl Johnson
"I Shot the Sheriff" by Bob Marley
"I Know You Got Soul" by Bobby Byrd
"Sing a Simple Song" by Sly & the Family Stone
"Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get" by The Dramatics
"Let's Dance (Make Your Body Move)" by West Street Mob
"Funky President" and "Funky Drummer" by James Brown
"Planet Rock" by Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force

4:42

Mitwirkendes Personal

Agent Attitude – performer
Kamarra Alford – assistant engineer
Jules Allen – photography
Big Daddy Kane – rapper
The Bomb Squad – producer
Mike Bona – engineer, mixing
Brother James I – performer
Brother Mike – performer
Chris Champion – assistant engineer
Chuck D – arranger, director, producer, rapper, sequencing
Jody Clay – assistant engineer
Tom Conway – assistant engineer
The Drawing Board – art direction
Paul Eulin – engineer, mixing
Flavor Flav – rapper
Dave Harrington – assistant engineer
Robin Holland – photography
Rod Hui – engineer, mixing
Ice Cube – rapper
James Bomb – performer
BE Johnson – cover art
Steve Loeb – engineer
Branford Marsalis – saxophone
Dave Patillo – assistant engineer
Alan "JJ/Scott" Plotkin – engineer, mixing, vocals
Professor Griff – rapper
Eric "Vietnam" Sadler – arranger, director, programming, producer, sequencing
Nick Sansano – engineer, mixing
Paul Shabazz – programming
Christopher Shaw – engineer, mixing
Hank Shocklee – arranger, director, producer, sequencing
Keith Shocklee – arranger, director, producer, sequencing
James Staub – assistant engineer
Terminator X – scratching
Ashman Walcott – photography
Howie Weinberg – mastering
Russell Winter – photography
Wizard K-Jee – scratching
Dan Wood – engineer, mixing
Kirk Yano – engineer

Gastmusiker

Die einzigen Gäste auf dem Album sind Big Daddy Kane und Ice Cube, die an dem Song Burn Hollywood Burn mitwirkten.

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