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''Fear of a Black Planet'' is an East Coast Rap album by the Hip Hop group Public Enemy , released on March 20 , 1990 (see 1990 In Music ). The album's musical qualities were overshadowed by a recent controversy surrounding alleged Anti-Semitic remarks by group member Professor Griff . After the controversy had been forgotten, however, the album's critical reception was generally very positive, with many commentators ranking it equal to or better than the previous album, '' It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back '' ( 1988 ). In particular, critics were favourable to The Bomb Squad 's innovative and diverse Production and Chuck D 's Songwriting . The ''Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' credits ''Fear of a Black Planet'''s atmosphere to the "bunker mentality" of "clashes with the press", and specifically cites "Fight the Power", which "bites harder than just about any other track in rap's history" (p. 1864). In 2004, ''Fear of a Black Planet'' was one of 50 recordings chosen that year by the Library Of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry . TRACK LISTING #"Contract on the World Love Jam" {Link without Title} (Ridenhour/Sadler/Shocklee) #"Brother's Gonna Work It Out" (Ridenhour/Sadler/Shocklee) #" 911 Is a Joke" (Drayton/Sadler/Shocklee) #"Incident at 66.6 FM" {Link without Title} (Ridenhour/Sadler/Shocklee) #"Welcome to the Terrordome" (Ridenhour/Sadler/Shocklee) #"Meet the G That Killed Me" (Ridenhour/Sadler/Shocklee) #"Pollywanacraka" (Ridenhour/Sadler/Shocklee) #"Anti-Nigger Machine" (Ridenhour/Sadler/Shocklee) #"Burn Hollywood Burn" featuring Ice Cube & Big Daddy Kane (Hardy/Jackson/Ridenhour/Sadler/Shocklee) #"Power to the People" (Ridenhour/Sadler/Shocklee) #"Who Stole the Soul?" (Ridenhour/Sadler/Shocklee) #"Fear of a Black Planet" (Ridenhour/Sadler/Shocklee) #"Revolutionary Generation" (Ridenhour/Sadler/Shocklee) #"Can't Do Nuttin' for Ya Man" (Ridenhour/Sadler/Shocklee) #"Reggie Jax" (Ridenhour/Sadler/Shocklee) #"Leave This off Your Fuckin' Charts" {Link without Title} (Rodgers) #"B Side Wins Again" (Ridenhour/Sadler/Shocklee) #"War at 33⅓" (Ridenhour/Sadler/Shocklee) #"Final Count of the Collison Between Us and Them" {Link without Title} (Ridenhour/Sadler/Shocklee) #" Fight The Power " (Ridenhour/Sadler/Shocklee/Shocklee) CHART POSITIONS Billboard Music Charts - album 1990 The Billboard 200 No. 10 1990 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums No. 3 Billboard Music Charts - singles 1989 Fight the Power Hot Rap Singles No. 1 1990 911 Is a Joke Hot Rap Singles No. 1 1990 Brother's Gonna Work it Out Hot Rap Singles No. 22 1990 Welcome to the Terrordome Hot Rap Singles No. 3 1990 911 Is a Joke Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 15 1990 Brother's Gonna Work it Out Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 20 1990 Welcome to the Terrordome Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 15 1990 Brother's Gonna Work it Out Hot Dance Music/Club Play No. 31 1990 Welcome to the Terrordome Hot Dance Music/Club Play No. 49 1990 911 Is a Joke Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales No. 26 1990 Brothers Gonna Work it Out Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales No. 36 1990 Welcome to the Terrordome Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales No. 8 1991 Can't Do Nuttin' for Ya Man Hot Rap Singles No. 11 PERSONNEL
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