Fear of a Black Planet (deluxe edition)

~ Release by Public Enemy (see all versions of this release, 16 available)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media: The Album
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1Contract on the World Love Jam (instrumental)
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (CBS Records Incorporated, for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Contract on the World Love Jam
composer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
Public Enemy2.751:44
2Brothers Gonna Work It Out
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (CBS Records Incorporated, for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Brothers Gonna Work It Out
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
Public Enemy3.25:07
3911 Is a Joke
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (CBS Records Incorporated, for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
911 Is a Joke
writer:
Eric Sadler, Keith Shocklee and William Jonathan Drayton
Public Enemy3.83:17
4Incident at 66.6 FM (instrumental)
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (CBS Records Incorporated, for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Incident at 66.6 FM
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
Public Enemy1.751:38
5Welcome to the Terrordome
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (CBS Records Incorporated, for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1989)
recording of:
Welcome to the Terrordome
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
Public Enemy45:26
6Meet the G That Killed Me
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (CBS Records Incorporated, for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Meet the G That Killed Me
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
Public Enemy1.750:45
7Pollywanacraka
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (CBS Records Incorporated, for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Pollywanacraka
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
Public Enemy1.353:52
8Anti‐Nigger Machine
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (CBS Records Incorporated, for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Anti‐Nigger Machine
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
Public Enemy1.353:17
9Burn Hollywood Burn
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (CBS Records Incorporated, for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Burn Hollywood Burn
writer:
Antonio Hardy, Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, O’Shea Jackson, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
Public Enemy feat. Big Daddy Kane & Ice Cube3.252:48
10Power to the People
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (CBS Records Incorporated, for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1989)
recording of:
Power to the People
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
Public Enemy2.53:48
11Who Stole the Soul?
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (CBS Records Incorporated, for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Who Stole the Soul?
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
Public Enemy2.53:49
12Fear of a Black Planet
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (CBS Records Incorporated, for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Fear of a Black Planet
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
Public Enemy2.63:45
13Revolutionary Generation
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (CBS Records Incorporated, for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Revolutionary Generation
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
Public Enemy2.55:43
14Can’t Do Nuttin’ for Ya Man
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (CBS Records Incorporated, for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Can't Do Nuttin' for Ya Man
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
Public Enemy2.252:47
15Reggie Jax
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (CBS Records Incorporated, for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Reggie Jax
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
Public Enemy21:36
16Leave This Off Your Fu*kin Charts (instrumental)
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (CBS Records Incorporated, for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Leave This Off Your Fu*kin Charts
writer:
Norman Lee Rogers
Public Enemy2.52:31
17B Side Wins Again
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (CBS Records Incorporated, for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
B Side Wins Again
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
Public Enemy2.83:46
18War at 33⅓
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (CBS Records Incorporated, for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
War at 33⅓
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
Public Enemy2.52:08
19Final Count of the Collision Between Us and the Damned (instrumental)
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (CBS Records Incorporated, for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Final Count of the Collision Between Us and the Damned
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
Public Enemy1.750:49
20Fight the Power
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team), Carl Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (CBS Records Incorporated, for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1990)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 2), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World, Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 1990), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's (compiled in 2006) (number: 68) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 322)
recording of:
Fight the Power
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
publisher:
Island Music Ltd.
Public Enemy3.74:45
2▶Digital Media: Bonus Tracks

Credits

Release group

dedicated to:Oliver X. Beasley
Brother Huey P. Newton
Yusef Hawkins
Keith (Cowboy) Wiggins (US hip hop MC Keith Wiggins, in The Furious Five)
associated singles/EPs:911 Is a Joke
Brothers Gonna Work It Out
Can’t Do Nuttin’ for Ya Man
Fight the Power
Welcome to the Terrordome
included in:3 Original CDs: Yo! Bum Rush the Show / It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back / Fear of a Black Planet
part of:My Life in Music: Wyclef Jean (SPIN magazine, 2003-12) (number: G) (order: 7)
My Life in Music: Tom Morello (SPIN magazine, 2003-10) (number: K) (order: 11)
David Keenan: The Best Albums Ever (number: 24) (order: 24)
Pitchfork: The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s (2022-09-28) (number: 27) (order: 27)
The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever (number: 50) (order: 50)
Uncut: The 500 Greatest Albums of the 1990s (number: 56) (order: 56)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 176) (order: 176)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 176) (order: 176)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 300) (order: 300)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 302) (order: 302)
Music Canada Certified Gold Albums (number: 1990-07-27) (order: 475)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 679) (order: 680)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/30255 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/Public-enemy/Fear-of-a-black-planet [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/public_enemy/fear_of_a_black_planet/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000206260 [info]
Wikidata:Q996926 [info]