Fear of a black planet

Description

In 1990, when this true bible of rap was released, Public Enemy was at the height of its popularity and loudly called for a black counter-power to white America. Throughout this flagship album, Chuck D and his paramilitary gang multiply violent social critiques, denounce the misery of the ghettos, police brutality and urge the black community to unite rather than tear itself apart. To top it all off, Ice Cube, who had recently left NWA, a heavyweight guest on this incandescent record, sings that Hollywood must be burned... openly encouraging riot. One of the great manifestos of hip-hop combining the most hardline political speeches of Malcom X with the sonic furies of music inspired by electronic and punk.