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Fear of a Black Planet

by: Public Enemy

Release Date July 26, 1994
Like the last record, only even denser, angrier, and possibly better. In the span of just over an hour, they barrage you with swirling samples, funky bass, dance beats, and grade-A turntable work. A lot of the credit goes to the Bomb Squad, whose production makes this thing rock harder than most nominal "rock" record. They also make great use of sampling - for instance, check the raging adrenaline rush of the classic "Welcome to the Terrordome," which samples the Temptations' "Psychedelic Shack," "Pollywanacraka," which contains snatches of AWB's hit "Schoolboy Crush" and some innovative vocal samples, the funky "Anti-N***** Machine," which begins with a chaotic slew of samples, and the several sound-collage tracks spread across the album, which ... Read More: