tofa's Full Review: Fear of a Black Planet [PA] by Public Enemy
When you argue about which is better "It takes a Nation of Millions to Hold us Back" or "Fear of a Black Planet", the topic will literally drain you. Though Public Enemy has released some other pretty good albums these two have always come out on top. Personally I would chose "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold us Back" but "Fear of A Black Planet" is FAR more superior. Here's a rundown of all the tracks:
Contact on the World Love Jam: Typical PE Instrumental (N/A)
Brothers Gonna Work It Out: One of my personal favorites on the album. Chuck D is on of the top 3 MC's of all time. He lyrically explains that no matter what, the brothers are gonna work it out in the streets and wherever. Also the stratching by Terminator X is incredibile on this track. The production of this track is hard to explain (as of almost any Bomb Squad song. The only way I can explain their syle is Rhythmic Noise. It may sound crazy but it pretty much sums up their style. (10/10)
911 Is a Joke: One of the singles of the album. Again production is crazy as usual. But if you thought all Flavor Flav did was back up Chuck, you got another thing coming. Though I like "Cold Lampin with Flavor" off Nation of Millions, this track is a classic PE track about the lack of ethusiasim that 911 has for inner city emergencies. (10/10)
Incident at 66.6 FM: Another skit/instrumental about how appaling PE is to the mainstream audiences(pay attention to the title, 666 is the devil) (N/A)
Welcome to the Terrordome: CLASSIC. At first I wasn't feeling this but the production (chaotic and wild) grew on me quickly. It is also one of PE's signature songs. Chuck D kills this track going 2 minutes without stopping. After a short "Hook" and interlude by Flav, we return to Chuck's furious rhymes! (10/10)
Meet the G that killed me: a part interlude/song. The beat is a simple drum loop with some additional instruments. Kinda hard to understand but it's about the gay epidemic and Chuck comments on this ("to me the parts don't fit). Ultimately the song ends up with the Homosexual getting aids, sharing needles with drug addicts, and killing alot of people in the process by bodily fluids. A lot for 44 seconds! (1O/10)
Pollywanacracka: My favorite as of right now. The title is racist to an extent (cracka is a made up name for a white person). The track is about african americans who believe dating outside their race will guarantee them freedom from the dysfunctionalism that plauges most black on black relationships. Chuck calms his heavy baritone voice down to a slow, calm, crackling voice to deliver his message. The beat has a mid tempo 70's soul feel to it with a catchy xxlyphone loop. (10/10)
Anti-N****r Machine: Part instrumental/song. The first half is a nice instrumental put together by Terminator X with a catchy bass line. The other part is a nice verse about America (i guess) trying to keep africans americans down, ultimately being called an anti-n****r machine programmed to keep black people down. (10/10)
Burn Hollywood Burn: "Yea I'll check out a movie, but it'll take a black one to move me". Classic lines from a masterpiece of a song. I LOVE the hook on this song which is equipped by sirens and whistles, with firetruck horns. Big Daddy and Ice Cube join Chuck on this track to comment on the fact that Hollywood was made to keep the black man out of it. They also get at the movies portraying africans americans as slaves, hos, or maids and nothing else. They also get at Driving Miss Daisy in which Morgan Freeman is expressed very similar to a slave. (10/10)
Power to the People: Starts out with a soft piano melody then blasts into another hyped up track. Really an instrumental with Chuck talking about more Power to the People. (10/10)
Who Stole the Soul: In african american terms, soul is what you have to define yourself. During the 1900's white people used alot of ideas and views based on african americans in reality stealing the only thing we had left in the end "SOUL". Now that Hip Hop is considered an artfom, the soul slowly came back but is being drained by mainstream rap catering to the white teenage audiences. (10/10)
Fear of Black Planet: Seems contradictory on Chuck's part seeing how he frowned people who dated outside their race but now he seems like he is encouraging it. Well when a black/white have a baby, the baby is light skinned, which is catagorized as black so in a couple centuries the world will be black. Beat crazy and funky as usual. (10/10)
Revoluntionary Generation: a mouthfull of a title but a very simple song. Since the beginning of time they have taught generations to disrescpect women, especially black women. Very harsh beat with very low drums. (10/10)
Can't Do Nuttin for ya Man: Another Flavor Flav song about people who demand help everytime they get into a jam. Flav simply tells him I can't do nuttin for ya man. Very simple yet funky beat with a memorable bass line (10/10)
Reggie Jax: A freestyle by Chuck D. Not really politcially charged like the others but a simple braggidicio type track/help my people track. Very simple beat with reconizable drums. (10/10)
Leave this off you F***in Charts: A instrumental with mixed in vocal clippings (N/A)
B side Wins again: A track with Chuck's vocals sounding phoned in buy anyway many hip hop fans are familiar with that most know tracks are on the A side, while the overall B side posessess the better track. (10/10)
War at 33 1/3: A short track about war against races. The plot of this track is unknown but do not listen to this track with headphones on. It will give you a definite migrain. (10/10)
Final Count Collison Between Us and the Damned : Another Instrumental. Nothing special. (N/A)
Fight the Power: PE's most famous song beside Don't believe the Hype. I ain't even going to review it, you've probably heard it. (10/10)
There you have it. Fear of A Black Planet. Masterpiece.
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