Fear of a Black Planet

Summary

Fear of a Black Planet is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (970 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Fear of a Black Planet's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• Fear of a Black Planet's genre is political hip-hop^[4].
• Fear of a Black Planet's genre is hardcore hip-hop^[5].
• Fear of a Black Planet's genre is East Coast hip-hop^[6].
• Fear of a Black Planet's genre is hip-hop^[7].
• Among the performers on Fear of a Black Planet was Public Enemy^[8].
• Fear of a Black Planet's record label is recorded as Def Jam Recordings^[9].
• Fear of a Black Planet's record label is recorded as Columbia Records^[10].
• Fear of a Black Planet is part of Public Enemy's albums in chronological order^[11].
• Fear of a Black Planet's language of work or name is recorded as English^[12].
• Fear of a Black Planet was distributed by music streaming^[13].
• Fear of a Black Planet was published on April 10, 1990^[14].
• Fear of a Black Planet's nominated for is recorded as Soul Train Music Award for Best Rap Album^[15].
• Fear of a Black Planet's different from is recorded as Fear of a Blank Planet^[16].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[17]

• First release date: 1990-03-20^[18]

• Genre(s): conscious hip hop, east coast hip hop, experimental hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, plunderphonics, political hip hop^[19]

• Community tags: conscious, conscious hip hop, east coast hip hop, east coast rap, experimental hip hop, gangsta, golden age, hardcore hip hop, hardcore rap, hip hop, plunderphonics, political hip hop^[20]

• MusicBrainz ID: 13cf2244-c850-304d-bc46-b30e3f10e0cc^[21]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Fear of a Black Planet was performed by Public Enemy^[8].

Publication

Fear of a Black Planet was released on April 10, 1990^[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[12]. Genres include political hip-hop^[4], hardcore hip-hop^[5], East Coast hip-hop^[6], and hip-hop^[7]. It is part of Public Enemy's albums in chronological order^[11]. It was distributed by music streaming^[13].

Why It Matters

Fear of a Black Planet ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (970 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22]