On April 10, 1990, “Def Jam Recordings” released “Fear of a Black Planet”, the third Public Enemy album. It was recorded June – October 1989, at “Greene St. Recording”  in New York City, “The Music Palace” and “Spectrum City Studios” in Hempstead, and was produced by Chuck D, Eric “Vietnam” Sadler, Hank Shocklee and Keith Shocklee. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Fear of a Black Planet” was ranked at number 300 on its list of the “500 greatest albums of all time”, and in 2005, the Library of Congress added it to the National Recording Registry. According to “Acclaimed Music”, “Fear of a Black Planet” is the 126th most ranked album on critics’ lists of the all-time greatest records. In 1997, “The Guardian” ranked the album at number 50 in their of “100 Best Albums Ever”. In 2013, “NME” magazine ranked the album at number 96 on its all time list of “Best records ever.”

Personnel:

• Agent Attitude – performer
• Brother James I – performer
• Brother Mike – performer
• James Bomb – performer
• Big Daddy Kane – rapper
• Chuck D – rapper, sequencing, arrangements, director
• Flavor Flav – rapper
• Ice Cube – rapper
• Professor Griff – rapper
• Branford Marsalis – saxophone
• Terminator X – scratching
• Wizard K-Jee – scratching
• Paul Shabazz – programming
• Eric “Vietnam” Sadler – programming, sequencing, arrangements, director
• Hank Shocklee – arrangements, director, sequencing
• Keith Shocklee – arrangements, director, sequencing
• Steve Loeb – engineer
• Kirk Yano – engineer
• Alan “JJ/Scott” Plotkin – vocals, engineer, mixing
• Paul Eulin – engineer, mixing
• Dan Wood – engineer, mixing
• Mike Bona – engineer, mixing
• Christopher Shaw – engineer, mixing
• Nick Sansano – engineer, mixing
• Rod Hui – engineer, mixing
• James Staub – engineer assistant
• Dave Harrington – engineer assistant
• Chris Champion – engineer assistant
• Kamarra Alford – engineer assistant
• Dave Patillo – engineer assistant
• Jody Clay – engineer assistant
• Tom Conway – engineer assistant
• Howie Weinberg – mastering
• The Drawing Board – art direction
• E. Johnson – cover art
• Russell Winter – photography
• Ashman Walcott – photography
• Jules Allen – photography
• Robin Holland – photography

Track listing:

1. Contract on the World Love Jam – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
2. Brothers Gonna Work It Ou – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
3. 911 Is a Joke – William Drayton, Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler
4. Incident at 66.6 FM – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
5. Welcome to the Terrordrome – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
6. Meet the G That Killed Me – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
7. Pollywanacraka – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
8. Anti-Nigger Machine – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
9. Burn Hollywood Burn – O’Shea Jackson, Antonio Hardy, Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
10. Power to the People – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
11. Who Stole the Soul – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
12. Fear of a Black Planet – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
13. Revolutionary Generation – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
14. Can’t Do Nuttin’ for Ya Man – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
15. Reggie Jax – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
16. Leave This Off Your Fuckin Charts – Norman Rogers
17. B Side Wins Again – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
18. War at 33⅓ – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
19. Final Count of the Collision Between Us and the Damned – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
20. Fight the Power – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour