Public Enemy released their third album, Fear of a Black Planet, on this day 35 years ago. @flavorflav.bsky.social - ThreadSky

consequence.bsky.social • 75 days ago

Public Enemy released their third album, Fear of a Black Planet, on this day 35 years ago.

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freeferrix69.bsky.social•75 days ago

"Oppression is the mask of fear."

#Andor

albertoism.bsky.social•75 days ago

Their follow up, Fear of a Black Woman, didn’t work out so well 😒

bubbanyarlathotep.bsky.social•75 days ago

I was working at a record store when that came out. It was fucking massive.

danpoarch.bsky.social•75 days ago

“And yet our best trained best educated best equipped best prepared troops refuse to fight. As a matter of fact it’s safe to say that they would rather switch, … than fight…”

phillikesdogs.bsky.social•75 days ago

Best rap album of all time.

leland-johnson.bsky.social•75 days ago

35?!?! Ooof! Still have my CD😅

snowbuffalo.bsky.social•75 days ago

A great rap album and honestly a great straight up rock album.

michel-forestier.bsky.social•75 days ago

https://youtu.be/CEa1qVcyCRQ?si=MEARs4zgms_8R0Fa

deadfeat.bsky.social•75 days ago

Wait….did this and the first Tribe album come out on the same day?

therealmimir.bsky.social•75 days ago

Is this where Neil Degrasse Tyson chimes in and tells us that a black planet that close to Earth would be incredibly dangerous? :D

mjinthetc.bsky.social•75 days ago

kdub07.bsky.social•75 days ago

Welcome to the Terrordome! Love this album.

xfuereinuplan.bsky.social•75 days ago

Fight the power!

sigersonic.bsky.social•74 days ago

Your work, FOABP in particular, was my gateway to any kind of understanding as to the Black experience. As a white guy, shutting the f*ck up and listening has been an education.

bear604.bsky.social•75 days ago

1989..the number..another summer GET DOWN, sound of a funky drummer..

beerdrinkerdan.bsky.social•75 days ago

Elvis was a hero to most
But he never meant shit to me you see…mother fuck him and John Wayne.

Good stuff.

scottjenkins67.bsky.social•75 days ago

Chuck D later recanted those words about Elvis ...

beerdrinkerdan.bsky.social•75 days ago

But when that verse came out of my speakers the first time my jaw dropped. A moment I won’t forget.

axiomatixx.bsky.social•75 days ago

I'm pretty sure it was illegal to not profees to liking Elvis at the time. At least a little bit.
Even if you didn't speak English.

Since he carked it on the shitter,was all quiet, till I think it took-about 88-89 for "fat Elvis stage" to be in usage? 🤔

scottjenkins67.bsky.social•75 days ago

Except he didn't cark it on the shitter. Urban myth.

orviwan.jortsify.com•75 days ago

I can't do nuttin' for ya, man 🎶

angus-chassis.bsky.social•75 days ago

Never saw the cover. I always thought they were talking about a fear of black culture becoming more prominent on earth. Turns out it was much more literally referring to a planetary collision between earth and a black planet.