album / LP /

Fear of a Black Planet

by Public Enemy

Golden Age Def Jam Recordings

Production credits

  • bomb-squad

Charts & certifications

Billboard 200 peak
#10

Certifications

  • RIAA2x-platinum · Apr 26, 1991

Linked moments 1

External

Citations 3

  1. A
    Library of Congress — National Recording Registry — Fear of a Black Planet essay Retrieved 2026-05-24.
  2. B
    Wikipedia — Fear of a Black Planet Retrieved 2026-05-24.
  3. B
    Rolling Stone — Fear of a Black Planet — Rolling Stone review Retrieved 2026-05-24.

Per methodology: Tier A = scholarly / institutional / primary; Tier B = trade press + paper of record + Wikipedia; Tier C = fan / community / specialist (with corroboration).

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