Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy

Hip-hop is very hit and miss with me buy I like this album. It has energy, the lyrics are better than the usual (n-word, dicks, etc.) and it's an influential record. I have heard that the band has used some homophobic and antisemitic language but I haven't looked into this properly - it would be a deal breaker (and it means I won't round "up"). Otherwise, they have good and critical social content in their lyrics - they are not Nobel Prize quality but still. The album sounds good, varied and with good musicianship.

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