At the time of its release in March 1990 -- just a mere two years after It Takes a Nation of Millions -- nearly all of the attention spent on Public Enemy's third album, Fear of a Black Planet, was concentrated on the controversy over Professor Griff.
Public Enemy introduce a new kind of bravado that's not just directed at other players and sucker MCs but is an out-and-out middle-finger challenge to the whole world, as these serious brothers roll right over you in a slow-moving convoy of 98 Oldsmobile
Tical (The Bonus Joints) features B-sides and rare tracks from the second disc of the Tical deluxe CD, now available on an opaque silver 2 LP pressing and limited to 1000 units.
Kanye West's debut album College Dropout reshaped 2000s hip-hop with warm soul samples, sharp guest turns and singles like "Jesus Walks"; the original 21-track Roc-A-Fella CD in its standard single-disc edition.