Daily Gun to the Head thread: Gun to the Head "It Takes a Nation of Millions" or "Fear of A Black Planet"?

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Tough tough choice...I am going with Millions, but I love the production work on Fear of a Black Planet. You'd have to shoot me if i couldnt get both...

― Jockey, Thursday, 26 May 2005 15:22 (twenty-one years ago)

I think the popular choice is It Takes A Nation of Millions... (or as a friend of mine used to refer to it -- in all seriousness -- It Take a Nation of Millions to Believe the Hype), but I was more into Fear of a Black Planet...which just seemed like more of a complete work, as opposed to a collection of tracks.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 26 May 2005 15:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Taking Sides: It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Holds Us Back VS. Fear Of A Black Planet

― john'n'chicago, Thursday, 26 May 2005 15:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Nice to see my comments are consistent.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 26 May 2005 15:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Who is the knucklehead who said Amerikkka's Most Wanted is better than either of these? I love that record too, but com'mon!

― Jockey, Thursday, 26 May 2005 15:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Black Planet, but only at gunpoint.

― TV's Mr Noodle Vague (noodle vague), Thursday, 26 May 2005 15:41 (twenty-one years ago)

but com'mon!

heh

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 26 May 2005 16:02 (twenty-one years ago)

"Black Planet."

― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Thursday, 26 May 2005 16:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Sometimes Fear is too dense. While Nation has just the right amount of space.

― Viz (Viz), Thursday, 26 May 2005 17:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Haven't listened to either in ages, still suspect I would like Fear more these days.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 26 May 2005 17:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Sometimes Fear is too dense. While Nation has just the right amount of space.

This is a good point.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 26 May 2005 17:15 (twenty-one years ago)

I actually like Apocalypse 91 best, but I suspect I am the only one. But an under-rated album for sure. "Lost at Birth" is one of the best album openers of all time. 2 1/2 minutes of air raid intro before he even starts the first verse.

― Isaac, Friday, 27 May 2005 20:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Nation, hands down, mainly for the hat trick of "Bring The Noise", "She Watch Channel Zero", and "Don't Believe The Hype". Oh, and "Security Of The First World", which is completely bulletproof.

― Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Friday, 27 May 2005 21:12 (twenty-one years ago)

"Who is the knucklehead who said Amerikkka's Most Wanted is better than either of these? I love that record too, but com'mon!
-- Jockey (jocke...), May 26th, 2005."

I wasn't that knucklehead then, but I'll be that knucklehead now. Although I think "Death Certificate" is better than all of 'em.

(I love P.E., too, make no mistake, but those first Ice Cube albums have everything I want in a rap album).

(And for this TS, I'll take "Black Planet").

― On a Strict El Cholo Diet (Bent Over at the Arclight), Friday, 27 May 2005 21:21 (twenty-one years ago)

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