360 Degrees of Power
360 Degrees of Power is the only album by female emcee, author, and activist Sister Souljah, which was released in 1992 on Epic/SME Records.[1]
360 Degrees of Power | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | March 17, 1992 |
Recorded | 1991 |
Genre | Hip-hop Political hip hop Spoken word |
Length | 46:29 |
Label | Epic/SME Records EK 48713 (North America) 469483 (international) ESCA-5590 (Japan) |
Producer | The LG Experience Street Element |
The album was met with criticism,[1] not only for its performances—most of which were angry spoken-word tirades that Souljah screamed rather than traditional hip-hop rhymes—but also because of its controversial lyrics. The two singles and music videos, "The Hate that Hate Produced" and "The Final Solution: Slavery's Back in Effect," were banned by MTV because of their inflammatory language and imagery. The album reached #72 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop album chart and sold only 27,000 copies. Guest appearances were made by Chuck D ("State of Accommodation: Why Aren't You Angry") and Ice Cube ("Killing Me Softly: Deadly Code of Silence"). One track, "Wild Buck Beer," a fictional commercial for a malt liquor, features an appearance by an anonymous artist under the moniker MC Just Want to Get Paid.
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic |
Track listing
- "African Scaredy Katz in a One-Exit Maze" (4:36)
- "360 Degrees of Power" (3:36)
- "The Hate that Hate Produced" (3:03)
- "State of Accommodation: Why Aren't You Angry" (featuring Chuck D) (2:42)
- "Nigga's Gotta" (3:02)
- "Wild Buck Beer" (featuring MC Just Want to Get Paid) (1:09)
- "The Final Solution: Slavery's Back in Effect" (5:27)
- "Killing Me Softly: Deadly Code of Silence" (featuring Ice Cube) (3:05)
- "Umbilical Cord to the Future" (featuring Ras Baraka) (4:46)
- "The Tom Selloutkin Show" (1:16)
- "Brainteasers and Doubtbusters" (4:38)
- "My God is a Powerful God" (4:20)
- "Survival Handbook vs. Global Extinction" (4:26)
Charts
Chart (1992) | Peak position | |
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scope="row" | US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[2] | 72 |