Fear of a Wack Planet is an album by the American band Phunk Junkeez, released in 1998.[3][4] The album's title references the 1990 Public Enemy album Fear of a Black Planet. It was the band's third album.[5]
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Released | July 14, 1998 | |||
Label | Trauma Records[1] | |||
Producer | Lee Popa[2] | |||
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Critical reception
editPhoenix New Times concluded that "there's certainly a demographic for white-boy funk and rap, but Wack Planet does little to evolve the genre, and will surely be filed inconspicuously among the 311 and Sublime selections of teenagers with pierced lips everywhere."[6] The Washington Post wrote: "Ranging from the loungey 'Down Town' to the raucous 'Million Rappers', the Junkees provide a credible hip-hopped update of the funk-punk sound trailblazed 15 years ago by the Red Hot Chili Peppers."[7] The San Diego Union-Tribune noted: "Weaving pointed social commentary with the seductive rhythms of funk and hip-hop, the Arizona-based group has plenty to say."[8]
Track listing
edit# | Title | Time |
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1 | Million Rappers | 2:35 |
2 | Phunky Phunky (I Am a Junkie) | 3:05 |
3 | Hazee | 2:49 |
4 | Party People | 2:57 |
5 | Downtown | 2:55 |
6 | Is Something Wrong | 2:55 |
7 | Once Again | 4:11 |
8 | Problems | 2:31 |
9 | My Reality | 2:27 |
10 | Bonez | 3:10 |
11 | Paranoid | 3:02 |
12 | World Wide Shakedown | 2:13 |
13 | In The Dirt | 2:25 |
14 | Deadbeat | 1:09 |
15 | Is Something Wrong | 3:37 |
References
edit- ^ Isola, Gregory (Nov 1998). "Grace Notes". Bass Player. 9 (11): 63.
- ^ a b "Fear of a Wack Planet - Phunk Junkeez | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Phunk Junkeez Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
- ^ Flick, Larry (Jun 20, 1998). "Phunk Junkeez: Hazee". Billboard. 110 (25): 21.
- ^ "EXPECT AN INSANE SHOW". Dayton Daily News. Go!. 2 Oct 1998. p. 18.
- ^ "Recordings". Phoenix New Times.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (19 Aug 1998). "Send Out the (Tasteless) Clowns". The Washington Post. p. D7.
- ^ Brooks, Lonny (July 23, 1998). "FEAR OF A WACK PLANET PHUNK JUNKEEZ". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Entertainment. p. 21.