360 Degrees of Power

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360 Degrees of Power
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Studio album by
Sister Souljah
ReleasedJanuary 1992
Recorded1991
Studio Greene St. Recording (New York, NY)
Genre
Length46:29
Label Epic/SME
Producer
  • Street Element
  • The LG Experience
Singles from 360 Degrees of Power
  1. "The Final Solution: Slavery’s Back in Effect"
    Released: October 24, 1991
  2. "The Hate That Hate Produced"
    Released: February 11, 1992

360 Degrees of Power is the only full-length studio album by American rapper, author, and activist Sister Souljah. It was released in January 1992 through Epic Records. [1] The recording sessions took place at Greene St. Recording, in New York. The album was produced by Street Element and the LG Experience. [2] It features guest appearances from Chuck D, Ice Cube, and Ras Baraka. [3] It reached number 72 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and sold only 27,000 copies in the United States. It produced two singles: "The Final Solution: Slavery’s Back in Effect" and "The Hate That Hate Produced". Music videos of off the albums' songs were banned by MTV. [4]

Contents

The album was met with criticism, 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. [1] [5] [6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
RapReviews6/10 [8]

Dennis Hunt of the Los Angeles Times called the album "a stark, disturbing primer on black power", writing that Sister Souljah "uses crude street language and scathing humor to convey her controversial ideas". [9] The Deseret News wrote that "the record fails by being too dogmatic to be entertaining, too hateful to be inspiring, too shallow in its musical and lyrical reach to be catchy." [4] Trouser Press wrote that "Souljah’s militant Afrocentricity contains such positive elements as self-reliance, self-defense, entrepreneurship, unity and education, but proceeds into paranoia ... syllogism ... and absurd sexism". [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."African Scaredy Katz in a One Exit Maze"
Street Element 
2."360 Degrees of Power"
  • Williamson
  • Robert Taylor
Street Element 
3."The Hate That Hate Produced"
  • Williamson
  • Sadler
  • Shinn
Street Element 
4."State of Accomodation: Why Aren't You Angry" (featuring Chuck D)
The LG Experience 
5."Nigga's Gotta"
  • Williamson
  • Sadler
Street Element 
6."Wild Buck Beer" (featuring MC Just Want to Get Paid)
  • MC Just Want to Get Paid Act Like I'm Down with the Black Movement
  • Sadler
Street Element 
7."The Final Solution: Slavery's Back in Effect"
  • Williamson
  • Michael Shinn
The LG Experience 
8."Killing Me Softly: Deadly Code of Silence" (featuring Ice Cube)
Street Element 
9."Umbilical Cord to the Future" (featuring Ras Baraka)
  • Williamson
  • Taylor
Street Element 
10."The Tom Selloutkin Show"SadlerStreet Element 
11."Brainteasers and Doubtbusters"
  • Williamson
  • Sadler
Street Element 
12."My God Is a Powerful God"
  • Williamson
  • Taylor
Street Element 
13."Survival Handbook vs. Global Extinction"
  • Williamson
  • Sadler
  • Taylor
Street Element 
Total length:46:29

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [10] 72

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