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Congratulations to Dan McQuillan, winner of the Public Enemy quadruple pass. The guest judge was Phillip Bell - aka DJ Sir-vere. Read Dan's winning review below.
Public Enemy are coming to New Zealand to perform their classic 1990 album Fear Of A Black Planet in its entirety.
The album was placed 300 in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time list.
Now we're giving you the chance to win a quadruple pass -
yes four tickets - to the Auckland Town Hall show on Saturday January 8th.
To win? Write a review of Fear Of A Black Planet. What angle you take is up to you. You could write it as though it was 1990, or maybe as a retrospective look back at the album with the benefit of hindsight.
Just make it no more than 200 words, honest, and send it in to us by Tuesday December 21st.
We'll put the reviews online, and give the top five to a local panel of Hip Hop luminaries to vote on a winner.
The winner will be announced on December 23rd - just in time for Christmas.
What: Public Enemy Fear Of A Black Planet Tour
When and Where: 7th January, Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch
8th January, Auckland Town Hall, Auckland
Support: Scalper and Ghost at both shows
Tickets: On sale now, Christchurch show, Ticketek and Real Groovy.
Auckland show, 0800 BUY TICKETS, www.buytickets.co.nz or the Edge Box Office
Dan's winning review
No musical group or artist has influenced my listening taste or my world-view as much as Public Enemy. From that mufti day at Rosmini College in 1988 when I saw a kid in that iconic black t-shirt with PUBLIC ENEMY stencilled across his chest and a man in cross-hairs on his back, I was intrigued.
My first experience with the group was the seminal It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, but until Fear Of A Black Planet came along, I was just that weird kid at my school who listened to 'black music'. FOABP was the album that brought the world's true pioneers of conscious Hip-Hop to the attention of the masses, and the kids on the North Shore.
This album could inform me in Fight The Power, move me in Welcome to The Terrordome and yet do all of this plus provide light entertainment with 911 is a Joke.
Fear Of A Black Planet defines a time and place for me but also a turning point. It opened my eyes and awakened my social conscience, but more importantly, it made me bob my head as all truly great music should.
