
Album · 1999
There's a Poison Goin On…
by Public Enemy
There's a Poison Goin On… is a 1999 hip-hop album by Public Enemy. It runs 14 tracks across 52 minutes on Def Jam Recordings.
Hip-Hop · Conscious Hip-Hop · East Coast Hip-Hop
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- 68 /100
- 10 critics
- 14
- Tracks
- 52 min
- Runtime
- 96 bpm
- Tempo
- A# major
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- Muzik5/5
- Alternative Press4/5
- USA Today3/4
- Los Angeles Times3/4
- Rolling Stone3.5/5
- AllMusic3.5/5
- The Austin Chronicle3.5/5
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide2.5/5
- Spin5/10
- NME4/10
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- Photography
- Gary Spector, Kyle Jason
Tracklist
14 tracks · 52 min
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There's a Poison Goin' On is the seventh studio album by American hip hop group Public Enemy, released July 20, 1999 on Atomic Pop Records in the United States. Its title is adapted from the title of Sly & the Family Stone's album There's a Riot Goin' On (1971). The album was originally made available through the Internet on May 18, 1999, via the now defunct Atomic Pop website.
In brief
- When was There's a Poison Goin On… released?
- There's a Poison Goin On… was released in 1999 on Def Jam Recordings.
- How many tracks are on There's a Poison Goin On…?
- There's a Poison Goin On… has 14 tracks, with a runtime of 52 minutes.
- What genre is There's a Poison Goin On…?
- There's a Poison Goin On… is catalogued under Hip-Hop, Conscious Hip-Hop, East Coast Hip-Hop.
- What BPM is There's a Poison Goin On…?
- There's a Poison Goin On… runs at a median tempo of 96 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to There's a Poison Goin On…?
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