360 Degrees of Power is the only album by female emcee Sister Souljah

Sister Souljah

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, released in 1992 on Epic

Epic Records

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. The album was met with heavy criticism, not only for its performances—most of which were angry spoken-word tirades that Souljah screamed rather than traditional hip-hop rhymes

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—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

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 because of their inflammatory language and imagery. The album reached #72 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop album chart, selling a mere 27,000 copies. Guest appearances were made by Chuck D

Chuck D

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 ("State of Accommodation: Why Aren't You Angry") and Ice Cube

Ice Cube

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("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.

Track listing

1. "African Scaredy Katz in a One-Exit Maze"
2. "360 Degrees of Power"
3. "The Hate that Hate Produced"
4. "State of Accommodation: Why Aren't You Angry"
5. "Nigga's Gotta"
6. "Wild Buck Beer"
7. "The Final Solution: Slavery's Back in Effect"
8. "Killing Me Softly: Deadly Code of Silence"
9. "Umbilical Cord to the Future"
10. "The Tom Selloutkin Show"
11. "Brainteasers and Doubtbusters"
12. "My God is a Powerful God"
13. "Survival Handbook vs. Global Extinction"