The Decade of Darkness
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Hip-hop | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
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The Decade of Darkness, also referred to as 1990–2000 The Decade of Darkness, is an album by the American musician Afrika Bambaataa, released in 1991.[1][2] Bambaataa is credited with his backing musicians, the Family.[3] The Decade of Darkness was Bambaataa's first album for EMI Records.[4]
The first single was "Just Get Up and Dance", which peaked at No. 4 on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart.[5][6] It peaked at No. 45 on the UK Singles Chart.[7]
The album was recorded in Italy, where Bambaataa worked with producers with backgrounds in Italian disco.[8][9] "Say It Loud (I'm Black, I'm Proud)" is a version of the James Brown song.[10] "Sweat" was inspired by Prince's song "Head".[11]
