| He Got Game | ||||
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| Released | April 28, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | June 1997 – February 1998 | |||
| Genre | Hardcore hip hop, conscious hip hop[1] | |||
| Length | 48:10 | |||
| Label | Def Jam | |||
| Producer | Abnes Dubose, The Bomb Squad, Danny Saber, D. R. Period, Jack Dangers | |||
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He Got Game is a soundtrack and sixth studio album by American hip hop group Public Enemy, released on April 28, 1998, under Def Jam Recordings.[2] It was released as the soundtrack to Spike Lee's 1998 film of the same name and was the group's last album for Def Jam until 2020's What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down.[3][4] He Got Game was produced by members of the Bomb Squad, along with producers Abnes Dubose, Danny Saber, D. R. Period, and Jack Dangers.
The album sold poorly upon its release and peaked at number 26 on the Billboard 200. Its single, the title track, peaked within the top 20 of the charts in the United Kingdom, where the album peaked at number 50 on the UK Albums Chart. He Got Game was well received by music critics, who praised its melodic sound and Chuck D's lyrics.
- ^ AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine at AllMusic. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "He Got Game". Allmusic. Archived from the original on March 23, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ^ Strong 2004, p. 1227.
- ^ Monroe, Jazz (August 28, 2020). "Public Enemy Announce New Album, Return to Def Jam". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 1, 2020.