X-Clan is tagged as: X CLAN is a hip-hop group from Brooklyn, New York, originally composed of Grand Verbalizer Funkin’ Lesson Brother J, Professor X the Overseer, Paradise the Architect, and Sugar Shaft the Rhythm Provider. Known for its Afrocentrism and militant activism (they were members of Blackwatch), X-Clan soon gained legendary fame among young African-American hip-hop listeners for the political and cultural messages its music espoused, though commercial success was sporadic. Its debut was To The East, Blackwards (1990), followed by Xodus (1992), and a temporary break-up. Both albums peaked at #11 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip Hop Charts in the United States. X-Clan is still considered the premier “conscious rap” group of the 80s/90s. Other artists who were affiliated with X-Clan and Blackwatch include Queen Mother Rage, LinQue (known as Isis at the time) and YZ. X-Clan’s affiliates saw a string of releases throughout the early 1990s: Professor X released a solo album titled Years of the 9, On the Blackhand Side in 1991 and a second solo album titled Puss N’ Boots: The Struggle Continues in 1993; Queen Mother Rage released Vanglorious Law in 1991; Isis released Rebel Soul in 1990; and YZ released his debut, Sons of the Father (noted for the song ... Read More About X-Clan Biography...  Send X-Clan ringtones to your cell
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