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X Clan (formerly stylized asXCLAN and often incorrectly spelledX-Clan)^[1] is an Americanhip hop group fromBrooklyn, New York, originally consisting of Brother J, Professor X, Paradise and Sugar Shaft. The current incarnation of the group features Brother J, Master China, Kumu, "Ultraman" Ra Hanna, ACL, Lord Cza, DJ Fat Jack and Zulu.

Known for itsAfrocentrism and militant activism as member of the Blackwatch movement, X Clan soon gained fame for the controversy its music aroused, though commercial success was sporadic.^[1] X Clan's debut wasTo the East, Blackwards (1990), followed byXodus (1992) and a temporary break-up. Both albums peaked at No. 11 onBillboard'sTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albumschart in the United States.

Other artists who were affiliated with X Clan and Blackwatch includeIsis, Queen Mother Rage, andYZ. X Clan's affiliates released a string of titles throughout the early 1990s: Professor X released a solo album titledYears of the 9, on the Blackhand Side in 1991 and a second solo album titledPuss N' Boots: The Struggle Continues in 1993; Queen Mother Rage releasedVanglorious Law in 1991 (vanglorious is a word that the group made up—not to be confused with "vainglorious"); Isis releasedRebel Soul in 1990; and YZ released his debutSons of The Father (noted for the song "Thinking of a Master Plan"), in 1989, followed byThe Ghetto's Been Good to Me (which included his modest hit "Return of the Holy One") in 1993. YZ became affiliated with the group after releasing his first album, and that Isis is also the MC known asLinque Ayoung, who at one point was a member of theWu-Tang Clan-affiliated groupDeadly Venoms.

In 1994 Brother J formed a new group, Dark Sun Riders, that released the full-lengthSeeds of Evolution in 1996. In 1995, long-time group member Sugar Shaft died from complications of AIDS. Brother J was an early and valued member of the worldwide Hip Hop organization called Ill Crew Universal.^[2] X Clan reunited in the late 1990s but did not release any new material. Brother J assembled a new crew that he calls X Clan Millennium Cipher and released avinyl single for "The One/Blackwards Row" in 2004. Professor X died from complications ofspinal meningitis on 17 March 2006.

A new X Clan album, titledReturn from Mecca (originally titledThe Trinity), was released in 2007, featuringDamian "Jr Gong" Marley,Chali 2na ofJurassic 5,RBX,KRS-One,Daddy X ofKottonmouth Kings, andJacoby Shaddix, lead vocalist of the rock bandPapa Roach.^[3] Also,Tech N9ne is featured on a hidden bonus track titled "Respect."

X Clan opened forInsane Clown Posse's Tempest Tour and, in January 2009, released an album titledMainstream Outlawz.

• American hip-hop groups
• Suburban Noize Records artists
• Island Records artists
• Polydor Records artists
• Five percenters
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• Musical groups established in 2006
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• Underground hip-hop groups

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