X Clan - To the East, Blackwards
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Free Music Review: A rap classic
Hit: 5 Stars
In my mind this has to be one of the top 5-6 rap CD's ever recorded, along with "gorillas in the mist" by the Lench mob, "fear of a black planet" by PE, "Amerikkka's most wanted" by Ice Cube. The lyrics are strong and mystical, glued together by the repetition "to the East my brother, to the East...". Brother J is one of the smoothest rappers ever, while Professor X balances things with his rough delivery. The music was very ahead of its time (1989) and sounds excellent even today. The whole CD is a gem and is full of good funk down to the last beat. X Clan made just one more CD which is good but not as good - "Exodos". They are missed these days. Anyone who likes real rap, and I'm not talking Puff Daddy now, should get this CD.Free Music Review: A lost hip hop classic, fallen from the mothership?
Hit: 5 Stars
This album fuses every conceivable variant of Afrocentric thinking into a wild syncretic worldview to match anything in the work of George Clinton or Lee Perry. The music is great as well, an infectious mix of elements of seventies funk and disco put to the service of the band's weird spiritual trip. Perfect for the burning of the herbal incense of your choice.The group are pretty much unknown over here in Europe, although I suspect that UK act the Justified Ancients of Mumu own well-worn copies of all their LPs. Their work and that of solo offshoot act Professor X will conduct you through a myriad of bizarre alternate worlds and histories. Apparently, the group did videos as well. I can't even begin to imagine what those must be like.
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