Xodus
Appearance
Xodus: The New Testament | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 19, 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1991−1992 I.N.S. Recording Quadrasonic Studios New York City, New York | |||
Genre | Hip Hop | |||
Length | 52:07 | |||
Label | Polydor 513 225 | |||
Producer | X Clan | |||
X Clan chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Chicago Tribune | [2] |
Los Angeles Times | [3] |
Xodus: The New Testament is the second album by Brooklyn-based hip hop group X Clan.[4] Xodus is a sample-heavy ode to spiritualism and black nationalism.[citation needed] The album featured singles "Fire & Earth (100% Natural)" and "A.D.A.M."
Track listing
- All songs written by Jason Hunter, L. Robert Carson and Claude Gray.
- "Foreplay"
- "Cosmic Ark"
- "A.D.A.M."
- "Xodus"
- "F.T.P."
- "Fire & Earth (100% Natural)"
- "Holy Rum Swig"
- "Ooh, Baby"
- "Rhythm of God"
- "Verbal Papp"
- "Funk Liberation"
Samples
Cosmic Ark
A.D.A.M.
- "Mister Magic" by Grover Washington, Jr.
Xodus
- "Funky Worm" by Ohio Players
- "Call Me D-Nice" by D-Nice
- "Buzzsaw" by The Turtles
- "Prelude" by Parliament
F.T.P.
- "I Got It Made" by Special Ed
- "I Don't Know What It Is, But It Sure Is Funky" by Ripple
Fire & Earth (100% Natural)
- "The Thrill Is Gone" by B.B. King
- "Hush, Somebody's Calling My Name" by Ry Cooder
- "Troglodyte" by Jimmy Castor
Holy Rum Swig
- "Funky Drummer" by James Brown
- "Brother Rapp" by James Brown
- "Rise Above" by Black Flag
Ooh, Baby
- "Impeach the President" by The Honey Drippers
- "Love's in Need of Love Today" by Stevie Wonder
Funk Liberation
- "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton
Personnel
- Mike Ffrench, Winston Rosa, Prince Charles Alexander, Kenny Ortez, Jesse Torres - recording engineers
- Mike Ffrench, Winston Rosa, Prince Charles Alexander, Kenny Ortez, Jesse Torres - mixing
- George DuBose - photography, art direction
- Ron Jaramillo - design
- Dana Shimizu - design
References
- ^ Xodus at AllMusic
- ^ May, Mitchell. "X ClanXodus (Polydor) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)From the slow, funky..." chicagotribune.com.
- ^ "XCLAN; "Xodus"; Polydor ; * * *". Los Angeles Times. June 21, 1992.
- ^ Ogunnaike, Lola (March 22, 2006). "Professor X, 49, Hip-Hop Activist and Member of the Group X-Clan, Is Dead" – via NYTimes.com.