Xodus

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Xodus: The New Testament
Xodus (X-Clan album - cover art).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 19, 1992
Recorded1991−1992
I.N.S. Recording
Quadrasonic Studios
New York City, New York
GenreHip Hop
Length52:07
LabelPolydor
513 225
ProducerX Clan
X Clan chronology
To the East, Blackwards
(1990)
Xodus: The New Testament
(1992)
Return from Mecca
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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[edit]

  1. "Foreplay"
  2. "Cosmic Ark"
  3. "A.D.A.M."
  4. "Xodus"
  5. "F.T.P."
  6. "Fire & Earth (100% Natural)"
  7. "Holy Rum Swig"
  8. "Ooh, Baby"
  9. "Rhythm of God"
  10. "Verbal Papp"
  11. "Funk Liberation"

Samples[edit]

"Cosmic Ark"

"A.D.A.M."

"Xodus"

"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)"

"Holy Rum Swig"

"Ooh, Baby"

"Funk Liberation"

Personnel[edit]

Charts[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Xodus at AllMusic
  2. ^ May, Mitchell. "X ClanXodus (Polydor) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)From the slow, funky..." chicagotribune.com.
  3. ^ "XCLAN; "Xodus"; Polydor ; * * *". Los Angeles Times. June 21, 1992.
  4. ^ Ogunnaike, Lola (March 22, 2006). "Professor X, 49, Hip-Hop Activist and Member of the Group X-Clan, Is Dead" – via NYTimes.com.
  5. ^ "XClan, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "XClan, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.