X-Clan is an
alternative hip hop group composed of
Grand Verbalizer Funk' Lesson[?],
Lumumba Professor X[?],
Grand Architect[?],
The Rhythm Provider[?] and
MC Isis[?]. Known for their
Afrocentrism and militant activism (they are members of
Blackwatch[?]), X-Clan soon gained fame for the controversy their music aroused, though commercial success was sporadic. Their debut was
To the East, Blackwards[?], followed by
Xodus[?] and a temporary break-up.