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'''''Xodus: The New Testament''''' is the second studio album by Brooklyn-based [[Hip hop]] group [[X Clan]]. It was released in May 19, 1990 under [[Polydor Records]]. Recording sessions took place at Quadrasonic Studios and I.N.S. Recording Studios in New York City from July 1991 to March 1992. The production was handled entirely by the group themselves. It is the follow up from their 1990 debut ''[[To the East, Blackwards]]''. ''Xodus'' is a sample-heavy ode to spiritualism and black nationalism.
 
'''''Xodus: The New Testament''''' is the second studio album by Brooklyn-based [[Hip hop]] group [[X Clan]]. It was released in May 19, 1990 under [[Polydor Records]]. Recording sessions took place at Quadrasonic Studios and I.N.S. Recording Studios in New York City from July 1991 to March 1992. The production was handled entirely by the group themselves. It is the follow up from their 1990 debut ''[[To the East, Blackwards]]''. ''Xodus'' is a sample-heavy ode to spiritualism and black nationalism.
   
''Xodus: The New Testament'' spawned the singles: "Fire & Earth (100% Natural)" and "A.D.A.M".
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''Xodus: The New Testament'' spawned the singles: "Fire & Earth (100% Natural)", "A.D.A.M" and the title track "Xodus".
   
   

Revision as of 16:43, 16 January 2021

Xodus: The New Testament
Xodus
Studio album by X Clan

Released

May 19, 1992

Recorded

July 1991 - March 1992

Studio

I.N.S. Recording Studios
(New York City, New York)
Quadrasonic Studios
(New York City, New York)

Genre

East Coast hip hop, Hardcore hip hop, Conscious hip hop

Length

52:07

Label

Polydor Records

Producer

X Clan


Xodus: The New Testament is the second studio album by Brooklyn-based Hip hop group X Clan. It was released in May 19, 1990 under Polydor Records. Recording sessions took place at Quadrasonic Studios and I.N.S. Recording Studios in New York City from July 1991 to March 1992. The production was handled entirely by the group themselves. It is the follow up from their 1990 debut To the East, Blackwards. Xodus is a sample-heavy ode to spiritualism and black nationalism.

Xodus: The New Testament spawned the singles: "Fire & Earth (100% Natural)", "A.D.A.M" and the title track "Xodus".


Track listing

  1. "Foreplay" - 4:06
  2. "Cosmic Ark" - 5:33
  3. "A.D.A.M." - 4:43
  4. "Xodus" - 4:23
  5. "F.T.P." - 4:14
  6. "Fire & Earth (100% Natural)" - 6:23
  7. "Holy Rum Swig" - 5:09
  8. "Ooh Baby" - 4:48
  9. "Rhythm of God" - 3:43
  10. "Verbal Papp" - 4:30
  11. "Funk Liberation" - 4:35


Samples

Cosmic Ark

  • "Funky Sensation" by Gwen McCrae
  • "Would You Stay" by Average White Band

A.D.A.M.

  • "Mister Magic" by Grover Washington, Jr.

Xodus

  • "Funky Worm" by The Ohio Players
  • "Flashlight" by Parliament
  • "The Big Beat" by Billy Squier
  • "UFO" by ESG
  • "You Can Make It If You Try" by Sly & the Family Stone
  • "Call Me D-Nice" by D-Nice

F.T.P.

  • "Hold On" by En Vogue
  • "Movin'" by Brass Construction
  • "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 Callin' My Name" by Cooder
  • "Troglodyte (Cave Man)" by The Jimmy Castor Bunch
  • "Fool Yourself" by Little Feat

Holy Rum Swig

  • "Funky Drummer" and "Brother Rapp" by James Brown
  • "Rise Above" by Black Flag
  • "Cramp Your Style" by All the People feat. Robert Moore
  • "Pot Belly" by Lou Donaldson
  • "Big Ole Butt" by LL Cool J

Ooh Baby

  • "Impeach the President" by The Honey Drippers
  • "Love's In Need of Love Today" by Stevie Wonder

Rhythm of God

  • "Let a Woman Be a Woman - Let a Man Be a Man" by Dyke & the Blazers
  • "Din Daa Daa (Trommeltanz)" by George Kranz

Verbal Papp

  • "Playing Your Game, Baby" by Barry White
  • "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Lee Dorsey

Funk Liberation

  • "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton
  • "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by Roger
  • "Funky Drummer" by James Brown