Not sure how I haven’t heard about this until now but Deeskee just released the follow-up to his debut album “Blacklight Sessions” on iTunes. I first heard about the ridiculous lineup a few years ago but it seemed to be one of those mythical albums that might never see the light of day. Glad I was wrong. The only thing stopping me from pressing the buy button is whether or not it’s available on vinyl or CD. Thanks for the info Lauren!

01. Radiate feat. Prince Po of Organized Konfusion, Key Kool of The Visionaries & Matre cuts by LD
02. Combustible Compounds feat. Fatlip (formerly of The Pharcyde), P.E.A.C.E. of Freestyle Fellowship, Scarub of The Living Legends & Volume 10
03. Indymand feat. LMNO of The Visionaries, 2mex of The Visionaries & Liferexall of The Shapeshifters
04. West Coast Business feat. Maleko of JKC & Z-Man of One Block Radius
05. Relative Work feat. Premonition, Nocando, Subtitle & Joe Dub cuts by WD4D
06. Wontwenny feat. Radioinactive of The Shapeshifters & Busdriver
07. Daydreaming feat. Existereo of The Shapeshifters, Xololanxinxo & Rozzi Daime background vocals by Talia Mays Keyboards by Ikey Owens of The Mars Volta and Look Daggers
08. Eye Thingk feat. P.E.A.C.E. of Freestyle Fellowship & Awol One of The Shapeshifters cuts by Tha Goonie
09. Hip Hop Legends feat. Ellay Khule & Murs of The Living Legends
10. Look Out! feat. Rakaa Iriscience Of Dilated Peoples & K984 of C2D
11. Metronome Click feat. 2mex of The Visionaries, Lord Zen of The Visionaries, Liferexall of The Shapeshifters, Brother J of X Clan & Sach of The Nonce
12. False Hope feat. Barfly, Existereo of The Shapeshifters & Fatlip (formerly of The Pharcyde)
13. Life Like (Graffiti On The Wall) feat. Akuma of The Shapeshifters, Dannu of The Visionaries, Awol One of The Shapeshifters, background vocals by 2mex, Medusa & Bleek
14. Motel Six feat. Qwel Of Typical Cats, Bishop I, Sleep & Mestizo
15. Mad World feat. Neila, Isaiah & Die Del Amor of The Shapeshifters and The Returners
16. Space Needle feat. Existereo of The Shapeshifters, Gel Roc, Longevity of Darkleaf & 2mex of The Visionaries cuts by Roach the DJ
17. How Many MCs ’09 (BONUS TRACK) feat. Joe Dub, Subtitle, Premonition, Doc Lewd, Maleko, Metfly, Existereo, Akuma, Liferexall, Awol One, Tommy V, Neila, EVS, Raj, Spaceranger, Die Del Amor, Thesis Sahib, , Nocando, Topic, Matre, Ceschi & Xololanxinxo

via Final Call Media (via NYOil)

Wise Intelligence, NYOIL, JT the Bigga Figga, Bro J of X-Clan and Kam among others took part in a Saviours’ Day 2009 forum hosted by LaTonja Styles Muhammad and moderated by Final Call News Asst. Editor Ashahed Muhammad.

The Influence of Islam on Hip Hop

New from Brother J. Peace to Kinetik Cinematix for the look.

Brother J of The X Clan returns with a powerful message about the trials of incarceration and the prison industrial complex. Featuring Christian Scott on saxophone. From the latest album “Return From Mecca”. Directed by Wraithe for Kinetik Cinematix. 2008.

Visit them at divineforces.org

Hosted by Divine Forces Radio’s Fidel Rodriguez, various artists drop some knowledge on issues the community is facing. Appearances by KRS-One, Supernatural, Brother J, M1 of Dead Prez, Psycho Realm, Dilated Peoples, Asia One, Jurassic 5 & Immortal Technique.

Download GRANDGOOD Audiocast Volume 28 (Side A) by G

The Prayer – Performed by Ox
Introlude – Ghostface Killah
Slow Down – Ghostface Killah
My World Is Empty Without You – Prodigy
Southside – 50 Cent + Tony Yayo + Lloyd Banks
Anatomy of an Ass Whippin – Kwest the Madd Lad
Hip Hop Heaven – One Be Lo
Listen Baby – Johnson & Jonson
Weak Spot – Wu-Tang Clan
Joy Riden – Bash Bros.
Keep On Lovin Me – Isaiah feat Murs
The Only Way – Johnson & Jonson
Getting Away – Living Proof feat. Myka 9
Positively Inclined – Wax Tailor (Berry Weight Remix)
Mahavishnu Collins – Thavius Beck
Sunlight – Wu-Tang Clan (RZA)
Nobody’s Smiling (Part 2) – Dj Signify + Blockhead
Happy Slapping – Bomarr
Compton’s n the House (Live) – N.W.A. (Dre and MC Ren)

Download GRANDGOOD Audiocast Volume 28 (Side B) by Chris V

Volume 10 – Zeke
Elphomega – Postdata
Black panther feat. MF Grimm – Nothing Personal
Ghostface Killah feat Raekwon + U God – Rec Room Therapy
Sharlock Poems – Made 4 Me
Grand Analog – Weekend Love
Matt Gamin – Mellow Dramatik Produced by: Tape Mastah Steph
PNS – Skate Videos
Percee P – The Hand That Leads You (madlib remix)
Krohme feat. Hell Razah – Cold Summers
Wise Intelligent – Israelite
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings – Something’s Changed

Download GRANDGOOD Audiocast Volume 28 (Side C) by Ming-Tzu

Wu-Tang Clan – Campfire
Wise Intelligent – Niggaz Iz
Lord Zen & Deeskee + 2Mex + LifeRexall + Brother J + Sach – Metronome Click
Wildcard + Qwel – Poison Oak
Dopestyle + Pro The Leader + Opio – We Put It Down
Tragedy Khadafi – Ryder Muzik
Dday One – Memento Mori
Abstract Rude + Aceyalone – What Time Is It
Wu-Tang Clan – Stick Me For My Riches
Show & A.G. – Business As Usual (Cuts By DJ Premier)
Murs – Untitled
Wildcard + Dead Poet – Self Portrait
Flyphonic + Merit Hemmingson – Introduction

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How do you feel about the industry shift from Revolutionary to Gangsta?
I don’t think it shifted to the gangsta. I just think it shifted to a heavier corporate position and the corporations that decided what’s easiest to buy. Girls Gone Wild sells better than a Malcolm X book. So, there’s no question that a million motherfuckers would want to get drunk and get in front of the stage, see some titties and shit. It’s millions of motherfuckers like that, that won’t let go. It’s not too many people who want to sit down and meditate, take time and say, what the hell am I doing here? We’re not trying to say stop the party, ain’t nobody stopping no party. But if you ain’t here to focus motherfucker, you’re going to be in prison, you’re going to be out here with no job, and you going to be wandering, and when you go to the club you’re going to be broke. You got to learn how to be a man; you got to learn how to be a woman. This is basic street knowledge that you have to give to the people.

So, X-Clan Millennium Cypher, what’s that all about?
Millennium means, I can’t say it means under new management, it just means that the circle has increased and evolved. It’s the second generation of us. We have the cipher to handle millennium issues. The internet and young heads, there’s an issue. When you got old men seducing the young through this (internet) there is a problem. There is a problem with wisdom and attention deficit. You can’t say shit to the next generation about passing on science. We can’t even pass on Hip-Hop correctly. They make their own shit. The sub-cultures of Hip-Hop are killing the game. So, if I say you have to go to learn from history, Kool Herc, and then go to the jazz greats, and run all the way back to the future, they say, man, fuck that, I’m going create my own shit. I’m going to create this Trip-Hop shit, create my own weapon and separate myself from the game. That is happening everywhere, homie. Do you know how much I’m learning on these tours about little sub-cultures of Hip-Hop? The major cities have the big tours, but the small towns, they’re not accepting the culture like that. They don’t have twenty mixtapes sitting on their shelf saying, who’s the baddest emcee or not. They make the rules. You got a bunch of Lord of the Fly motherfuckers running the game in their region. So, when you got to do a show in their town and you don’t speak their language, you ain’t getting no dough, period. So, that’s why these artists are stuck in New York, or stuck in Detroit, or stuck in Atlanta and can’t get out. Why? Because that Chitlin Circuit we are suppose to be creating doesn’t exist. But for the white artists, it exists. You go on a white Hip-Hop band tour, there is a channel and circuit that is created for them wide open. And I’m telling you the truth. And I don’t have a racism problem. I’m just telling you the truth. When I tour with Damian Marley it’s 85% white people. And when I tour with Jurrasic 5 it’s 85% white people. Why? Because your label is saying black people don’t buy records and black people don’t go to concerts. So, if I advertise in your area they feel like they know better, so they’re not going buy your damn ticket anyway. That has created the separatism in Hip-Hop. That stereotype; I want to break that stereotype. You know good and well when X-Clan come to town a million black people are coming out to see us, homie.

Nice mix here with a new Deeskee-produced track featuring 2mex & Lord Zen (of Visionaries), Liferexall (of Shapeshifters), Brother J (of X-Clan) and Sach (of The Nonce). Link (via)

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01. X-Clan – Hovercraft/ Why You Doin’ That
02. X-Clan – Why You Doin That RMX (prod. By Craig Rip) (EXCLUSIVE)
03. Rack Lo (Lo Lifes), Azeem, Lil Sci (Scienz of Life), AKIR, Bashir, Phoenix Jones, MeccaGodZilla (M.I.C.) – Robots of Dawn Theme (DJ CHONG WIZARD EXCLUSIVE!!!)
04. X-Clan – Weapon X
05. Cheebacabra – March of the Biomorphs
06. DJ Chong Wizard, Brother J & Poizunus – We Sun Riders (interlude)
07. DJ Chong Wizard – Re-Boot Dat Funk (instrumental)
08. Ammon Contact f/ Brother J & Cut Chemist – Drum Riders
09. Deeskee f/ 2Mex & Lord Zen (Visionaries), Liferexall (Shapeshifters), Brother J (X-Clan), Sach (The Nonce) – Metronome Click [prod. by Deeskee] UNRELEASED EXCLUSIVE
10. Scienz of Life – Respect The Pioneers
11. X-Clan – Space People
12. Parliament – Presence of a Brain
13. Unagi – Rollin’ Ronnie
14. J-Dilla f/ Common – E=MC2
15. OC – The Inventor
16. Tom Green – Science Is Everywhere (interlude)
17. X Clan – Positrons
18. Brother J – Positron Shout Outs (interlude) w/ J-Dilla – Over The Breaks
19. Ultramagnetic MCs – Mechanism Nice
20. Black Grass f/ Okou – So Many Ways
21. DJ Chong Wizard – Cancel The Project (interlude) [prod. by Ricky Ropesack]
22. Monsta Island Czarz – M.I.C. Check (MeccaGodZilla, Infinite EVOL, Monsta X, Gabarah, Kongcrete, Superstar Jet Jaguar, Megalon) [prod by MeccaGodZilla]
23. Kool Keith – I’m Seeing Robots
24. Tycho – From Home
25. Clan Destined – Set Your Soul Free
26. When is the Spaceship coming? (interlude)
27. Muallem f/ Beans – New Thunder (The Emperor Machine mix)
28. Disflex.6 – Space Drugs/Bad Machine
29. Thaione Davis – Guidance
30. Unagi – Shoulda Known Better
31. X-Clan f/ Damien Marley – Cultures United
32. Sly n Robbie vs. Mad Professor (Dub Revolutionaires) – Victory Jam

Date: Nov 2, 2006 6:39 PM

Peace to all,

I am proud to see so many cultures reaching out to preserve conscious music. There is such a positive response not only to the coming of the new X Clan Album, but to the merging of Hip Hop subcultures. We have become so separate in the hip hop nation that we lose the definition of what good music really is. Good music serves the people, it shouldn’t destroy our faith in life; it shouldn’t divide the elder and younger generations. My mission is to serve the people with what they deserve; a positive message in a negative time. If I did this album with no music the content should still stimulate evolution in hip writers, in the coach potatoes who aspire to be American idols, etc. I’m not out to save the world in a day, getting hip hop back to a believable status of maturity is a serious task.

The new X Clan album (Return from Mecca) is the guinea pig project for a new “Golden Era” in this new Millennium. Do the supporters of that era still exist? Does the original X Clan audience even listen to Hip Hop? Will the new generation embrace the X Clan like the previous generation? These are issues that I had to address when I started this project, these are questions I had before I approached any label; as you can see by this album’s completion means I have faith in the people! The “Golden Era” of music was created by the people not the artists; the power of the people is not just a statement but a reality. It’s time to represent! Every person that complains about radio and video content, every parent that can’t share current day Hip Hop with there seeds, every artist that spits fire intelligence and can’t be heard; Step up and reclaim your ground!

New X-Clan 12″ from Up Above Records. Check the snippets of the 1st single from the upcoming X Clan Millennium Cipher album.

The One

Blackwards Row

And here’s Brother J of X-Clan live at the LA Knitting Factory in 2002.