Return from Mecca
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AllHipHop.com | [5] |
RapReviews.com | [6] |
Hip Hop Linguistics | [7] |
Okayplayer | [8] |
RiotSound.com | [9] |
Undergroundhiphop.com | [10] |
Return from Mecca is the title of the reunion 3rd album from Hip Hop group X-Clan, released on January 30, 2007. This is the group's first studio album in 15 years since 1992's Xodus. A music video was made of the single "Weapon X."
Contributors
X-Clan originally consisted of four members, Brother J, Professor X, Sugar Shaft and Paradise the Architect. Sugar Shaft died in 1995 because of complications from AIDS, and Professor X died in early 2006 because of complications from spinal meningitis, leaving only two of the original members. Return From Mecca features guest appearances from Chali 2na of Jurassic 5, KRS-One, Kottonmouth Kings, RBX, Abstract Rude, and Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach. Featured producers include DJ Quik, DJ Khalil, and Jake One.
Track listing
- "X-Clan Album Intro" (Produced by DJ Fat Jack)
- "Aragorn" (Produced by Quazedelic)
- "Voodoo" featuring RBX & Quazedelic (Produced by DJ Khalil)
- "Hovercraft"
- "Why You Doin' That" (Produced by Bean One)
- "Weapon X" (Produced by Ultraman)
- "Speak the Truth" featuring KRS-One (Produced by Jake One)
- "Positrons" (Produced by Quazedelic)
- "Mecca" featuring Jah Orah (Produced by Quazedelic)
- "Prison" featuring Christian Scott (Produced by Proh Mic)
- "Atonement" featuring Jah Orah (Produced by DJ Fat Jack)
- "Brother, Brother" featuring DJ Quik (Produced by DJ Quik)
- "Funky 4 You" featuring Chali 2na (Produced by Quazedelic)
- "Self Destruct" (Produced by J Thrill)
- "Space People" featuring Quazedelic (Produced by Quazedelic)
- "Trump Card" featuring Hannah Barbera (Produced by ACL, DJ Fat Jack & P-Nice)
- "To the East" featuring YZ & Abstract Rude (Produced by DJ Fat Jack)
- "Locomotion" featuring Daddy X, Tri State and Kottonmouth Kings(Produced by Proh Mic)
- "Americans" featuring Jacoby Shaddix (Produced by Patrick P-Nice Shevelin)
- "3rd Eyes On Me" featuring Tri State (Produced by DJ Khalil)
- "Culture United" featuring Damian Marley
- "Respect" [Hidden Track] featuring Tech N9ne
References
- ^ http://www.undergroundhiphop.com/x-clan-return-from-mecca/NZE072CD/
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/X-Clan-Return-From-Mecca/release/896478
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Return-From-Mecca-X-Clan/dp/B000IFSGEE
- ^ "Genre". Allmusic. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ^ AllHipHop.com review
- ^ RapReviews.com review
- ^ Hip Hop Linguistics review
- ^ Okayplayer review
- ^ RiotSound.com review
- ^ Undergroundhiphop review