Xodus Explained

Xodus: The New Testament
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	X Clan
Cover:	Xodus (X-Clan album - cover art).jpg
Released:	May 19, 1992
Recorded:	1991−92
Genre:	Political hip hop
Label:	Polydor 513 225
Producer:	X Clan
Prev Title:	To the East, Blackwards
Prev Year:	1990
Next Title:	Return from Mecca
Next Year:	2007

Xodus: The New Testament is the second studio album by American hip hop group X Clan. It was released on May 19, 1992 via Polydor Records. Recording sessions took place at I.N.S. Studios and Quadrasonic Studio in New York. Production was handled by X Clan themselves. The album peaked at number 31 on the Billboard 200 and number 11 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. It featured three singles: "Fire & Earth", "Xodus" and "A.D.A.M.".

Track listing

Sample credits

• Track 2 contains sample "Funky Sensation" performed by Gwen McCrae
• Track 3 contains sample "Mister Magic" performed by Grover Washington Jr.
• Track 4 contains samples "Funky Worm" by Ohio Players and "Flashlight" by Parliament
• Track 5 contains sample "Hold On" performed by En Vogue
• Track 6 contains samples "The Thrill Is Gone" performed by B.B. King, "Hush, Somebody's Calling My Name" performed by Ry Cooder and "Troglodyte" performed by Jimmy Castor
• Track 7 contains samples "Funky Drummer" and "Brother Rapp" performed by James Brown
• Track 8 contains samples "Impeach the President" by The Honey Drippers and "Love's In Need Of Love Today" performed by Stevie Wonder
• Track 11 contains sample "Atomic Dog" performed by George Clinton

Personnel

• Jason "Brother J" Hunter – producer, arranger, mixing
• L. Robert "Professor X" Carson – producer, arranger, mixing
• Claude "Paradise" Gray – producer, arranger, mixing
• Anthony "The Rhythm Provider Sugar Shaft" Hardin – producer (track 6)
• Jessie Torres – recording, engineering
• Kenny Ortiz – recording, engineering
• Mike French – recording, engineering
• Prince Charles Alexander – recording, engineering
• Winston Rosa – recording, engineering
• George DuBose – art direction, photography
• Dana Shimizu – design
• Ron Jaramillo – design
• Toni L. Taylor – illustration
• Lisa Renée Young – coordinator
• Mark J. Cheatham – booking

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[1]	31
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[2]	11

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. XClan, TLP. Billboard. April 18, 2021. subscription.
2. XClan, BLP. Billboard. April 18, 2021. subscription.
3. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992. Billboard. April 18, 2021.