{"product_id":"x-clan-to-the-east-blackwards-180g-lp-pre-order","title":"X-CLAN “TO THE EAST, BLACKWARDS” (180G) LP *PRE-ORDER*","description":"\u003cp\u003ePRE-ORDER ITEM\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRELEASE DATE: 10-30-2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eX Clan emerged from Brooklyn, New York as one of the most distinctive and politically charged groups of the early 1990s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe original lineup, Anthony “Sugar Shaft” Hardin, Claude “Paradise” Gray, Jason “Brother J” Hunter, and Lumumba \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e“Professor X” Carson, became the driving force behind the Blackwatch movement, a collective that also included artists \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003esuch as Lin Que aka Isis and Queen Mother Rage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eRenowned for their Afrocentric vision, militant activism, and unmistakable sonic identity, X Clan quickly rose to prominence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eTheir 1990 debut album \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo The East, Blackwards \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003esparked both acclaim and controversy, reaching No. 11 on Billboard’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eTop R\u0026amp;B\/Hip-Hop Albums and No. 97 on the Billboard 200. The record delivered several standout singles, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e“Heed The Word Of The Brother” backed with “Raise The Flag”, “Funkin’ Lesson” backed with “Shaft’s Big Score”, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e“Grand Verbalizer, What Time Is It?”, and the funk-driven, sample-heavy track “Verbal Milk”.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe group’s original formation dissolved in 1995, and tragically, both Sugar Shaft and Professor X passed away later that year.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eTo The East, Blackwards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e is now reissued on vinyl for the first time since 1991, honouring one of hip‑hop’s most influential and culturally resonant albums.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"South Jersey Music Exchange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47660362727596,"sku":null,"price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/8293\/5980\/files\/AF837352-260C-4114-A859-BC3FACCEED17.jpg?v=1792466732","url":"https:\/\/southjerseymusicexchange.com\/products\/x-clan-to-the-east-blackwards-180g-lp-pre-order","provider":"South Jersey Music Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}