{"product_id":"x-clan-to-the-east-blackwards","title":"X-Clan - To The East, Blackwards","description":"\u003cp\u003e180 gram audiophile vinyl\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing \"Heed The Word Of The Brother\", \"Verbal Milk\" , \"Grand Verbalizer, What Time Is It?\" and \"Funkin' Lesson\"\u003cbr\u003eUnderground hip-hop debut album from 1990\u003cbr\u003eBlack vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eX Clan emerged from Brooklyn, New York as one of the most distinctive and politically charged groups of the early 1990s. The original lineup, Anthony “Sugar Shaft” Hardin, Claude “Paradise” Gray, Jason “Brother J” Hunter, and Lumumba “Professor X” Carson, became the driving force behind the Blackwatch movement, a collective that also included artists such as Lin Que aka Isis and Queen Mother Rage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRenowned for their Afrocentric vision, militant activism, and unmistakable sonic identity, X Clan quickly rose to prominence. Their 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 Top R\u0026amp;B\/Hip-Hop Albums and No. 97 on the Billboard 200. The record delivered several standout singles, including “Heed The Word Of The Brother” backed with “Raise The Flag”, “Funkin’ Lesson” backed with “Shaft’s Big Score”, “Grand Verbalizer, What Time Is It?”, and the funk-driven, sample-heavy track “Verbal Milk”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe group’s original formation dissolved in 1995, and tragically, both Sugar Shaft and Professor X passed away later that year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo The East, Blackwards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\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","brand":"MUSIC ON VINYL","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl 1LP","offer_id":54799350923587,"sku":"RPT-31828","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/1601\/8499\/files\/LIT_20260908_1735_164045_993_v_0602488534833_008.png?v=1788886920","url":"https:\/\/www.recordplant.co.uk\/products\/x-clan-to-the-east-blackwards","provider":"Record Plant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}