Known for its
Afrocentrism and militant activism as member of the Blackwatch movement, X Clan soon gained fame for the controversy its music aroused, though commercial success was sporadic. X Clan reunited in the late 1990s but did not release any new material. Brother J assembled a new crew that he calls X Clan Millennium Cipher and released a
vinyl single for "The One/Blackwards Row" in 2004. Professor X died from complications of
spinal meningitis on 17 March 2006. A new X Clan album, titled
Return from Mecca (originally titled
The Trinity), was released in 2007, featuring
Damian "Jr Gong" Marley,
Chali 2na of
Jurassic 5,
RBX,
KRS-One,
Daddy X of
Kottonmouth Kings, and
Jacoby Shaddix, lead vocalist of the rock band
Papa Roach. Also,
Tech N9ne is featured on a hidden bonus track titled "Respect." X Clan opened for
Insane Clown Posse's Tempest Tour and, in January 2009, released an album titled
Mainstream Outlawz. ==Discography==