Xclan - Grand Verbalizer, What Time Is It

[donhajike]

As a white dude listening to this when I was like 15 [growing up in Oakland] my mind was blown away by how little I knew about real black culture. I had this tape on auto-flip repeat. Amazing stuff.

[choa25]

Positive Nature silly Mortals Call it Curse....can u read in/between that shit he telling u a moment in history here yaa...

[jumbomojokat]

1) -- “X”-Clan, “CROSS-ROADS”, “ELEGBA take another swigga”.

2) -- “ELEGBA meet me at the ROAD, a following SOUL, YOUNG to the OLD”.

3) -- “VOODOO running from my magic”.

4) -- “This is PROTECTED by the RED, the BLACK, and the GREEN”.

Elegba (red & black) and Ogun (black & green) are Orisha-Voodoo Warriors who “PROTECT”.

Yall know “what time it is”. “Eshu Elegbara o, pele o! Ogun o, pele o! Orisha o, pele o!”

[pekcman]

man this is what hip hop is all about

[chrissline77]

@pekcman ..........I have to agree.

[Ricrug86]

YESSSSSSS! X-Clan is still available. I can't wait to let my son hear this.

[djquest562]

Dope beat. How ironic. They sampled Average White Band for this. Dope lyrics. Still getting goosebumps listening to those lyrics. My man blacked out on all those verses. Not a single bar was wasted.

[djdiamondhands]

HOW CAN POLAR BEARS SWING ON VINES WITH THE GORILLAS...PLEASE!!!!

HA!HA!

[YungMalThaKid]

listen and learn the history lesson

[mccoy1303]

These Sissys Went and Blacklist all our Most profound and Conscience Artist,

and kicked them off their labels.

"God Makes A Path So the World Respects Me!"..Oww!!

Now that's what our Kids need to hear!!

Our parents played Classics, and they grew on us..get it?

[mccoy1303]

Old School Parents!! Just Play it! and Keep Playing it!

It will sink in, and Your Kids will realize the garbage being pushed on them.

[757CitiesReppa]

How DEEP?

[RashidAbuYusuf]

@757CitiesReppa Deep! Deeper than Atlantis!!! WHOO!! CLassic verse!

[sychophantt]

BY THE WAY this is protected -- you know the rest

[lcolby11]

NOW IS THIS BETTER THAN LIL WAYNE? HELL YEA

[Yashaabakadawbra]

For those of us who haven't been watered down.....THIS STUFF IS STILL IN OUR BLOOD! With all the world problems THIS CONSCIOUS STYLE IS COMING BACK...that's what time it is...check it.

[mambomambo1]

rap was telling us something at this time, now they raping about bullshit to us .

[maddan76]

Rap City with the mayor

[fdsaks]

@KnowImillian Um because we dont support each other we would rather rob and steal from each other. C'mon man there will never be black unity. Its a scam to keep you focused on bs. By the way I bet you pay your internet bill with that white money too. They did not kill anything plenty of artist are now underground and our people are too lazy to seek knowledge. The artists are still there the masses have been brainwashed so fuck em.

[fdsaks]

@KnowImillian Um because we dont support each other we would rather rob and steal from each other. C'mon man there will never be black unity. Its a scam to keep you focused on bs. By the way I bet you pay your internet bill with that white money too.

[chittlns]

One of the best rhymes ever he UPPING blackness sumthng crazy talkn straight to whites then slid one n on krs!!!!

[meechamaka411]

@KnowImillian Sure did..."He likes the devil because the devil gives him nothing." (6:1-36) "Why does he like the devil?" (7:1-36) "Because the devil planted fear in him when he was a little boy." (8:1-36) "Why does he fear the devil now that he is a big man?" (9:1-36) "Because the devil taught him how to eat the wrong foods." (10:1-36)...PLAIN & SIMPLE!!!

[southboy99]

THIS IS MY SHIT!!!!! HOW COME HIP HOP CAN'T BE LIKE THIS ANYMORE?

[BBOYnaru]

You must learn!

[nubianqueen40217]

plz inform me the name of that cd with grand verbalizor what time is it and funkin lesson tryin to purchase off itunes THANKS HIT ME at nubianqueen40217@yahoo.com

[EDDSMITTY1]

WHY IS THERE A DISLIKE BUTTON ON THIS SONG?

Brother J killed this!!!

Two people don't know what time it is!!

[poolvato]

X CLAN anyday of the week over Lil' Jeezy or whatever these fools call themselves these days! Today's rap is whack! Grew up on old school and it still sounds good today!

[kyilprkr]

does any1 have da time?

[gat333]

@KnowImillian - Peace and you correct

[BrooksHereWas]

how deep?

deep/

deeper than atlantis/ deeper than the sea floor traveled by the mantis

[gat333]

@KnowImillian - They souled out for paper with dead slave owners on it.They don't get it,the brainwashing is that deep.I think it's actually an awake spell they are under no joke.

[HostileNegress]

When I tell you I was 10 YEARS OLD listening to this. What was I cookin' up???? lol It still bumps - he goes hard in those lyrics!

[str8wizi]

@KnowImillian AMEN! TIMES 10

[EzMoneyBoy464]

My mystic magic what your gonna do?? Think before you step before the rebel silly Mortal you.. The Melinated Man Is GOD.. Cave dwellers are silly mortals.. BLACK POWER. Ashe' & Hotep..

[7thJewelProductions]

They should have made a video to this....this was SCREAMING for a video!! This is my favorite song on their first album!

[cheeponochee]

I remember this, when walking around all you seen was brothers rockin the African medallions! Can't front.....I was one of them. Thanks for the Flashback man.

[MrMoney2807]

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[sunshine2009ization]

my favorite verse is, "HOW CAN POLAR BEARS SWING ON VINES WITH THE GORILLAS PLEASE, CHECK YOUR REASONS CAUSE THEIRS SOMETHING AMISS!"

[sdb4409]

Hip Hop need tto go back to this style! Not popping bottles, screwing girl the masses dont need to know what on our mind all the time! they heard the Neg- but we got to hit them with the Pos+ too!

[chrissline77]

I like weed, pussy, pussy, pussy, weed, pussy, weed.

[sblake1016]

@exzotik81 Yes it was!! As well as, "Self-Destruction, is not a key function..."

[Brilloseven70]

Ya Pissin me of cuz ya swear ya higher level....

Back to ya cave...get ya self togetha....

Damn....these dude kept me from self destructing as a youth....

THANK YOU BROTHA J

[way2cuzzy]

the essence of hip hop, I see the old school representing up in here. yeah yeah

[mosiyb]

it was so funny when 3rd bass went after them! hilliarious...this song is dissing them if yall aint know..

(how could a polar bear swing with a gorrillia)..

[loweman34]

I remember this year in hip hop. Every month a new concious group would pop up cause it was selling remember. These brother were a little deeper than the average message group without dissing they explain"why would polar bears sing on vines with gorillas'. They new what was happening and if look around today they also knew what was going to happen. Peace.

[thesouthrapsucks]

dope im 15 fuck lil wanye fuck gucci fuck puffy fuck the radio fuck teabaggers ....this is real hiphop here

[EzMoneyBoy464]

This Song Is Incredible... Brother J has 1 of those Chuck D voices that commands your ears..Chocolate & Vanilla.. How can Polar Bears swing on vines with The Gorillas?..

[demix636]

nowadays, this type of intelligence, and knowledge is a thing of the past

[rnsoles34]

Brother J... hip hop needs you duke...WORD!!!!

[blaxomega]

who was the devil who disliked this video... find him and shoot him lol

[blaxomega]

whats ya higher level if your shit aint real?

[thecalistallion]

swimm'in in the boots...

and the boots

@in't GIVEN.

[gpaw71]

we are all gorillas you mist the polar bear symbolizism because of the color content ... shows the images you have in your mind ... you copy cats will never know, whats the higher levelif your shit aint real lol pay attention friend

[youngmeech24]

"how can polar bears swing on vines with the gorillas"

[thecalistallion]

kum-!Nt0-th3-d@rKn3ss; path is (lite)...

death meaning life; as the pharaoh's t*ke flite...

[thecalistallion]

Tell me what a sissy know... lol

...Demensions of a [God], goes far beyond brackets. {ZOOM!}

Ya piss'in me off because ya swore ya higher-level.

BACK-to-ya-cave...get-cha-self­-together... (Lol)

Check ya reasoning cause there's something amiss...

Your home IS a VOID, you drown in ebyss... {ROTFLol}

Now all together towards the Sun [3@ST] while the Dummies

*sk tyme.

[intelblakgirl]

This is a Classic !!!!!!! this song can still educate those that are blind and deaf to the knowledge.

[ahsanpowers]

it was all unity & knowledge back then there will never be another group this confidently educational thats s.w.a.g. style wisdom and growth -ali montana

[alex4daddy1]

This was always the shit the real shit a message... then can the bitches with all the bullshit.... I'm 52 years old you young folks take lesson.

[tray04will]

Take That Lil Wayne, SISSY!!!!!!!!

[capricornking560]

@exzotik81 Yes, they had a little beef back then. They cool now though...

[BCS01]

Edutainment at its best!

[dalomos]

Brother J...Lyricist..is there any such thing anymore?

[shamarone]

love PE, but chuck d ain't have nothin' on brotha-J...!

[djpdoubles]

This is racist but I always still loved X Clan.(they did sample a white group Average White Band)The lyrics are so much more thoughtful and the flow is great.Brother J is forgotten in hip hop today.There are no rappers that come close to this today.Hip Hop and music had more censorship so there was less cursing and more lyrics.NWA changed everything same with 2 Live Crew

[kimeticforce]

@djpdoubles racist????

[phoneke]

The children await me by the mountain and the river and gather around the fire for the scroll that I deliver. You speak of the house thats from the sand to the sky (soul or spirit temple). The devils have forgotton and want to measure how high( They want to put numerical value on something unmeasurable. Foolish mortals.) The logic rebuilds you, your mind can't catch it. Dimensions of a god go far beyond brackets. (U cant put a physical value or structure on the intangible silly mortals) Deeep!

[claudalegriffieth]

Whats ya higher level if ya shit aint real......classic

[jarheaded1976]

God protects me, He selects me, God makes a path so the world respects me...

[IceManLikeGervin]

Certified dopified on the cognitive hiphop tip!!

[steelers2922]

listen to that beat, how can you touch this, you can't

[trurhyme909]

My god..where has the time gone...this stuff is classic

[RecordStr8]

" I dwell among the mortals the time is in the verse. Positive nature mortals call it curse. Shadow's in the sunlight balance in the birth. "

"This is an invitation to the crossroads, if you dare, Sissy! With a Key!"

[dhamm818]

Brother J's sickest shit. Broman was flowin like the Nile on this shit. ZOOM!

[kyilprkr]

Respond to this video...  true poetry...timeless...SISSYYYYYY­Y

[phillylove39]

This is rap in its best form....

[laylowbrown1]

datz my jam

[rhamswine]

by the way this is protected by the red the black and the green with a key sissy

[73secondson]

@ royalty it's obvious they rhymed over your head!

[pauls176]

When this came out I was 15 and had no idea how deep it was. Finally 20 years later I get it, thanks for giving us a dose of real rap. Keep up the good work.

[Ms60185]

THIS IS FOR THE MOES, B,P,S,N BLACK PEACE STONE NATION, ALL IS WELL

[angryellow313]

My older sister had this album and we listened to it almost everyday during summer vacation. This brings back great memories...that are protected by the red, the black, and the green, with a key, sissy!

[thecalistallion]

You have to be one of the best to be black-balled in the music industry. Blackwatch how you liv'in "Zoom....... Flow'in the nile "Zoom" Teaching the many mortals, the chimes of the sun-dial. Royalty315 down there unfortunatly WAS that batch of cookies that burned. Now all together to the Sun as the mortals ask time....

[eebeejay]

Brother J:

My blackness is deep,

"How deep?" Deep! Deeper than Atlantis,

Deeper than the sea floor traveled by the mantis.

I miss groups like X-Clan, Tribe called Quest, Public Enemy, BDP.

"Polar bears can't swing on vines with the gorillas".

[hertzalittle]

my nig said "stompin, walkin in my big black boots..livin off the earth, eatin herbs and fruits' wheeewwwwwwwwwwww!!! F---kin X-Clan maaann! Maybe Gucci Man and Lil Boosie might make classics like dis !day....yeah right!!!

[darealestdiva27]

@hertzalittle - thatz the illest bar ever spitted.. But dudes cant relate!! CHEDDAR 1

[hertzalittle]

@darealestdiva27 Worrrrrd!

[tray04will]

@hertzalittle This is why I can't listen to this garbage they make nowadays. It don't even compare.

[dowjones1978]

@hertzalittle FIRST OFF.. THESE BROTHERS ARE NO WHERE CLOSE TO BEING YOUR NIG OR ANYONE ELSES. Respect 1 2 and 3 folded into 19 squared... child!!!

[bighunch1]

@hertzalittle THEY CANT NEVER EVER FUCK WIT NOTHIN OF THIS LEVEL...X-CLAN GO H.A.M.

[TJ347]

@hertzalittle Most people missed the message of X Clan entirely. With that said, I'm sure Brother J would have some words for you regarding you calling him "my nig". Sadly, that's one of the chief messages people missed... that of having respect for your ancestry and a knowledge of self. As was said in "School Daze", you're not niggas!

[hertzalittle]

my nig said "stompin, walkin in my big black boots..livin off the earth, eatin herbs and fruits' wheeewwwwwwwwwwww!!! F---kin X-Clan maaann!

[royalty315]

Back in 1990 i thought xclan was great

Now, years later, i hear them and i realize that they sound like fools trying to sound mysterious and glorious

They were Babbling about nothing

[tyron2345]

@royalty315 what? this is classic hip hop, true to the game and carries a message, u have to be intelligent to appreciate the words my brotha (if your even the target audience of hip hop anyway)

[TyreeTV]

@royalty315 are you out your noodle?? There is knowledge being dropped in every single line in this song. These are rhymes for "thinkers."

[TheSonsOfLight]

@royalty315 : shame 20 years later & your still sleeping. Everything they said made incredible sense. They were 30 years ahead of you obviously.

[gasdemup]

this song smapled fela kuti. arguably the greatest musician of all time

[h2junkey]

@gasdemup What song?

[gasdemup]

@h2junkey sorrow tears and blood

[chriscash30]

what happened to these brothers????

[GREATBEAR2K10]

SISSIESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!

[Conduit13C]

with the key....lol, red and meth used that on blackout right? man, these were the days....

[littleprettyplp]

how can polar bears swing on vines of the gorrillas???

[bencrea1]

come into my ovens devil come an you'll burn..........