Professor X the Overseer

Professor X the Overseer
File:Professor X.jpg Professor X, 1992.
Background information
Birth name	Lumumba Carson
Also known as	Professor X, PXO, Baba Professor X the Overseer
Born	(1956-08-04)August 4, 1956
Origin	Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died	Brooklyn, New York, USA
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper and activist
Years active	1989–2006
Labels	4th & B'way/Island/PolyGram Records Polydor/PolyGram Records
Associated acts	X Clan Freedom Queen Mother Rage

Lumumba Carson (August 4, 1956 – March 17, 2006), known by his stage names Baba Professor X the Overseer, Professor X, or PXO was born the son of Brooklyn-based activist Sonny Carson. Carson was a founding member of the Hip hop group X Clan and was featured in nearly all songs on the albums To the East, Blackwards (1990) and Xodus (1992), right before the group went on hiatus. He released two solo albums—Years of the 9, on the Blackhand Side (1990) and Puss ’n Boots—the Struggle Continues (1993).

Carson died from complications associated with spinal meningitis in 2006.

See also

• Political hip hop
• Black nationalism
• Afrocentrism

Albums

• Professor-X (Saga) (1989)
• Years of the 9, on the Blackhand Side (1990)
• Puss ´b Boots-the Struggle Continues (1993)

External links

• X Clan Music (X Clan official Web site)
• Professor X the Overseer at the Internet Movie Database