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X-Vandals is a New York City based Puerto Rican political Hip Hop group that consists of vocalist/MC Not4Prophet (born in Ponce, Puerto Rico) and DJ Johnny "Juice" Rosado (born in the Bronx, NY).

History
In 2006, Not4Prophet (formerly of the band and artist collective Ricanstruction Netwerk), and Johnny Juice (member of Public Enemy's Bomb Squad production team), formed X-Vandals as a reaction and answer to what they characterized as a corporation co-opted rap music scene.

Gigs and tours
X-Vandals performed live for the first time on 23 September 2007 at a United Nations rally, demanding freedom for their homeland, Puerto Rico. X-Vandals will perform several shows in Brooklyn and New York City accompanying Public Enemy in December of 2007.

Activism
Not4Prophet's "arts and agitation collective", Ricanstruction Netwerk, has supported various political causes to include, but not limited to, the movement to free Mumia Abu Jamal, Leonard Peltier, MOVE members, Puerto Rican and other political prisoners, the struggle to free Puerto Rico and Palestine, squatters rights and pirate radio. Ricanstruction Netwerk also began to engage in other artistic mediums beyond music such as "street art" (graffiti and murals), magazine/'zine/pamphlet publishing (Ricanstruction Press), and filmmaking (Illegalist Cinema).

Controversy
X-Vandals has been known to speak out in support of such underground armed political groups such as Los Machetero -EPB (Puerto Rican Peoples Army).

Musical influences
Some of X-Vandals' musical influences are Public Enemy, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Hector Lavoe, Curtis Mayfield, Mandrill, War, Carlos Santana, Fela Kuti, Willie Colon, Patato Valdez, Hector Ruiz, John Coltrane, The Last Poets, Gil Scott Heron, Nina Simone, Bob Dylan, and The Cold Crush Brothers.

Discography

 * The War of Art 2007