Legendary hip-hop acts Public Enemy [ tickets ] and X-Clan have teamed up for a tour that launches Tuesday (12/5) in San Diego, and wraps a few days before Christmas.

Public Enemy's current touring members include vocalists Chuck D, Flavor Flav and Professor Griff, DJ Lord, S1W James Bomb and S1W Pop Diesel. The band features Brian Hardgroove on bass, Khari Wynn on guitar and NYCity Mike Faulkner on drums.

"Everybody that I know in the cultural worlds of music dreams about a tour with Public Enemy and the X-Clan," X-Clan frontman Brother J said in a statement to the press.

"Public Enemy has been holding it down for the longest and they were the first major conscious group to do it big for the people. Chuck D is my inspiration for remaining independent with my music and I will salute that wisdom by spitting the fire on this tour."

X-Clan recently appeared on BET's 106 & Park, Def Poetry Jam, the Legends of Hip Hop Concert and sold out tours with Grammy-winning reggae star Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley and Jurassic 5. On Jan. 30, X-Clan will release "Return from Mecca," its first studio album in more than 10 years, on Suburban Noize Records. Collaborators on the album include Damian Marley, Jurassic 5's Chali 2NA, KRS-One, Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach, RBX, Abstract Rude, YZ, DJ Quik, DJ Khalil, Jake One and Bean One.