X-Raided

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American rapper

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birth_nameAnerae Veshaughn Brown
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originSacramento, California, U.S.
genreGangsta rap
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years_active1989–present
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Anerae Veshaughn Brown (born July 30, 1974), better known by his stage name X-Raided, is an American rapper. In 1992, Brown was sentenced to 31 years in prison on murder charges, which Brown denied, maintaining his innocence. The lyrics of his debut album, Psycho Active, was submitted as evidence by the prosecutors. Subsequently, Brown continued to record rap songs in prison, until being released on parole in 2018, 26 years into his sentence. He was later signed with Strange Music.

Biography

Brown was raised by his mother, Shirley James 'Jaz' Brown, a clerk at the Sacramento County courthouse. Brown was raised on the south side of Sacramento and subsequently joined the Garden Blocc Crips which is a block carved out by Florin Road, Meadowview Road, 24th Street and 29th Street. X was from 24th Street. In 1992, Brown released his debut album, Psycho Active, before being arrested in March with four other Crips for the killing of Patricia Harris during a home invasion, with the prosecution citing Brown's lyrics in his trial, accusing Brown of premeditated murder.

Brown's second album, Xorcist, was recorded over the phone while he was in jail awaiting trial. The recordings Brown made while in prison documented the maturation of Brown's psychological development as he processed the gravity of his imprisonment.

Brown was paroled on September 14, 2018 after serving 26 years in prison,{{cite web |url=https://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/penitent-rapper/content?oid=27180067 |title=The penitent rapper |work=Sacramento News & Review |publisher=Chico Community Publishing |first=Howard |last=Hardee |date=October 4, 2018 |access-date=October 1, 2020 |archive-date=October 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006142808/https://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/penitent-rapper/content?oid=27180067 |url-status=live | url=https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/12/05/paroled-gangster-rapper-seeks-redemption-after-26-years-behind-bars/ | title=Paroled Gangster Rapper Seeks Redemption After 26 Years Behind Bars | first=Joe | last=Vazquez | work=cbslocal.com | date=December 5, 2018 | access-date=October 2, 2020 | archive-date=September 28, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928003022/https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/12/05/paroled-gangster-rapper-seeks-redemption-after-26-years-behind-bars/ | url-status=live

Style and influences

Brown, reflecting on his early music, described his younger self as a "stereotypical rapper" that was "trying to be the toughest, hardest guy, writing a lot of fantastical music in the vein of the Geto Boys." Steve "Flash" Juon, retrospectively reviewing Brown's debut for RapReviews, described Brown's lyrics as "decent yet unremarkable boasting". Brown cited N.W.A and Ice Cube as his influences at this stage in his career. After his incarceration, Brown's lyrical influences shifted to James Baldwin, Langston Hughes and W.E.B. DuBois.

Discography

Solo albums

  • Psycho Active (1992)
  • Xorcist (1995)
  • The Unforgiven: Vol. 1 (1999)
  • Speak of the Devil (2000) as Nefarious
  • Vengeance Is Mine (2000)
  • The Initiation (2001)
  • And He Shall Appear (2001)
  • Deadly Game (2002)
  • These Walls Can Talk (2002)
  • The Unforgiven Vol. 2: Assisted Suicide (2009)
  • Unforgiven Vol. 3: Vindication (2011)
  • Sacramentally Disturbed (2012)
  • Psychoactive 2 (2014)
  • Aneraé VeShaughn – The Execution Of X-Raided (2018) as Aneraé VeShaughn
  • California Dreamin (2019)
    • There Will Be a Storm* (2020)
  • A Prayer in Hell (2023)
  • A Sin in Heaven (2024)
  • A Prophecy in Purgatory (2025)

Collaboration albums

  • City of Kings with Kingpen (2002)
  • Ignition with Loki (2007)
  • Bloc Bizniz with Bloc Star (2010)
  • Family Matters with Luni Coleone (2021)

Compilation albums

  • X-Ology: The Best of X-Raided (2001)
  • The X-Filez, Vol. 1 (2003)
  • The X-Filez, Vol. 2 (2004)
  • The X-Filez, Vol. 3 (2005)
  • The Unforgiven Vol. 2.5: Assisted Suicide [Collector's Edition] (2010)

Mixtapes

  • Sacrifice Mixtape (2012)
  • Psychotic Activity (2014)

Extended plays

  • Niggaz In Black (1991)
  • The Eternally Unforgiven Project (2009)
  • A Gun With a Body on It with Smigg Dirtee (2015)

References

References

  1. Ankeny, Jason. "X-Raided Biography". AllMusic.
  2. Decker, David. (2022-07-30). "X-Raided: The Evolution of a Legend".
  3. (17 November 2002). "Tied by music and murder".
  4. Wallace, Riley. (March 8, 2019). "AFTER 2 DECADES OF INCARCERATION, X-RAIDED IS READY TO CARVE OUT A POSITIVE NEW LEGACY". HipHopDX.
  5. Roca, Teresa. (January 26, 2019). "Rapper X-Raided Shopping Around Reality TV Show On Prison Life To Feature Lyle Menendez". Radar Online.
  6. Grouchy Greg Watkins. (May 15, 2010). "Rapper X-Raided Stabbed 7 Times In Prison Riot Over Rap Album". AllHipHop.
  7. Wallace, Riley. (January 17, 2019). "RAPPER X-RAIDED RELEASED FROM PRISON AFTER MENENDEZ BROTHERS SUPPORT". HipHopDX.
  8. jbanks. (April 17, 2019). "X-Raided On Reinventing Himself After Prison, Nipsey Hussle + Signing w/ BMG Records". 935kday.
  9. Flaugher, Sierra. (May 11, 2022). "Tech N9ne's Strange Music has signed the legendary rapper, X-Raided!". Strange Music.
  10. Sawari, Amani. (December 30, 2018). "'The Execution of X-Raided': The power of redemption". San Francisco Bay View.
  11. Juon, Steve "Flash". (August 30, 2022). "X-RAIDED :: PSYCHO ACTIVE". RapReviews.
  12. (25 August 2022). "Rapper X-Raided Says CA Rap Lyrics Bill Would've Prevented 26-Year Prison Term".

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