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X-Raided
Birth name Anerae Brown
Born July 30th 1974
Genres Hip hop, horrorcore
Years active 1991–present
Labels Black Market Records, Priority Records, Madman Records, Bloc Star Entertainment
Associated acts Brotha Lynch Hung, C-Bo

Anerae Veshaughn Brown, better known as X-Raided, is an American rapper and Garden Blocc Crip gang member. He is currently incarcerated for gang-related homicide, of which he has served 20 years.

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Biography [link]

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Born July 30, 1974, Brown was brought up by his mother, Shirley James 'Jaz' Brown, a clerk at the Sacramento County Courthouse.[1]

The first X-Raided album, Psycho Active, was recorded in June 1990 with Sacramento rapper Brotha Lynch Hung, and released in 1992. Brown claims that the recording was made during a deadly conflict between the 24th Street Garden Blocc Crips and the Meadowview Bloods, contributing to lyrics full of violence. In March 1992 gang members raided the home of Patricia Harris and she was fatally shot. Brown and four other gang members were arrested for the murder.[1] The cover of Psycho Active shows Brown’s face with a .38-caliber handgun pressed to his head, and it was speculated that this was the actual murder weapon. The lyrics on the album contained mirror images of the crime he was suspected to have committed, and this caused national media coverage of X-Raided's then-impending trial. Brown did not testify about the night of the Harris murder, adhering to a code of silence, claiming he was present at the attack but did not pull the trigger.[2]

From 1993 to 1995 X-Raided recorded a large amount of material entirely over the telephone while in jail awaiting trial. These recordings were released on the 1995 album Xorcist. The exact means used to get the recordings is unknown, but the quality of X-Raided's material on the album is substantially less than studio quality, especially when intermixed with collaborations with other artists where the sound quality is normal. A track on the album begins with a recording of a collect call from X-Raided which identifies him as "an inmate in Sacramento County Jail".

This second album garnered even more attention and it was covered in various mainstream media outlets including Playboy (September 1996). Months after the release of "Xorcist", X-Raided was convicted of first degree murder and gang related homicide as he was sentenced to 31 years in prison.

X-Raided's next album Unforgiven came in 1999, and was also recorded surreptitiously while in prison. A guard helped X-Raided access the equipment necessary to record his vocals, and even his cell mate, Dott Dogg, made an appearance on the album.

Vibe (August 1998) reported, "The Unforgiven is culled from 65 tracks recorded onto a DAT, with beats added afterwards at a studio". Post-production was done at a house by producer DJ VerbalTek. He sent the music equipment necessary for recording; a microphone used to clip on in interviews, a tape recorder and a electronic metronome. All the beats were made by DJ VerbalTek including the single Mortal Kombat. According to Jerry Smith, Community Resources Manager at Salinas State Prison, "it's a mystery how such vocal sessions could take place. Inmates are not allowed to have tape recorders."[3]

Despite adverse circumstances, X-Raided managed to obtain clear and legitimate vocals. The result is "The Unforgiven: Volume I". X-Raided says, "with 2Pac gone, there is no one stepping up to represent the West Coast that has the lyrical skills, plus the intrigue to withstand the scrutiny that comes with being the best in his region. Now that I have real vocals, I am claiming the throne that was vacated by the death of Makaveli. Cali is mine and I am demanding my place at the top of the list of West Coast MC's." When asked about his case, X-Raided stated, "I was railroaded, straight up. But there is nothing I can do now except to make as much noise as I can, and hip hop is my medium, my podium. I gotta make some Johnny Cochran money so I can get up out of hell." "The Unforgiven: Volume I" showcases the production of newcomers DJ Shareil, The Technician, and R.A.W., collectively known as Mad Man Records. The album also features two new lyrical talents, Dott Dogg and Hanifah. Stand out tracks include "Misanthropy", "Spittin' Venom", and the autobiographical title track.[3]

The Initiation was released in early 2001, and was the culmination of X-Raided's attempts at forming his own record label back in 1999, Mad Man, with the help of his mother, Shirley “Jaz” Brown. Since the release of that album, X-Raided has since created another label called Bloc Star in 2005. He was the first artist to leave Madman Records in 2005. It is now run by Shirley “Jaz” Brown and Big No Love. Before the murder, Jaz Brown was a clerk at the Sacramento County Courthouse, but she quit when X-Raided became a famous defendant in the corridors. By June 2000, Jaz Brown had a new title, CEO of Madman Records, the new label for X-Raided and other local Sacramento rappers. Some said X-Raided is still part of Black Market Records (https://www.facebook.com/BlackMarketRecords).[1]

In 2011, X-Raided signed a distribution deal with RBC Records. Despite getting his equipment confiscated, X has continued recording, including work on his forthcoming album, as well as features for Jacka, Mars, G-Macc, and L.A.M.B (Roccy & Sccit). X released his first mix-tape, "Sacrifice", followed by his latest album "Sacramentally Disturbed", in March of 2012. (https://www.siccness.net/vb).[1]

Discography [link]

Studio albums [link]

  • 1991: Niggas In Blacc EP
  • 1992: Psycho Active
  • 1995: Xorcist
  • 1999: Unforgiven
  • 2000: Vengeance Is Mine
  • 2000: Speak of Da Devil (as Nefarious)
  • 2001: The Initiation
  • 2001: And He Shall Appear
  • 2002: Deadly Game
  • 2002: These Walls Can Talk
  • 2002: City of Kings (with Kingpen)
  • 2007: Ignition (with Loki)
  • 2009: Eternally Unforgiven Project EP
  • 2009: The Unforgiven Vol. 1: In The Beginning [Collectors Edition]
  • 2009: The Unforgiven Vol. 2: Assisted Suicide
  • 2010: Bloc Bizniz
  • 2010: The Unforgiven Vol. 2.5: Assisted Suicide [Collector's Edition]
  • 2011: The Unforgiven Vol. 3: Vindication
  • 2012: Sacrifice Mixrape
  • 2012: Sacramentally Disturbed

Compilations [link]


References [link]

  1. ^ a b c 2002 X-Raided article in LA Times
  2. ^ X-Raided Still Unforgiven from Davey D
  3. ^ a b X-Raided on mtraks X-Raided on mtraks

External links [link]


https://wn.com/X-Raided

Podcasts:

X-Raided

ALBUMS

Sacramentally Disturbed

Released 2012

The Unforgiven, Volume 3: Vindication

Released 2011

The Eternally Unforgiven Project

Released 2009

The Unforgiven, Volume 2: Assisted Suicide

Released 2009

Deadly Game

Released 2002

The Initiation

Released 2001

X-Ology: The Best of X-Raided

Released 2001

Xorcist

Released 1995

Psycho Active

Released 1992
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And He Shall Appear

by: X-Raided

[Verse 1:]
I'm like a full moon in the sky
When you see me
You know it's about to be another crazy night
X-Raided - Loc
Back up in that ass Bitch
If you slipping
That's what your motherfucking ass get
My gun is like my dog
And I be yelling sick 'em
Give me 24 feet
Or be another victim
I ain't got no regard for none of them Busters
I don't need no reason
And ain't nobody coming to save you
Cause it's open season
I squeeze the trigger and feel it kick a little
I'm looking at you in your eyes
While your face is splitting down the middle
Now here's a riddle
Do you got a answer for this
What do they call it when your body stiff...
Rigimortis
Niggas pouring out 'Ol-E for thy dead homies
But I ain't pouring out shit
Cause I didn't know him
And ain't no love for him
So while you reminiscing me
And my Niggas is yelling rest in piss bitch
We can take it to the next level
Pick your weapon
Make the grave diggers know to include a shovel
And dig a hole deep enough for you to meet your maker
X-Raided Loc - number one Life Taker
Everybody dies
[Chorus: x2]
Ain't no way around it
They search for the fountain of youth
But they never found it
And on that day I die
Ain't nobody going to cry
Everybody wants to go to heaven
But don't know why they want to die
[Verse 2:]
Now they hunting for me like they did Frankenstein
Gang of niggas
Like that Lynch Mob; Pogo sign
They got torches, rope, and ride pumps
I could either be a soldier
Or a quiet punk
But I ain't never been nothing but a Block Banger
Young Rider
Packing me a brain hanger
So don't side
Or it'll be another homocide
I like your glass house
Nigga, get your ass out
About to pass out
And shit your drawls
Cause I got that phat.44 caliber magnum pointed at your jaws
Got my hair in a afro puff
Cause I'm in a rage
I know you feel me baby
We on the same page
The 12-gauge will put you on your back
We'll get along better when you dead
Cause I'm a necropheliak
I'll peel your cap
Until your brain is showing
So I could see what the fuck you was thinking about
Cause evidently you ain't knowing
Can't nobody fuck with Raided
With this slow shit
So I'm going to have to labotimize you with the whole clip
To let you know that I'm the number one life taker
X-Raided seding motherfuckers to meet their maker
Everybody dies
[Chorus]
[Verse 2:]
I'm getting vicious late at night
Like Ebeniezer Scrooge
Dead homies coming back to tell me that to do
Paranormal activity
Like on Poltergeist
Or the invasions of the people that came to snatch your life
I can't explain it
And I really don't see no need to
Cause you could feel me if you drunk and off that weed too
Them little voices getting get in my head
Thinking it's time to murder
So if you slipping
When I'm tripping
Then I'm going to have to serve you
I'm sicker than a nigga that spent his youth in Nam (Vietnam)
That's why my psych trying to make me take Synnacuam
But fuck being calm
I'd rather tear up shit
Let everybody know X-Raided Loc is in this bitch
I'm a nigga that you can't handle
And every night I see the frame of death
In the flame of a candle
Telling me to turn the nine on myself
But it ain't enough liquor on the store shelf
To get me drunk enough to contemplate a suicide
You or me
Who would I rather kill
You decide
But keep in mind
I'm the number one life taker
X-Raided
Sending y'all niggas to meet your maker




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