AUTHENTIC ARTICLE

Pass the Torch

Wednesday, December 8th, 2010

Authentic Article “Pass the Torch” By Aneraé “X-Raided” Brown I was asked my opinion on the subject of an alleged beef between Brotha Lynch Hung and T-Nutty.  I gave it some thought and this is what I came up with. First and foremost, I hope any issues between Lynch and Nutty have been resolved y now and that no one has tried to fan the flames in order to somehow benefit as a participant or just to enjoy the show. With that said, I want to highlight a few facts:  In the sport of Hip Hop, as with any sport, there is competition.  There are those who honor the legends of their sport and those who are so determined to surpass the legends that they come across as disrespectful.  There are also legends who come across as overly critical of the younger players; legend... Read More

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY…

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

Happy Father’s Day By Aneraé “X-Raided” Brown Time has a way of clarifying things.  If we allow it, that is.  Conditions have to be created for it to work.  Maturity is most important but that’s something more than growing into your body.  It’s growing into your mind and spirit.  That happens at different speeds for different people.  It took a long time for me and I still don’t always know if I’m getting it right, but I interpret my awareness of that as a sign of maturity. I’ve been writing my mother pretty frequently most recently.  We’ve been in a good place with each other and I’m happy about that.  I want my critical relationships to be in solid shape.  It’s easy to throw a label at our memories and call things good or bad and place blame, but ... Read More

Innocent Bystander

Monday, June 21st, 2010

Innocent Bystander By Anerae “X-Raided” Brown June 21, 2010 Someone recently told me about some talk that I killed a “grandmother” and that’s what I’m in prison for. I have heard that for years and never rebutted it (until I made Eternally Unforgiven) out of fear of it being harmful to me legally or being considered disrespectful of the dead. But let’s talk about it. First of all, I didn’t shoot anyone. I didn’t kill the victim in my case. A woman was killed but I did not intend for her to die and I don’t think the person who shot her could see anything but movement in the dark. It was pitch black, 2 o’clock in the morning. She was an innocent bystander. A victim of circumstances. J-Dogg, Jerome McCoy, a member of the Garden Blocc Crips, was kille... Read More

Riot Time. We’re Goin’ to the Hole…

Friday, June 11th, 2010

May 3, 2010 “Riot Time.  We’re Goin’ to the Hole…” X-Raided “The Hole” I haven’t had a chance to communicate with everyone for a while.  I’ve been dealing with a bunch of drama behind these prison walls. It’s a long story but here’s the short version. I’ve been dealing with a real life stalker for about three years now; an obsessed fan who we jokingly called “Stan.”  I was on D-Yard from ’05 to ’08 and I got a couple of letters from a dude calling himself “Mike Enemigo.”  He was on my balls pretty tough, about how he loved my music and my accomplishments and wanted to be the “next X-Raided.”  He had Life without the possibility of parole and wanted to be a rapper.  I get that a lot from inmates.  I ignored his letters, about two or... Read More

Features : X-Raided: “When Rappers Go to Jail”

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

“When Rappers Go to Jail”

As told to Allhiphop.com by X-Raided

June 9, 2010

  I find it interesting that everyone finds it so shocking that most if not all famous people are placed in segregated housing when they get locked up.  Even here in prison, when the Rolling Stone with Lil Wayne on the cover came out saying that he would be in protective custody at Riker’s Island, I heard grumbles like, “He talks all that blood shit but he’s in PC.”  What does everyone expect Lil Wayne to do?  This is a guy who can’t even walk through a mall without security just because of too much love and too much hate.  A famous person can’t walk through a club or any other public place... Read More

“These Are Your Friends”

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

“These Are Your Friends”

By X-Raided June 1, 2010

I heard that people are asking where certain individuals stand with me. I want to provide clarification. First and foremost, my loyalty is to Bloc Star and those who rep it 100%. B. Parker is my wife. Obviously, she is always aware of my thoughts and feelings. Then it’s Filthy Rich. The three of us have brought the team this far since 2008 and I am dedicated to our remaining the core of Bloc Star. Filthy Rich is hands down the closest one to me. We’re solid. C-Dubb and Gangsta Reese have been loyal to me and dependable both as men and as artists. I’m proud of them and we’re going to keep pushing. I am going to show everyone what Leviat... Read More

Billy Jam’s Interview With X-Raided

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

February 20, 2009 Interview with X-Raided by Billy Jam Q: For those who don't know about you as an artist and your impressive recording output, can you give a brief overview of all of the recordings you have been involved in (including as a writer) over the years? A: Well, I began recording with a DJ named Percy Hunter, who we called "P-Nutt" as a homeboy and "DJ Tantrum" as a DJ because he was always yelling at us for stealing his records! [X-Raided laughs.) I met Sicx shortly after that, through my cousin Nicole, and Sicx introduced me to Brother Lynch Hung. None of us had a name at the time, we were just circulating tapes In South Sacramento. Sicx and Lynch convinced me to hit an actual studio, Enharmonic, owned by John Botch. That was when we made what came to be Psyc... Read More

The Creative Process in Prison

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

September 09, 2009 <br> The Creative Process in Prison By Aneraé "X-Raided" Brown  I am entering my fourteenth year of imprisonment in the California Department of Corrections and (so-called) Rehabilitation. The entire time, I have written songs for myself and others, as well as short stories and essays, and even a column for Murder Dog Magazine and a blog on my Myspace page. The thing that stands out in my mind, in terms of what it's like trying to be creative in this environment, is that the opportunity to do so just may be more available than in other settings. There can be a lot of solitude and isolation in prison, and for someone who knows how to utilize the lack of distractions; it can be fertile ground for creativity.  I once joked to a friend that when Moses n... Read More

Detailed Q & A interview with X-Raided

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

February 2, 2009 The Authentic Article® Interview with X-Raided by: Dane "Money" Atwater Q: There are a lot of misconceptions about your case; It's been reported by the LA Times that the youngest of the other 4 Individual defendants pleaded guilty and testified against you in return for prosecution as a juvenile, while everyone else were tried as adults. Is this accurate information? If so, who was the youngest individual? A: I remember that interview with Geoff Boucher, for the LA Times. It seemed to have favored the law enforcement and leaned in a negative direction against us, as opposed to someone just reporting the facts. I was surprised, because Geoff Boucher is a sincerely decent guy. He probably truly believed what he wrote, but, it was wrong. As far as the youngest Indiv... Read More

Never Surrender

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Friday, February 05, 2010

Current mood:   optimistic

What up everybody. I hope life is treating y'all well and if not, I hope you have a plan to change that. A lot has been going on in my life. I've been working hard, trying to solidify Bloc Star Entertainment and give us the opportunity to be the dominant company in our region. Doing whatever I gotta do. Maybe y'all heard about the phone and the digital recorder I had.

As usual, someone ratted me out. There's no way to know who, I can only really figure out who it wasn't. No one was aware who didn't need to know, but at the same time, I'm one of the main people someone could have just guessed something like that about. Once the first person got cracked and the speculation began over who else could possibly have s... Read More