X-Raided, real name Anarae Brown, was born in Sacramento and moved back and forth from Sac to his mothers homtown Waco.TX, and raised primarily in South Sacramento, CA in the Gardens community. He is a notorious gangster rapper who, shortly after releasing his 1992 debut LP Psycho Active, was convicted on murder charges. The album's violent lyrics were cited as evidence at his trial. While in prison, X-Raided recorded another album entirely over the telephone.