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May 22, 2024
Episode 808 - Do not go gentle into that good night - the story of X-RAIDED.
There are prisoners and then there are people who find themselves in prison.
X-Raided is an artist who falls into the latter category.
X-Raided was released after serving 26 years. And in the ultimate irony, he completed his sentence months before t...
There are prisoners and then there are people who find themselves in prison.
X-Raided is an artist who falls into the latter category.
X-Raided was released after serving 26 years. And in the ultimate irony, he completed his sentence months before the world went into its own kind of prison - the COVID lockdown. Undeterred, he remained laser-focused on his career as an artist, using his platform to advocate for criminal justice reform, and his continued evolution as a man, mentoring younger people. His resilience and continued relevance in the rap industry make X-Raided an intriguing and influential figure in hip-hop history.
To listen to his catalog is to bear witness to growth. The line from a song like “Who’s the Ho” to “The Sunken Place,” much like life itself - in the joint or not - is not a straight one.
X-Raided’s artistic catalog is a document to the growth of the man and the artist.
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