Anerae Brown is not the only rapper to keep a career afloat from behind bars. However, the dedication and ingenuity Brown demonstrated while serving a 31-year sentence for first degree murder are certainly notable. Over the course of his 26 years in prison, he released 12 albums, recording grainy flows over a payphone. His talent and gangbanging backstory helped make him an underground hip-hop legend. On parole and living in Oakland since late 2018, the man better known as X-Raided is touring again—out to prove that his both truly reformed and truly deserving of his celebrity.
X-Raided
Fri, 8:30pm, $22+
BackBar SoFa, San Jose
