Aneraé Brown in 1992 released his only album recorded while he was still free: at 17 years old, he released the album the day after being arrested for the alleged murder of Patricia Harris, grandmother of two Bloods, a rival gang to Brown's Crips. During the trial for his incarceration, the violent lyrics of this same LP will be used as evidence against him in court, Brown later claims he witnessed the shooting but did not participate in it. It matters little, because, while insisting on being innocent, he decides not to reveal the perpetrators of the crime and is sentenced to over 30 years in prison.
After his first EP, Brown under the name of X-Raided, he signs with the local Sacramento label Black Market Records and makes a gangsta record with horrorcore vibes, vivid and violent lyrics with murder as the main theme and dark funky beats made by his friend Brotha Lynch Hung, who is among the guests of the last two tracks; Sicx, one of the main guests in the debut EP published by Brown, is present here as Triple 6 in "That's How My Trigga Went". X-Raided delivers with decent technique, his hardcore rapping is decent on these cheap funky beats but fit with his lyrics, overall, the album is consistent, and gangsta rap fans might as well give it a listen.
"Still Shooting" is among the finest tracks inserted here: skinny and hard production, good slow syncopated delivery of X-Raided. "Call Tha Guardz" boasts a mesmerizing beat, simple funky boom bap, with tight drum machine, good rapper slow smoothness syncopated delivery. "Fuckin Wit a Psycho" is a joint of almost six minutes, simple rhythm, boom bap and hook that get fresh thanks to the classic sample from "The Message" by Melle Mel, simple slow syncopated delivery, good cut. "That Sickness" is the posse that closed the album, boom bap funky lo-fi, inside X-Raided, Brotha Lynch Hung, Big-O, Cyco, Kaos and Young Meek.
Rating: 7/10.
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