![]() The article came out with the headline "Sticky Fingaz Brother/Rapper X1 Found Dead In Las Vegas." A few days later, on July 19, 2007, Bruce’s second son was born. Hip-hop website was the first to write about the rapper's death. I found him and I couldn't really enjoy the birth of my son, but mourn a loss of my husband at the time." He was 28 years old. Angel says, my son's father committed suicide when I was 9 months pregnant. Nevada public records show X1 was not married at the time of his death yet Angel lied on record claiming they were married at the time of his death which has been proven false information. Baby has vocalized questions regarding his alleged suicide saying she believes he could have been set up. His first wife Baby Vasquez who he was married to for 4 years as shown in public records, had X1's first son Justyle Sandlin. X1's ex wife, who was 9 months pregnant at the time said he committed suicide after she said something horrible to him. X1 was found dead by his recently divorced ex-wife fashion designer Angel Brinks, following a short 3 month marriage. It is known that during his life Bruce always carried a weapon. His friends believe that he was killed and that his death was staged as a suicide during an Independence Day firework display. X1 was found dead in his Las Vegas home on July 4, 2007. Then X1 signed to the label Dynasty Records (based out of Las Vegas, Nevada) where he was due to release his debut album Young, Rich And Gangsta on September 19, 2006. The label ended folded before X1 could release some. A year after that the label did not quite take off the way X1 expected so he then went and signed a new deal with California record company Ball'R Records which had a roster consisting of three acts: Krayzie Bone, The Relativez and X1. In 2000 X1 signed to the label of Mike Tyson Tyson Records. X1 immediately took part in the recording of three studio albums by Onyx: Shut 'Em Down, Bacdafucup: Part II and Triggernometry, and in the recording of Fredro Starr and Sticky Fingaz's solo albums.Īfter taking part in the recording of Onyx's album Shut 'Em Down and touring with them, X1 focused on his solo career leaving Onyx but still on good terms with them he later on helped them with there solo projects. Onyx quickly learned about this and took the X1 on board. Every record label they brought their demos to asked Who's that one kid?" meaning X1. They were popular in their neighborhood but for some reason the labels were not interested in them. Unreleased songs by X1 and his group were released only after many years on Onyx's collections, Cold Case Files: Vol. The group members also attended the studio while Onyx recorded songs including Evil Streets Remix studio session with Method Man in 1994. X1 and Still Livin' together took part in the video for the Onyx's song React, where the then-unknown 50 Cent also took part. Over time Gang Green gained more knowledge, connections and experience in the music industry. ![]() Then followed interviews and concerts including Apollo Theater and The Tunnel. Then the group made a video for the song which was in rotation on local TV channels including the Video Music Box. The excerpt from this remix was on the second album of Onyx All We Got Iz Us. The B-side contains a remix recorded with Onyx. Soon Gang Green released their first single I'll Murder You produced by Fredro Starr. ![]() Onyx signed them to their own label Armee Records which was distributed by Capitol Records and Mercury Records. The name of the group Gang Green appeared from the lines of Fredro Starr. in front of Kennedy Fried Chicken that is where they were discovered by the popular hip-hop group Onyx which immediately invited them to the studio. The guys rapping at the intersection of 131st Street and Rockaway Blvd. One day Bruce met some teenagers from his neighborhood and formed a group that included in addition to him, Dez (who later changed his name to Still Livin), Chop, Cyph Certified and Whosane the younger brother of Fredro Starr. Hip-hop became a part of his life when he began performing freestyles in public and at his school. But he realized that this was not the way to achieve success. When he was 16 he was selling drugs in the corners of Queens trying to get rich quick. A year later he moved to Queens with his parents. X1 was born on March 6, 1979, in Brooklyn. Bruce David Sandlin (Ma– July 4, 2007), better known by his stage name X1, was an American rapper best known in the 1990s as a member of Gang Green and affiliated with Onyx.
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