Rapper X1, aka Bruce Sandlin, was a rising Brooklyn rapper until his sudden demise in 2007.
He was affiliated with Gang Green and Onyx, a notable hip-hop group. The rapper’s unforeseen yet mysterious death had created national headlines; however, the mystery still remains today.
His partner, Angel Brinks, has recently opened up about him on the recent episode of “Basketball Wives,” making viewers reminisce about the legend of X1.
Who Is Rapper X1 Aka Bruce Sandlin?
Bruce Sandlin flourished on stage and in the hip hop industry as Rapper X1 back in the 2000s. His musical collaboration with notable groups such as Onyx is a noteworthy fact about him.
However, despite being a talented rapper, he struggled as a solo artist. He was on his way to grabbing a successful solo rap career when he was found dead at his home.
X1 had worked with Onyx and started as a solo artist under Mike Tyson’s record label, Tyson Records. As he did not find the results to his expectation, he signed a new deal with Ball’r Records, which was closed shortly.
Then X1 signed to the label Dynasty Records that recorded his debut album “Young, Rich, And Gangsta.”
Angel Brinks First Husband Rapper X1 Death Linked To Suicide
Rapper X1 was first found dead by his then-partner and self-proclaimed wife, Angel Brinks.
Brinks has claimed that her baby daddy’s death is suicide as they two had been in a fight before. She accepted that she said horrible things that led the rapper to kill himself.
Angel was nine months pregnant at the time of X1’s death. Meanwhile, the son, Azari, has grown up under the care of his mother.
Angel is a star cast on “Basketball Wives” as she is an ex-girlfriend of NBA shooting guard Tyreke Evans. Distractify confirms that Angel shares a daughter named Amani with Tyreke.
She is a dedicated mother to both Azari and Amani, while she welcomed her third child in November 2021 with her boyfriend, RoccStar.
Why Did Rapper X1 Aka Bruce Sandlin Kill Himself?
Rapper X1’s death cause still remains unknown to date. Angel’s statement on his death remains questionable as Nevada public records show that the two were not married then.
Bruce Sandlin’s friends, family, and ex-wife, Baby Vasquez, heavily suspect that the late rapper’s death is a set-up for suicide.
They believe that X1 was killed while his death scene could have been framed as a suicide. However, the full conclusion of his death has yet to unfold.
The news of his death was first published by the hip-hop website, AllHipHop.com.