On July 4, 2007, the rapper X1 was discovered dead in his Las Vegas residence. Angel explained that dealing with the trauma while parenting her son Azari took her a long time. In Basketball Wives episode 5, Angel Brinks discussed her ex-husband Bruce Sandlin’s death.
Basketball Wives premiered a new episode on VH1 on Monday, June 13, 2022, at 8 p.m. ET. The one-hour show was packed with drama as fans saw the women juggling personal and professional obligations while also engaging in some good old-fashioned drama. Most of it centered on Jackie Christie’s meddling in other people’s relationships.
On the program, Angel Brinks is presently pregnant with beau Roccstar, and the pair attended a gender reveal party at which the latter presented the former yet another promise ring, much to the astonishment of the rest of the group Angel herself, who was expecting a proposal.
Friends believe Angel Brinks’ ex-husband Bruce Sandlin’s death was staged
Bruce David Sandlin, better known by his stage moniker X1, was born on March 6, 1979. The American rapper was a member of the Gang Green rap group in New York and an unofficial member of the renowned rap group Onyx. The rapper was discovered dead in his Las Vegas residence, having committed himself by shooting himself in the head. His friends, on the other hand, think he was killed and that his death was staged as a suicide during the Fourth of July fireworks show. The exact reason for death or murder is unclear.
All About Bruce Sandlin
Bruce was born in Brooklyn and relocated to Queens with his parents a year later. When he started to display his abilities in art by performing freestyle in public and at school, hip-hop became a part of his life. Soon after, he met other adolescents in his area and established a band with Dez (later called Still Livin”), Chop, Cyph Certified, and Whose, rapper Fredro Starr’s younger brother. Then he adopted the stage name X1 and began performing rap around fast-food restaurants such as KFC and others.
The members were recognized by the prominent hip-hop group Onyx, who brought them to the studio right away and christened the band Gang Green after Fredro Starr’s words. They were signed by Onyx to their own label, Armee Records, which was distributed by Capitol Records and Mercury Records. Bruce and his bandmates debuted their first song, I’ll Murder You, which was produced by Onyx. They also shot a music video for the tune, which was regularly shown on TV networks. Several performances and interviews followed shortly after. Over time, the band gathered additional information and film while also attending several of Onyx’s sessions, including the 1994 recording of Evil Streets Remix with Method Man.
Rise To Fame
Bruce became immensely famous in his local neighborhood, and Onyx members adopted him. Once in the new group, the rapper found his position and participated in the recording of three albums by the hip-hop group: Shut ‘Em Down, Bacdafucup: Part II, and Triggernometry, as well as solo albums by Fredro Starr and Sticky Fingaz.
Bruce concentrated on his solo career after finishing Onyx’s third album. He remained on excellent terms with the group and assisted them in recording individual projects. He signed with Mike Tyson Records in 2000. However, the label did not do as well as he had hoped, so he signed with California recording business Ball’r Records, which also folded before he could release an album. He subsequently joined with the Las Vegas-based company Dynasty Records, and on September 19, 2006, he released his lone solo album, Young, Rich, And Gangsta.
