X The Kid

CJ Grover (X The Kid) was born on December 31, 1996 in Huntsville, Texas. He was 9 years old when he started making short films in his neighborhood inspired by his favorite movies and by high school he was producing his own music and creating YouTube videos with the kids he grew up with. After graduating in 2015, X attended SHSU before transferring to Musicians Institute in 2017. While there X would learn essential skills needed to become a talented multifaceted artist. Old Man Saxon, a mentor for X, showed that time is never your enemy unless you make it. Teaching X the importance of making timeless music & the impact hip-hop has on the world today. In 2019 X would release his first project exhale . Following up in 2021 with the fiery release of THE RAGE and again in 2022 with the meditative "Nothing To See Here, Move Along.” X's 4th album WOLF! (featuring “marshmallows.“ ) released on April 11, 2025 with a director’s cut scheduled for October 2025