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Brad "Daddy X" Xavier
Birth nameThomas Bradford Xavier
Also known as
  • Jonny Bravo
  • Daddy X
  • Brad X
  • Extra X
Born (1965-02-21) February 21, 1965 (age 58)
Origin Placentia, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Rapper, producer
Years active1983–2016
Website kottonmouthkings.com

Thomas Bradford "Brad" Xavier (born February 21, 1965), known by his stage name Daddy X, is an American hip hop producer and rapper. [1] [2] [3] He used to be in the punk/hardcore band Doggy Style and the hip hop group Kottonmouth Kings in which he went by the stage name of Daddy X. He was the frontman for Kottonmouth Kings, Humble Gods, Doggy Style, Double Freak and X-Pistols (with The Dirtball). He has a daughter named Sky Blue Xavier, and wrote a song for her on his debut solo album Organic Soul.

Contents

Discography

LPs

#TitleYearLabel
1 Organic Soul 2004 Suburban Noize Records
2 Family Ties 2006 Suburban Noize Records

Singles

#TitleYearLabelAlbum
1Mindbender2006 Suburban Noize Records Family Ties
2All Seeing Eye2006 Suburban Noize Records Family Ties

Videography

#TitleYearAlbumDirectorLabel
1Donut Shop Rock (Doggy Style)1985Side By SideFlip Side Records
2Price Tag (Humble Gods)1996 No Heroes
3Luna1996 Relief Through Release Noise Records
4Destroy (Humble Gods)2003 Born Free Suburban Noize Records
5Irie Feelin'2004 Organic Soul Suburban Noize Records
6Mindbender2006 Family Ties Suburban Noize Records
7Freedom2006Family TiesP-Nice Suburban Noize Records
8Shoot To Kill (X Pistols)2010 Shoot To Kill Suburban Noize Records
9Wild Side (X Pistols)2011Shoot To Kill Suburban Noize Records

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<i>Royal Highness</i> (album) 1998 studio album by Kottonmouth Kings

Royal Highness is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Kottonmouth Kings. It was released on August 11, 1998, through Suburban Noize/Capitol Records. Recording sessions took place at A&M Studios in Hollywood, at Can-Am Recorders in California, at the Ogden House, and at 1605 Studios in Huntington Beach. Production was handled by member Daddy X, who also served as executive producer, Mellow B. De Lear, Marco Forcone, Dog Boy and I Timothy. It features guest appearances from Too Rude and Humble Gods.

<i>Hidden Stash II: The Kream of the Krop</i> 2001 studio album by Kottonmouth Kings

Hidden Stash II: The Kream of the Krop is the third studio album by American rap rock group Kottonmouth Kings. It was released on October 9, 2001 via Suburban Noize/Capitol Records. Recording sessions took place at DJ Bobby B's 211 Hip-Hop Shack, Electric Ghetto Studios, The Green Room in Los Angeles and The Jungle Room. Production was handled by members Daddy X, who also served as executive producer, DJ Bobby B and D-Loc, as well as Mike Kumagai and Dog Boy. It features guest appearances from Dog Boy and Judge D.

<i>Rollin Stoned</i> 2002 studio album by Kottonmouth Kings

Rollin' Stoned is the fourth studio album by American rap rock group Kottonmouth Kings. It was released on October 8, 2002 via Suburban Noize/Capitol Records. Production was handled by Mike Kumagai, Julian Raymond, and members Daddy X and DJ Bobby B. The album peaked at number 51 on the Billboard 200 in the United States.

<i>High Society</i> (Kottonmouth Kings album) 2000 studio album by Kottonmouth Kings

High Society is the second studio album by American hip hop group Kottonmouth Kings. It was released June 27, 2000 via Suburban Noize/Capitol Records. Production was handled by member Daddy X, who also served as executive producer, Mike Kumagai, and co-producer Phil Kaffel, except for one track, "King's Blend", which was produced by Eric "E-Man" Roger. It features guest appearances from Dog Boy, Corporate Avenger, Grand Vanacular, Insane Clown Posse, Sen Dog, T.S.O.L., and Sky Blue.

<i>Fire It Up</i> (Kottonmouth Kings album) 2004 studio album by Kottonmouth Kings

Fire It Up is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group Kottonmouth Kings. It was released on April 20, 2004 via Suburban Noize Records with a bonus DVD titled Down 4 tha Krown which contained interviews, documentary footage, video clips and music videos. Production was handled by Mike Kumagai and member Daddy X, who also served as executive producer together with Kevin Zinger. It features guest appearances from Humble Gods and Casey Royer. The album peaked at number 42 on the Billboard 200 and number 4 on the Independent Albums in the United States.

<i>Kottonmouth Kings</i> (album) 2005 studio album by Kottonmouth Kings

Kottonmouth Kings is the eponymous sixth studio album by American hip hop group Kottonmouth Kings. It was released on May 31, 2005 via Suburban Noize Records. The album is also known as "No. 7" because of it being the seventh release overall.

<i>Koast II Koast</i> 2006 studio album by Kottonmouth Kings

Koast II Koast is the seventh studio album by American hip hop group Kottonmouth Kings. It was released on June 6, 2006 via Suburban Noize Records. Recording sessions took place at Suburban Noize Compound and at Electric Ghetto Studios in Venice Beach. Production was handled by Mike Kumagai and member Daddy X, who also served as executive producer together with Kevin Zinger. The album peaked at number thirty-nine on the Billboard 200, No. 14 on the Top Rock Albums, No. 19 on the Top Rap Albums, No. 3 on the Independent Albums, No. 39 on both the Top Internet Albums and the Billboard Comprehensive Albums in the United States.

<i>Cloud Nine</i> (Kottonmouth Kings album) 2007 studio album by Kottonmouth Kings

Cloud Nine is the eighth studio album by American hip hop group Kottonmouth Kings. It was released on August 28, 2007, under Suburban Noize Records. Band member Daddy X stated that Cloud Nine is the "most adventurous" Kottonmouth Kings album release to date. Cloud Nine features artists such as Tech N9ne, the Insane Clown Posse, and Cypress Hill. It includes a bonus DVD containing videos for the songs "City 2 City", "Livin' Proof", "Think 4 Yourself", and others that not only include the Kottonmouth Kings, but also that of their newly signed labelmates. The album title was thought up by band member Pakelika. It is meant to show that it is their ninth official album and also referred to the so-called "greatness of being high with the heavens".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kottonmouth Kings</span> American hip hop group

The Kottonmouth Kings is an American rap rock group formed in Placentia, California in 1996 by D-Loc, Saint Dog and Johnny Richter. The group advocates for legalizing cannabis, and their lyrics frequently refer to smoking marijuana. The group plays hip hop, punk and rap rock songs that sometimes incorporate elements of other genres, including psychedelic rock, reggae, dubstep, bluegrass and jam band.

Suburban Noize Records, also known as "Subnoize", is an independent record label based in Burbank, California that specializes in punk rock and hip hop music. The label was founded in 1997 by the Kottonmouth Kings' vocalist Daddy X and later ran by Kevin Zinger.

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Throw Your Spades Up! is the debut live DVD the Hip-Hop Duo Kingspade that was released on February 19, 2008. The DVD includes the explosive show recorded at the legendary Key Club in West Hollywood on November 3, 2007. The DVD includes the live performance, interviews with the group, and all three Kingspade music videos. "The Deal", "Down 4 Da Krown", "Lifestyles" and "P-Town" are actually songs that were on previous Kottonmouth Kings albums, but being that Daddy X was included only on "Down 4 Da Krown" and "P-Town" Kingspade performed simply cutting out his verses.

<i>Long Live The Kings</i> 2010 studio album by Kottonmouth Kings

Long Live the Kings is the tenth studio album by American hip hop group Kottonmouth Kings. It was released on April 20, 2010, via Suburban Noize Records. Recording sessions took place at the "Cannibus Cabin" in Tehachapi, California and at the Subnoize Compound and Electric Ghetto in Los Angeles, with additional vocals recorded at Spidey Hole Studios in Bend, Oregon. Production was handled by Mike Kumagai, Jim Perkins, and member Daddy X, who also served as executive producer together with Kevin Zinger. It features guest appearances from Big B, BJ Smith, Dogboy, Insane Clown Posse, Tech N9NE, Vicky Calhoun, Jason Nava and Sonny Tipton.

Humble Gods was a punk rock band from Hermosa Beach, California. Kottonmouth Kings' frontman Daddy X created the band. On October 17, 1995, the band released its debut self-titled album Humble Gods on WEA. The band had a number of members come and go throughout its career, including two untimely deaths. Daddy X is also the vocalist of the punk rock/hip-hop groups X-Pistols and Kottonmouth Kings, and former vocalist of the skate punk band Doggy Style. He also has a solo hip-hop career.

X Pistols is an American punk rock band from Southern California and Oregon, United States, formed in 2010. Brad "Daddy X" Xavier, David "The Dirtball" Alexander, D.I. members TNT, Joey Glock, and Colt Clayton make up the band. In 2011, X-Pistols released their debut album Shoot to Kill, on Suburban Noize Records.

Doggy Style is a punk rock band from Placentia, California, and was part of the North Orange County punk rock scene that included bands from the surrounding cities of Fullerton and Anaheim that formed in 1983. Daddy X of the Kottonmouth Kings, and co-founder of Suburban Noize Records, was the original vocalist, and creator of the band. Their debut EP Work As One was released on a 7" record, on Mystic Records.

David Alexander, better known by his stage name The Dirtball, is an American recording solo artist, a former member of hip hop group Kottonmouth Kings whom he joined in early 2010, and the punk rock group collaboration X-Pistols with Daddy X also formerly of the Kottonmouth Kings and members of So Cal punk group D.I.

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Sunrise Sessions is the eleventh studio album American hip hop group Kottonmouth Kings. It was released on July 19, 2011 via Suburban Noize Records. Recording sessions took place at the Cannibus Cabin and Electric Ghetto. Production was handled by member Daddy X, who also served as executive producer together with Kevin Zinger, and Mike Kumagai, with additional production by Brad Jones, Jim Perkins, Patrick Shevelin and Steve Dang. It features guest appearances from Jared Gomes, BJ Smith and Crystal Frandsen. The album peaked at number 46 on the Billboard 200, number 7 on the Independent Albums, and number 8 on the Top Rap Albums chart in the United States.

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Krown Power is the thirteenth studio album by American hip hop group Kottonmouth Kings. It was released on August 28, 2015 through United Family Music. It features guest appearances from Marlon Asher, C4mula, Chucky Chuck, Dog Boy, Insane Clown Posse, Jahred, and member Saint Dog re-joining the group. A month later they released a deluxe version, which also featured contributions from Allensworth, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, (həd) p.e., Judge D, Nicky Gritts, Pilot, Twiztid and Upso 1-2. The album peaked at number 100 on the Top Album Sales, number 17 on the Independent Albums and number 8 on the Top Rap Albums chart in the United States.

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