Craig J. Gordwin (born October 24, 1994), known professionally as Craig Xen, is an American rapper, best known for his collaborations with XXXTentacion and hip hop collective Members Only. Early life Gordwin was born on October 24, 1994, in Houston, Texas. He was raised Catholic and frequented a Catholic school until 6th grade. In an interview with Adam22 in February 2016, he stated that he was raised by his mother while his father spent time in jail and that he started rapping when he was 6 years old with his cousin. He grew up listening to Screwed Up Click, Green Day, Linkin Park, Eminem and Lil B, the last one being one of his biggest musical inspiration. The last name in his stage name, Xen (formerly Zen) came from the time he was in high school when Xen was interested by spirituality, used hallucinogens and practised meditation. Career Craig Xen released his first song, "H.D.A.B.", in April 2013 on SoundCloud featuring his cousin Kay Rillo. In 2015, before joining Members Only, he was a member of the Schemaposse collective, which included rappers JGRXXN, Lil Peep and Ghostemane, until their dissolution. In February 2016, he released the song "Good Fellas" featuring Pouya and Shakewell. In 2016, Craig Xen joined the hip hop collective Members Only, which was originally a duo between XXXTentacion and Ski Mask the Slump God. Xen appeared on 4 songs from the mixtape Members Only, Vol. 3, released on June 26, 2017. The hip hop collective's debut album, Members Only, Vol. 4, was released on January 23, 2019, by Empire. The project debuted at number 18 on the US Billboard 200 and Craig Xen appeared on 8 songs. During the year 2016, Xen released few songs like "Death to He Who Cross Me", "Six Men, One Casket" and "Blueberry Lemonade" featuring Lil Peep and Nedarb. Craig Xen was featured on XXXTentacion's single "I Wonder If Bloods Watch Blues Clues". Another collaborative single, "Crucify Thy Infant, Son of Whore" with XXXTentacion and Garette Revenge was released in May 2017. His first studio album, Voltage, was released by label Cruel World in October 2017. His second studio album, Hell Bent, was released in May 2018 by Empire with singles like "Killa" featuring Yung Bans or "Murder" featuring Wifisfuneral. Craig Xen was featured alongside Lil Skies on Gnar's song "Death Note". The music video for the song was directed by Cole