Xavier Dphrepaulezz, the child of the first Somalian ambassador to the United Nations, was raised in Oakland as a strict Sunni Muslim. Xavier's life as a child centered around prayer, and the only music he was officially allowed to listen to was Arthur Fiedler. However, Xavier found more of an affinity with R&B, especially Sly and the Family Stone and James Brown, once he was exposed to it through ...more








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