[2] 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.
[4][5] He has stated that the last name in his stage name, Xen (formerly Zen) came from when he was in high school and was interested by spirituality, used hallucinogens and practiced meditation.
[9] In 2016, Xen joined the hip hop collective Members Only, which was originally a duo between XXXTentacion and Ski Mask the Slump God.
[14] During the year 2016, Xen released the songs "Death to He Who Cross Me",[15] "Six Men, One Casket"[16] and "Blueberry Lemonade" featuring Lil Peep and Nedarb.
[26] The music video for the song was directed by Cole Bennett and was published on the Lyrical Lemonade YouTube channel on June 4, 2019.
[27][28] Craig Xen's first extended play, Broken Kids Club, was released in June 2019 by Cruel World and Empire.
Craig Xen was featured on the song "The Only Time I Feel Alive" from XXXTentacion's posthumous album Bad Vibes Forever, which was released in December 2019.