Craig Xen

Craig J. Gordwin (born October, 24, 1994), better known as Craig Xen, is an artist from Houston, Texas. He is widely known for his raw and aggressive delivery in his music.

…Xen (formerly Zen) came from—I was in a—when I was high school, I had a uh, I had a phase where I was really into, like, spirituality and hallucinogens and shit like that. And so after all that, I would, like, meditate, and then I always uh—that’s when I started, like, developing my uh, my mindset of, like, ‘I can chase my dreams and I can do whatever I want!’ and uh, and so I was Craig Xen because I would meditate…I am in my fuckin' Zen when I’m creating."

He is well-known for frequently collaborating with the late XXXTENTACION and being part of the artist’s collective, Members Only, until leaving in late 2019. Before joining Members Only in 2016, he was originally a member of JGRXXN’s collective in 2015, SCHEMAPOSSE, up until their disbandment. He had even brought the late Lil Peep into SCHEMAPOSSE around the same time he had joined.

In an interview with Adam22’s No Jumper, he confirmed that he is the nephew of the infamous DJ Screw.