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Full Name:Xzibit
Birth Name:Alvin Nathaniel Joiner
Famous As: Hip hop singer
Date of Birth: January 08, 1974
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Height: 6'
Nationality: American

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Xzibit
Birth name Alvin Nathaniel Joiner
Born September 18, 1974 (1974-09-18) (age 35)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Origin Los Angeles, California, USA
Genres Hip hop
Occupations Rapper, actor, TV host
Years active 1994 – present
Labels Loud Records
Sony Music
Open Bar Entertainment
Koch Records
Goliath Artists
Aftermath Entertainment
Interscope Records
Associated acts Likwit Crew, Strong Arm Steady, Tha Alkaholiks, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Nate Dogg, Kurupt, Saafir, Jelly Roll, The X-Ecutioners, Dilated Peoples, Jayo Felony, Ras Kass, Warren G, Knoc-turn'al, DJ Quik, Too Short, Timati, Daz Dillinger, The Game, T-Bone, Romeo Johnson
Website www.xzibit.com

Alvin Nathaniel Joiner (born September 18, 1974), better known by his stage name Xzibit (pronounced as "exhibit"), is an American rapper, actor, and television personality. He is also known for hosting MTV's Pimp My Ride and the Yo Dawg Internet meme. He released a new album every two years from his 1996 debut At the Speed of Life until his most recent Full Circle which was released in October 2006.

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Career

Xzibit began his music career as a member of the Likwit Crew, a loose collective of West Coast rappers which included King Tee, Defari, and Tha Alkaholiks.1 He appeared on King Tee's album, IV Life (1994), on the song "Free Style Ghetto", and then on Tha Alkaholiks' Coast II Coast (1995), on the song "Hit and Run". After touring with Likwit Crew in 1995, Xzibit signed to Loud Records and released his debut album, At the Speed of Life (1996). The album produced his first breakthrough single "Paparazzi" (#86 Billboard Hot 100).1

Xzibit expanded his following with a series of albums beginning with 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz (1998). Often considered Xzibit's best album, it produced the single "What U See Is What U Get" (#50 Billboard Hot 100).1 He made a number of high-profile guest appearances in 1999, joining Snoop Dogg on the Dr. Dre-produced hit "Bitch Please", and appearing on Dr. Dre's 6x platinum album 2001, on the songs "Lolo", "Some L.A. Niggaz", and "What's the Difference" with Eminem.

Xzibit at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards in Miami.

Dr. Dre invited Xzibit to perform on his American Up in Smoke Tour in mid-2000, which featured Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and Ice Cube, among many others. Loud Records released Xzibit's Restless that year with Dr. Dre as executive producer, who produced the single "X" . The song became the rapper's biggest hit since "What U See Is What U Get".2

Xzibit returned with another album, Man vs. Machine (2002), yet again he fell a bit short of mainstream success, although he did manage to go gold.3 He continued to collaborate with his closest West Coast colleagues, primarily Ras Kass and Saafir with whom he formed The Golden State Project rap collective,4 and Tha Liks, along with bigger names like Snoop Dogg and Eminem. His allegiance to the West Coast and former colleagues continued to win him much respect from his fans. Weapons of Mass Destruction (2004) followed, which also managed to go gold.5

Film career

Xzibit has appeared in several acting roles on the big screen. He has portrayed Duncan in Full Clip in 2004 and Dexter in Derailed in 2005, and he played Chief Grizzly in the animated movie Hoodwinked that year. He also played Zeke in XXX: State of the Union in 2005, and in 2007 he co-starred along with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in the movie Gridiron Gang. He also had a cameo role as a freestyling co-worker of Eminem's at New Detroit Stamping in 8 Mile. He played an FBI agent in 2008's The X-Files: I Want to Believe.6 Xzibit's latest role is as the character of Darrell Hughes in the 2009 film American Violet.7 He has also done some baseball voiceovers for the MLB. In Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans he acts as a mob boss named Big Fate.

Video games

Xzibit provided the voice for Abbott in the critically acclaimed 2004 video game, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay. Xzibit is featured in the fighting game, Def Jam: Fight for NY, being aligned to Snoop Dogg's (who lends his likeness and voice to the character Crow) group and fights with kickboxing-like attacks. Xzibit is also in the video game for Pimp My Ride. Xzibit is the main player's "guide" in NFL Street 2 and appears as a quarterback, and is also the narrator of the tutorial mode. His song "The Mad In Game" was in Madden NFL 2001 and he was an unlockable character on Team ECKO. His song "Klack" appeared in the racing game Juiced. Another song, "L.A.X.", appeared on the soundtrack and trial for the racing game Need for Speed: Underground 2, while "Paparazzi" was featured in the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 soundtrack.

Controversy

Rove McManus

In June 2007, Xzibit left the Rove Live studios in Australia before an appearance. Media outlets reported that it was due to Xzibit not being given stand alone billing on the program despite not being booked in advance. According to Xzibit he walked off the set after taking offense to comments made by a Rove employee, who after informing Xzibit that his performance time would not be to his liking allegedly said: "you know we came a long way just having you on the program." Xzibit took this to be a racist remark, although the staff allege that they were referring to him being a late booking.8

Xzibit at the Gumball 3000 Rally, London 2007.

Gumball 3000

In the Gumball 3000 2007 rally, Xzibit drove a black Lamborghini Gallardo. During the first day of the rally, Dutch police seized his driver's license for doing 160 km/h where only 100 km/h was allowed. After the penalty, his co-driver, producer Fredwreck Nassar took over the wheel and they were allowed to continue.9 In an interview with Dutch radio personality Reinout 'Q-Bah' van Gendt,10 Xzibit says that he mistook the kilometers for miles. Ultimately he never got his license back from the Dutch Police and had to apply for a new one in the United States.

Discography

Main article: Xzibit discography

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c Birchmeier, Jason. "Xzibit". Allmusic. Retrieved on February 1, 2009.
  2. ^ Allmusic. Xzibit charts. Accessed November 24, 2007.
  3. ^ Xzibit Biography.
  4. ^ http://www.hiphop-elements.com/article/read/4/5187/1/ URL accessed on September 16, 2006
  5. ^ Weapons of Mass Destruction. RIAA. Accessed November 24, 2007.
  6. ^ Threesome mark spots for 'X-Files'
  7. ^ American Violet
  8. ^ Rapper calls Rove Live 'racist' | PerthNow
  9. ^ Xzibit loses drivers license in Holland, www.eminem.net, accessed on May 2, 2008
  10. ^ YouTube - FunX interview Xzibit

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Albums
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"Paparazzi" · "The Foundation" · "Eyes May Shine" · "What U See Is What U Get" · "3 Card Molly" · "Los Angeles Times" · "Pussy Pop" · "Celebrity Deathmatch" · "Year 2000" · "Larger Than Life" · "X" · "Been a Long Time" · "Front 2 Back" · "Get Your Walk On" · "Multiply" · "Symphony In X Major" · "Muthafucka" · "Ride & Smoke" · "Hey Now (Mean Muggin)" · "Criminal Set" · "Concentrate" · "Family Values" · "Thank You"
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