Xzibit

Alvin Joiner (born September 18, 1974 in Detroit Michigan) better known by his stage name Xzibit is an American rapper actor and host of MTV's Pimp My Ride He began his musical career as a member of the Likwit Crew a loose collective of West Coast rappers including King Tee and Defari Tha Alkaholiks He released his solo debut album 'At The Speed of Life "in 1996 and has since released 5 more albums of his past was Full Circle in 2006, their new album is expected to be released sometime in 2009

Born in Detroit Michigan, Joiner moved to Albuquerque New Mexico with his father when he was ten years old (his mother died when he was nine years old) was at this time because he did not have any entertainment, he began writing poetry around year 13 that he börjaed hamna in the problems with the local police when he was 14 years, he served a short stint in juvenile detention, finally, around 17 years old, he had been expelled from several Albuquerque high schools for allegedly raping his guidance counselers Then he moved to $ 3000 Los Angeles, California in his purple and black Geo Tracker to follow his dream

Xzibit got his start as a member of the Likwit Crew a loose collective of West Coast rappers including tha Alkaholiks and King T Having toured with in 1995, Loud Records released the feisty young rapper's debut album At the Speed of Life (1996) The album is produced by DJ Muggs from Cypress Hill and Diamond D became an underground hit when Xzibit released his follow-up 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz (1998), he was again heralded as the ENP?? West Coast's most promising talents

expanded his following a series of increasingly superstar-laced albums beginning in the late 1990s, finally align themselves with hip hop kingpin Dr. Dre Xzibit big break came when he joined Snoop Dogg for the Dr. Dre - produced here " Bitch Please "What followed was a high profile guest appearances on Dr. Dre's multi-platinum Chronic 2001 songs such as" What's the difference? " and the posse song "Some LA Niggaz" At this time, Dre had invited the young rapper to criss cross America during summer 2000, with the massive "Up in Smoke Tour, which featured Snoop Dogg Eminem and Ice Cube, among many other winter Loud released Xzibit's largest - ye budget albumt Restless with Dr. Dre as executive producer, which boasted the single "X" The song became the rapper's biggest hit yet och if it does not top the charts or break into heavy rotation on both urban radio or MTV album went platinum

Two years later, Xzibit returned with another big-budget superstar-laced album, Man vs. Machine once again he fell a bit short in ordinary success, 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 [1] and tha Liks, together with major names as Snoop Doggand Eminem's loyalty to the West Coast and former colleagues continued to win him much respect from their fans that were intended, unless the massive number of Weapons of Mass Destruction two years later

Studio Discography
At The Speed of Life (1996)
40 Dayz & 40 Nightz (1998)
Restless (2000) - Platinum
Man vs. Machine (2002) - Gold
Weapons of Mass Destruction (2004) - Gold
Full Circle (2006)

Xzibit will take a break from MTV's "Pimp My Ride" to work on stage during a month-long worldwide Tour

The west coast rap icon launches the Back II Basics World Tour May 5 in Brussels, and wraps things up 26 June in Adelaide route is listed below

Xzibit will promote his 6th solo album, Full Circle was released in October 2006

To kickoff Back II Basics Tour Xzibit will take part in the Gumball 3000 Rally - a 5000km (3000mile) car rally that winds its way across Europe

The Rapper has found a broader audience because their role Landing on MTV's "Pimp My Ride" in which films are custom auto makeovers awarded to winners at random, he recently recordedan episode of Pimp My Ride with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on an Earth Day special to highlight the importance of global warming