Xzibit began his musical career after the release of his debut studio album, At the Speed of Life, on October 15,1996.
34 Facts About Xzibit
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Xzibit has gained fame as an actor and television host, for his role as Shyne Johnson in the television series Empire, and as the host for the reality television series Pimp My Ride.
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Xzibit has starred in the films Gridiron Gang, The X-Files: I Want to Believe, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans and Sun Dogs.
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Xzibit started to rap at 14, shortly after his relocation from Albuquerque to Los Angeles, then under the pseudonym "Exhibit A".
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Xzibit closed the year 1999 with his acting debut, starring in The Breaks.
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Xzibit started the year with the release of a compilation album Likwit Rhymes, which featured mostly previously unreleased material from his earlier recordings and a guest spot on "Bitch Please II", along with Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Dr Dre and Nate Dogg.
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Xzibit's breakthrough came with his third studio album Restless, with Dr Dre as executive producer and guest appearances by Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Eminem, Dr Dre, DJ Quik and the Alkaholiks, among others, which sold almost 2 million copies and was certified platinum.
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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.
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Xzibit continued to star in films involving fellow rap artists such as The Wash, co-starring Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg, in 2001 and The Slim Shady Show and 8 Mile, co-starring Eminem, in 2001 and 2002, respectively.
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Xzibit released a compilation album of songs that featured him, entitled You Better Believe It.
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Xzibit contributed vocals to Fat Joe's 2001 album, Jealous Ones Still Envy, appearing on the song "The Wild Life".
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The album itself went gold, although Xzibit was unhappy with the crafting and promotion of his newest product, ending the cooperation with Dr Dre.
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Xzibit continued to collaborate with his West Coast colleagues, Ras Kass and Saafir, forming The Golden State Project rap collective, and Tha Alkaholiks, along with Snoop Dogg and Eminem, whom he accompanied on his All Access Europe tour in 2003.
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Xzibit continued hosting the show until its cancelation in 2007.
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The album managed to go gold, but yet again Xzibit was unhappy with the promotion and backing of his label, claiming that they were trying to promote him like Jessica Simpson, leaving the label in anger and going independent.
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Xzibit worked on two video games that year, Def Jam Fight for NY: The Takeover and Pimp My Ride.
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Xzibit was featured on The Alkaholiks Tha Alkaholiks: Live from Rehab concert film that year.
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Xzibit had the role of the Jabberwock in Malice n Wonderland, a short film based on the novel Alice in Wonderland, included on the re-release of the eponymous Snoop Dogg album, entitled More Malice.
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Xzibit enlisted veteran director Matt Alonzo to shoot the videos for the two singles, which are titled "Man on the Moon" and "What It Is", both featuring Young De.
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Xzibit appeared in the TV movie Weekends at Bellevue as a nurse in late 2011, an unsuccessful pilot that was not picked up in the end.
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On October 9,2012, Napalm was released and Xzibit made an appearance on the BET Cypher in the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards.
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On October 29,2012, Xzibit announced the Collateral Damage tour with the first 16 shows in Canada starting in early November.
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The tour eventually grew to 18 shows and Xzibit announced this was the first leg on a global tour that would continue into 2013.
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Xzibit starred in the TV movie Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden as a Navy SEAL, depicting the death of Osama bin Laden.
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Xzibit appeared in 3 episodes of Hawaii Five-0 as Jason "JC" Dekker starting in 2013.
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In October 2013 Xzibit released an album with the hip hop group Serial Killers alongside Demrick and B-Real.
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Xzibit recently appeared on Dr Dre's studio album Compton, on the song "Loose Cannons" alongside Cold 187um and Sly Pyper.
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Xzibit confirmed a brand new album to be released in 2016 with Dr Dre as a featured producer.
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Furthermore, Xzibit told the crowd in Manchester that he would be returning next year for the Compton Tour.
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Xzibit has another son Tremaine Joiner was born on June 8,1995 and from a previous relationship.
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In June 2007, Xzibit left the Rove Live studios in Australia before a scheduled appearance.
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Media outlets reported that it was due to Xzibit not being given stand-alone billing on the program, even though he had not even been booked in advance.
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Xzibit competed again in both the 2013 and 2014 Gumball 3000.
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Xzibit tried to file for bankruptcy twice, in July 2009 and January 2010, but his bankruptcy filings were dismissed.