- Born
- Birth nameAlvin Nathaniel Joiner
- Nicknames
- X
- X to the Z
- Black John McClane
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Xzibit was born in Detroit, where he lived until his mother passed away when he was only nine years old. At the age of ten, he began to rap, very personally because of the loss of his mother. At the age of 14, he got into trouble and was removed from his home for two years after his father refused to have him there. Xzibit was released from the state on his own recognizance as an adult at 17. He did a little slangin' to get some money together and jumped into his jeep and headed toward LA, California. In 1992, Xzibit met with producer Broadway, through the group, Madcap. His first songs were "Freestyle Ghetto" on "King Tee IV Life", and after that he got on the Liks' "Coast ][ Coast" on the joints, "Hit and Run". He points to his mother, who was a writer, as his source of creativity. Xzibit's rhymes resonate because he speaks from the heart as an individual, rather than trying to portray a phony hip hop persona. He has lived through many dramatic times in his life, so he raps primarily about his own life experiences, and is not afraid to reveal himself on a track. Xzibit eventually found himself working with Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, and helped on Dre's 2001. Through that work he became good friends with Dre, Snoop, Eminem, and others on the Aftermath staff. He is now a father, too.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Rod Reece
- A multi-platinum rapper, actor and producer, Alvin 'Xzibit' Joiner recently starred in the hit Fox series EMPIRE opposite Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, and appeared in the Netflix feature SUN DOGS opposite Michael Angarano, Allison Janney and Ed O'Neill, for director Jennifer Morrison. Often collaborating with mentor Dr. Dre on the music side, X's notable feature credits include Werner Herzog's BAD LIEUTENANT opposite Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes which premiered in Venice, THE X FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE for Fox opposite David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, GRIDIRON GANG for Sony opposite Dwayne Johnson, DERAILED opposite Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston, XXX: STATE OF THE UNION for Sony opposite Ice Cube and Samuel L. Jackson and 8 MILE for Universal opposite Eminem, Mekhi Phifer and Brittany Murphy. Xzibit's TV credits include a recurring role on the CBS series HAWAII FIVE-O and a lead in NatGeo's Emmy-nominated feature SEAL TEAM SIX.- IMDb Mini Biography By: OBE
- SpouseKrista Joiner(November 2014 - present) (filed for divorce, 2 children)
- ChildrenTremaine
- Always has braids or corn rows
- Has a husky voice
- Often introduces himself as 'X to the Z' Xzibit
- In 2003, he found himself in a tug of war between his current label Columbia and Eminem's label Shady Records. Columbia was willing to release him, until they heard that Eminem wanted him. (50 Cent was signed to Columbia who released him before an album was released only to have Eminem sign him and make his debut album the fastest selling album of all time.).
- He was the former host of his own TV show, "Pimp my Ride".
- His original rap name was "Xzibit A" with the "A" standing for his real name, Alvin.
- Finally released from Columbia Records and signed to Shady/Aftermath records
- Has a son, Tremaine.
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