Before we get to the good news (an in-depth dubcnn interview with Xzibit), I have some very sad news to break first. For those who didn’t know, Xzibit became a father for the second time 11 days ago. His son, Xavier Kingston Joiner, was born prematurly and his lungs weren’t strong enough to handle the oxygen. Xavier just passed away earlier this morning (May 26th) at 3:30 AM.
The dubcnn staff would like to express our condolences and send our prayers to Xzibit and his family. I cannot imagine what the man must be going through right now. Keep your head up X.
Shortly before this happened, dubcnn had the great opportunity to sit down with Mr. X to the Z for an in-depth 3-Part interview we like to call “The Life & Times Of Xzibit“. In Part 1, we discuss his childhood, why he became a rapper, how he hooked up with the Likwit Crew, the L.A. scene of the early 90’s and what it was like when he came out with “Paparazzi“.
We then talk about 2Pac, Xzibit’s path until he met Dr. Dre, the experience of being on the Up In Smoke tour, the “Restless” album and the dominance of the West Coast during that period in time. Read or listen to this exclusive interview below:
The Life And Times Of Xzibit – The Dubcnn Interview (Part 1) (May ’08)
Be on the look out for Part 2 of this interview, where we talk about Snoop Dogg‘s beef with X, his career after Restless, “Pimp My Ride”, forming and leaving Strong Arm Steady and much more.
Before we go, we also have a brand new Xzibit track for ya’ll, off the upcoming “X-Files 2: I Want To Believe“. The track is called “Dying 2 Live” and is off the hook, check it out below:
Xzibit – Dying 2 Live
R.I.P. Xavier Kingston Joiner.
