BY JACOB "34" KOERTGE • MARCH 18, 2019
Twenty years ago, Xzibit’s career buckled up for a skyrocketing trajectory. Since the mid-’90s, the prodigy of King T had released two albums, worked closely with E-Swift and Tha Alkaholiks, and recorded some incredible freestyles. A California transplant, Mr. X-To-The-Z was a true school MC with major distribution. He was label-mates with M.O.P., Cella Dwellas, and Pete Rock. In two short years, he would become a TV host, an actor, a hit-maker, and under many roofs, a household name.
Dr. Dre had a ton to do with that. So did Snoop, Eminem, and Nate Dogg. The gravelly voice MC with Michigan and New Mexico roots suddenly sounded like a long-lost fit within this ensemble. On the latest episode of Drink Champs, Xzibit reflects on that transformation.
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