by Riley Wallace • August 26, 2019

In the upcoming new episode of Crook’s Corner, KXNG Crooked sits down with veteran West Coast rapper, actor and entrepreneur Xzibit.

In a bonus clip, Mr. X To The Z breaks down how a dimming rap career pushed him to explore outside opportunities to keep his livelihood intact.

“I didn’t know what to expect when I started rapping,” he says, noting he got to experience fandom at an extreme degree. “I knew how that felt … and I knew how it felt when it didn’t seem to be happening for me anymore.”

As he explains, he still loved music and had a desire to be creative — but had to take care of his people, his family and himself. It was during this exploration for new ventures that Pimp My Ride came to fruition.

“When that was over, I didn’t want to do reality TV anymore … fuck that shit; I wanted to do movies,” he says, noting that he took acting classes and even did plays to hone his craft.

“I immersed myself in being the best actor he could be … once that happened, I started landing films.”

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