Biography
In adolescence, Xzibit had problems with the law. However, the music helped him change his life, become a famous rapper and leading the transfer of the "car for pumping".Childhood and youth
XzIbit was born on September 18, 1974 in Detroit, USA. Real name - Elvin Nathaniel Joyner IV. She was brought up with a single mother together with two brothers and two sisters, but after her death the boy had to move to his father and his wife.
Alvina was hard to get along with the new family. To entertain yourself, he began writing rap. Comfeated competitions with classmates, trying to come up with more reefs.
Being a teenager, Joyner broke the law. He was removed from school classes and took into custody. After the liberation of the young man firmly decided to change his life. He went to Los Angeles, where she got working on a car wash and began to perform in underground clubs, reading rap.
Creative career
The path in music began with cooperation with other performers. XzIbit recorded a duet with King Tee and visited the tour with Likwit Crew. It helped him to conclude a contract with Loud Records label, which came out of the debut album AT Speed Of Life. He reached the 74th position in the Billboard Hot 200 rating.After the release of the plate, the singer performed a lot on the west coast of Los Angeles, where he gained special popularity. He also continued to tour with Likwit Crew and began to prepare for the second release. In August 1998, an album called 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz appeared.
A bright moment in the biographies of the artist was acquainted with Raper Dr. DRE. He helped write the Bitch Please track in collaboration with Snoop Dogg. The song brought Elvin worldwide popularity. During this period, he began to try himself as an actor, played the role of Jmal in the comedy "White Voron".
In subsequent years, Xzibit worked together Dr. Dre, Eminem and Snoop Dogg. Thanks to the new friends, rapper starred in the films "washing" and "8 miles." He also visited in the American trip smoke.
The discography of the musician was consistently replenished every 2 years. Restless plates came, man vs. Machine and Weapons of Mass Destruction. But each next release was less successful. Alvin hoped that the situation would fix the change of producer, but it was a temporary solution.
In 2004, Rapper was called as a TV host on MTV. Within the framework of the project "Tacchus for pumping", Joyner led the process to improve old cars. The show was broadcast by several countries of the world. The audience was remembered by charming presenter, so xzIbit began to invite to television more often.
He played in the continuation of the "3 Iqua" militant, the treason thriller and voiced the bear in the cartoon "Truthful History of the Red Hap." But, despite the success as a star of the screen, Rapper continued the musical career. The album Full Circle appeared. He received high marks of listeners and critics, but was commercially failing.
After closing the transfer of the "carpet for pumping", a man continued shooting in the cinema. His filmography was replenished with roles in the projects "Secret Materials", "Bad Lieutenant" and "Scam in Wonderland", but this did not improve the financial position of the Contractor. His property took securities, so only after a break in the age of 6, it was possible to record the Napalm album.
Xzibit went to a concert tour to promote the release of a new release. He participated in the creation of the WITHIN TEMPTATION group and later appeared in the video on the song and We Run. The performer decided to return to cooperation with Dr. DRE and announced the recording of the next album.
In 2016, the actor joined the Cast of the "Empire" series, where he appeared for two years.
Personal life
The musician is married, is the father of two children from different women. In 2008, the tragedy had happened in the Joyner family - his son Javier died due to pulmonary failure. Nothing is known about other details of personal life.
XzIbit now
Now he continues to engage in creativity. In 2019, the TV series Broken Ground was released with the participation of the artist, and in the 2020th it is planned to exit the King Maker album.A man actively leads a page in "Instagram", where it shares with fans of news and photo.
Discography
- 1996 - AT The Speed Of Life
- 1998 - 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz
- 2000 - Restless
- 2002 - MAN VS. Machine
- 2004 - WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
- 2006 - Full Circle
- 2012 - Napalm.
Filmography
- 1999 - "White Voron"
- 2001 - "Washing"
- 2002 - "8 mile"
- 2005 - "Three Iks - 2: new level"
- 2005 - "Charge Price"
- 2006 - "Second Chance"
- 2008 - "Secret Materials: Want to believe"
- 2009 - "Bad Lieutenant"
- 2010 - "Scam in Wonderland"
- 2016-2018 - "Empire"