caption associated_acts years_active birth_name alias birth_place label image_size article_title background birth_date spouse genre image origin name occupation
xzibit live in berlin , 2007 dj t , knoc-turn ` al , kurupt , nate dogg quik , snoop dogg , tha alkaholiks , dr. dre , eminem , king 1995 -- present alvin nathaniel joiner x to the z detroit , michigan , u.s. loud emi , columbia , koch , open bar , 275px xzibit
 solo_singer 18 september 1974 krista joiner 2014 hip hop xzibit 2007 berlin.jpg los angeles , california , u.s. xzibit rapper , actor , tv host , producer
xzibit

alvin nathaniel joiner -lrb- born september 18 , 1974 -rrb- , better known by his stage name xzibit -lrb- pronounced `` exhibit '' -rrb- , is an american rapper , actor , television host and record producer .
he is known as the host of the mtv show `` pimp my ride '' , which brought him mainstream success .
before hosting the show , he achieved fame in the west coast hip-hop scene as a rapper , debuting with his acclaimed `` at the speed of life '' and gathering chart success with his follow-up albums `` restless '' , `` man vs. machine '' and `` weapons of mass destruction '' , working with high-profile artists such as eminem , cypress hill , snoop dogg , ice cube , dr. dre , knoc-turn ` al , timbaland , limp bizkit , alice cooper , game , 50 cent and within temptation , as well as being one of the first rappers to work internationally , collaborating with overseas acts such as russian rapper timati , raptile from germany , bliss n eso from australia and adil omar from pakistan .
