The rather bizarre internet craze known as 'planking,' in which celebrities (i.e. Chris Brown, Nick Cannon, Joe Budden, Big Sean) and lay persons alike turn their bodies into stiff board-like planks over and across various objects, has had its fair share of criticism -- especially because it's just plain weird...
West Coast rap heroes Kurupt, MC Eiht, King T, Jayo Felony, Sir Jinx, DJ Battlecat and several others have united to form a new supergroup called 1st Generation.
The group made their debut performance on April 29 at Los Angeles radio station KDAY's reunion concert titled Krush Groove, where they performed with fellow left coast vets Too Short, Xzibit, Digital Underground and Tha Liks...
Detroit rapper Xzibit has taken a noticeable hiatus from the music scene to pursue his acting career. Perhaps it's been as a result of his preparation for a new gig. This week, the 'Full Circle' creator was cast in the pilot for the upcoming medical TV drama 'Weekends at Bellevue...
The current narrative when it comes to West Coast hip-hop is that it is in need of a serious recharge. But as the South continues its musical and cultural dominance in the rap landscape, there's another Cali-visionary joining the ranks of platinum Compton spitter the Game and West Coast rap icon Snoop Dogg to bring his region back to the rhyming forefront...
Xzibit is beefing with Uncle Sam. The Detroit native, whose real name is Alvin Joiner, owes almost $1 million in delinquent federal taxes. The most recent of four filings was made on Nov. 2, when the IRS pegged him with a $22,196 lien. X to the Z is blaming the cancellation of his former MTV show 'Pimp My Ride' on his financial bind, as well as the foreclosure of his Woodland Hills, Calif...
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It's been four years since Xzibit released his last album 'Full Circle,' and the rapper is temporarily dropping the mic again to grace the small screen. The Los Angeles native is returning to his birthplace in Michigan to film a guest spot on an upcoming episode of ABC's crime drama 'Detroit 1-8-7,' which will make its debut on September 21 at 10PM...
No one does the West Coast better than Snoop Dogg, so he made sure to show extra love to the Los Angeles crowd when his How The West Was Won tour rolled into Club Nokia Thursday (Nov. 19). Openers for the headlining act, rappers Nipsey Hustle and the legendary DJ Quik warmed the crowd up for 'Tha Doggfather''s arrival...
According to Xzibit ghosts and aliens are racist ...
Jennifer Hudson premieres the video for her new single 'Spotlight' at the BET Awards ...
New Common joint' featuring Pharrell hits the 'net ...
It's been confirmed that 'American Idol' winner Ruben Studdard is tying the knot this weekend ...
West Coast rapper Xzibit was overjoyed less than two weeks ago when he announced the birth of his newborn son, Xavier Kingston Joiner. Just 11 days after the happy news, the rapper is mourning the death of his son, who died early Monday morning...