In 2001, Xzibit, a US rapper, visited the centre and talked to inmates about his life experiences, following being detained in a juvenile detention centre as a 14-year-old.
Galpin Auto Sports is the car garage featured on the USA version of MTV's Pimp My Ride hosted by Xzibit.
The remix of the song, which was the version released as a single was produced by Warren G's stepbrother Dr. Dre and featured fellow 213 members, Nate Dogg and Snoop Dogg, as well as Xzibit.
In the period between his album releases, Diamond spent time producing a number of artists, including Brand Nubian, Cypress Hill, Fat Joe, The Fugees, House of Pain, KRS-One, Lord Finesse, Tha Alkaholiks, The Pharcyde, Illegal, and Xzibit.
Alonzo began to achieve more and more praise for his music videos which has now led to numerous videos claiming upwards of 100 million viewers combined for such artists as Soulja Boy, Ice Cube, Pitbull, New Boyz, The Game, Chris Cornell, The Clipse, Cypress Hill, Xzibit, Far East Movement and more.
It features a cameo from Eminem, seen chasing a group of females across a beach when Dre raps, "Kept my ear to the streets, signed Eminem, he's triple platinum, doing fifty a week." Xzibit is also shown driving a car towards the end of the music video.
West Coast Customs gained celebrity status as being the original site for the MTV show Pimp My Ride, hosted by rapper Xzibit.
"What U See Is What U Get" is the first single from Xzibit's second album, 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz.
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The music video for "Bad Boy for Life" was directed by Chris Robinson, filmed in June 2001 and released in early July, and features a number of cameo appearances including guitarist Dave Navarro, drummer Travis Barker, actor Ben Stiller, actor Richard Dunn, rappers Xzibit, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, boxer Mike Tyson, basketball player Shaquille O'Neal and rap rock band Crazy Town.
He went on to work with a wide range of artists including Xzibit, Nas, Timbaland, Shanice, Lenny Kravitz, Tank, Dawn Robinson of En Vogue, King T, Dr. Dre, Aaliyah, and Ice Cube.
Danny provided a cameo for the music video "Off The Handle" by Adil Omar and Xzibit which is directed by Matt Alonzo.
"Eyes May Shine" is a song by Xzibit, released as the third single from his debut album, At the Speed of Life.
The song's Moog synthesizer solos have become a staple part in hip hop sampling history, being sampled by artists such as MC Breed, Too $hort, Dr. Dre, Xzibit, Game, and countless other rap/hip hop artists.
#No Hand Outs (Feat. Phil Da Agony, Snagglepuss And Xzibit) (listed as 'No Hands Out' on some editions of the album) (Tha Alkaholiks)
In the 1980s it became common with funk artists such as Prince (e.g. "U Got The Look", "I Would Die 4 U"), and eventually came to be epitomized in the rap and hip-hop genres, with both song titles and artists' names (e.g. Ludacris, Phanatik, Timbaland, Xzibit, Gorillaz) using the form.
: this page is about the Xzibit album; for see Lil Boosie song see Better Believe It