Xzibit

Just when it seemed Xzibit was in danger of falling off for good, he reinvents himself through MTV and is now bigger than ever. On his sixth LP, the seasoned rhyme slinger delivers some of his best work in years. Flexing heavy beats and rugged raps aplenty, "Criminal Set" and "Tough Guy" (with Busta Rhymes) are standouts.

Everyone's favorite ride-pimper shows why he should keep his rapping day job one of the
pleasures of MTV's Pimp My Ride is watching middle-rank L.A. rapper Xzibit play a
benevolent facilitator of hooptie renovation. With Weapons of Mass Destruction, his fifth
album, Xzibit also has pimped his microphone persona, integrating class-conscious
critiques and Bush-bashing righteous anger into his muscular, dextrous rhymes. "... More >