Dr. Dre & Xzibit Really Want You To Know They’re Back In The Studio

Xzibit has reconnected with Dr. Dre and started plotting some new music with the Aftermath Entertainment boss. The veteran MC shared a photo of himself and the hitmaking producer at work, devising their plans with a pen and notepad.

“About last night…… the almighty D.R.E @drdre and yours truly,” he wrote via Instagram. “I think we are on to something.”

Xzibit hasn’t released a solo album since 2012’s Napalm. The LP featured one track produced by Dre: “Louis XIII” featuring King T and Tha Alkaholiks.

The picture posted by Xzibit emerged less than a week after Dre was spotted in the studio with Nas and Slim The Mobster. While it’s unclear what they may have been working on, Nas has been teasing some new projects as of late.

Nas confirmed a new release executive produced by Hit-Boy, but he’s kept quiet about the other one. The secrecy could have something to do with Dre being involved.

“There’s some projects going on,” Nas told Video Music Box’s Ralph McDaniels in April. “One of them, I was working with Hit-Boy and I still am. And then there’s another, the one I’m working on that I don’t want to disclose. But Hit-Boy, that’s been fun working with him. So he played a snippet in the battles the other day, a snippet of something. We got some things.”

Unlike Nas, Xzibit hasn’t explicitly announced a new project. But in an interview with HipHopDX, the West Coast rapper did note he’s re-releasing his Restless album in honor of its 20th anniversary, which will be celebrated in December.

X to Z also indicated the reissue may include some previously unreleased tracks from his Golden State Warriors supergroup with Ras Kass and Saafir.

Check out DX’s entire conversation with Xzibit below.

 

Source: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.57268/title.restless-dr-dre-xzibit-really-want-you-to-know-theyre-back-in-the-studio

Xzibit Receives Platinum Plaque For Nate Dogg & Snoop Dogg Collab “Bitch Please”

A birthday gift for the books.

After Xzibit dropped off his debut album At the Speed of Life in October of 1996, it only secured his place in the industry as a budding rapper from Detroit who made the move to Los Angeles to add to in the influx of west coast sounds. A major moment in Xzibit’s career was when Dr. Dre heard of his sounds and gave him a featured spot on “Bitch Please” featuring Nate Dogg and Snoop Dogg. The collaboration was a memorable one for Xzibit and it’s for that reason why his firstborn son gifted him with a Platinum plaque of the song for his 45th birthday.

Xzibit (born Alvin Joiner) shared a post to Instagram that sees the Snoop Dog approved framed plaque (RIP Nate Dogg) that celebrates the song’s success that sat on Snoop’s fourth album, No Limit Top Dog.

“Yo! I damn near cried when my son gave me this for my birthday. Man, this means so much to me. Thank you @snoopdogg for approving this in time for my birthday, class act bro. Thank you,” Xzibit captioned a video of his present. “We made #BitchPlease not knowing it would become a single and then launch me into my first platinum performance. Nate Dogg killed this record. ……..we all know it ain’t a single till @natedoggmusic on it…..that’s the glue to all of the music we did back then.”

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Yo! I damn near cried when my son gave me this for my birthday. Man, this means so much to me. Thank you @snoopdogg for approving this in time for my birthday, class act bro. Thank you. We made #BitchPlease not knowing it would become a single and then launch me into my first platinum performance. Nate Dogg killed this record. ……..we all know it ain’t a single till @natedoggmusic on it…..that’s the glue to all of the music we did back then. Rest in Power brother the coast ain’t the same without you. Wow, I’m blown away. I tell you what. I’m inspired. What a beautiful birthday. @drdre @masterp @snoopdogg @trecapdlx @openbarent @taydoevision @napalmcannabisco @jewelboxplatinum @greenwooddistro @doublebarrelofficial

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Happy Birthday Xzibit!

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