Xzibit

Xzibit is the stage name of an American rapper, performing in Birkenhead at Future Yard, a concert and performance venue on Argyle Street. The artist works in hip-hop, West Coast rap and gangsta funk.

Xzibit is an American rapper born in 1974 in Detroit, who began a career in 1992 with Columbia Records. Often placed among the leading figures of hip-hop, the artist works in West Coast rap and gangsta funk.

The debut album, At the Speed of Life, appeared in 1996 on Loud Records, a subsidiary of RCA Records, and included the single Paparazzi. The follow-up, 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz, came out in 1998 and featured What U See Is What U Get. Dr Dre later took on executive production for Xzibit's subsequent albums.

The more recent album Kingmaker, the first in twelve years, brings together guests including Dr Dre, Ice Cube, Busta Rhymes, Redman, B-Real and Ty Dolla $ign. Future Yard, on Argyle Street in Birkenhead, hosts this concert.