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First I wanna tell you that I log on to my website every day and I see all the people that talk like the "Weapon-X" and "Lega-C" and the rest of the people, you know "X's wife" and all that. Like 90% of the shit they've got on the website [forum] is wrong, its me, William Wallace is my log in/sign on name on the website and I only did it for a couple of months coz I got real busy and I haven’t logged on yet coz there’s so much shit I’ve gotta respond to, I’d rather knock it out in one whop and then start going back and you know releasing it like that.
XzibitCentral.com: What were your expectations and reactions to the sales of "Weapons of Mass Destruction"?
Well i never judge what my success or failures are by the amount a record sells. I think once you hand the record over to the record company, it’s out of your hands so it’s really not up to me. I think Loud records was a grass roots label that got the idea of my association with Dr. Dre and put their money where their mouth was, and put it where it was, instead of trying to take advantage of my association with the show [pimp my ride], you know they didn’t promote my record because they thought they could lean on and save money by pimp my ride and shit like that but they were wrong and hip hop music is something that has to be driven from the street level up and they didn’t do that, they tried to promote me like Jessica fuckin’ Simpson and that’s not gonna fuckin’ work.
XzibitCentral.com: Will we be seeing any more videos shot from the new album?
Yes, I just filmed my own video, its called "Criminal Set" and we did it in the streets of LA with the gentleman from Joker and it’s coming out right now actually.
XzibitCentral.com: Will you be staying with Sony in the future or are you looking elsewhere?
Im not at liberty to say right now.
XzibitCentral.com: Will we see any more Rhyme Nights?
Yes, Rhyme Night is still going to go on. Rass Kass is home, he's actually with us right now and we're gonna keep it going. Everything I try to do that is positive I will always keep going, I will always keep pushing it. I don’t think no body else is doing anything around the place, its like so just "me me me" so its hard but eventually we're gonna come out on top.
XzibitCentral.com: What is your opinion on “Games” comments?
I think that the Game is a young dude that is definitely coming into a serious game and its hard to say man, I don’t think the dude really understands the ramifications of really talking out of turn you know? I mean I don’t come from speaking on other things, I come from just actions and I don’t know I mean if he has a problem with me im not hard to find. I think that hip hop is going to the degree of the “WWE” and when people feel as though they need to feel personified by their image and what not, but im a real dude, im a father first and I don’t think he understands that when you are dealing from a level of realness that all that shit don’t matter, its like everybody’s shooting and everybody can be touched. I just hope that where he's coming from is from a genuine place and if he really has those genuine feelings towards me, he needs to come speak and address that cause im not hard to find.
XzibitCentral.com: Did you enjoy your role in XXX2?
I loved it! It was my first action movie, it was a good experience working with Ice Cube, Samuel L Jackson, Willem Dafoe and the rest of the people, it was a beautiful thing man, its the beginning of a new transition for Xzibit and you know I feel good about it.
XzibitCentral.com: In Australia we recently saw you in CSI: Miami, what was it like working on the set?
It was good, it was good, it was fun because actually the production staff and actors were getting into fights while we were there so it was crazy seeing them get into it and then try to make us feel comfortable. But its television, television is way different than hip hop, like you only get one chance to do it right where-as hip hop you can do it 'till you get it right, TV is kind of like you only get one chance to actually get it off.
XzibitCentral.com: Do you plan to do any more acting?
Well i've got 2 movies coming out this year. We've got "XXX2" then i've got "Derailed" - it’s a movie with Jennifer Anniston. In the movie I get to beat up Jennifer Anniston, its crazy! Wait till you see this shit you know what im saying, BUT [laughing], I don’t get off on this shit because I had to get into character im acting haha you understand? I had to beat up Brad Pitt’s wife [laughing] and NO im not the cause of their divorce; I was in London doing a movie when they were doing their thing!
XzibitCentral.com: What’s coming up for Strong Arm Steady?
Well, when niggas get their shit together and get their passports straight we're on, but Krondon is here, Jelly Roll is here, we're just doing what we do. We're going to release an album this fall, its called "Arms and Hammers" and Strong Arm Steady is gonna keep moving!
XzibitCentral.com: Fans loved your collaboration with Busta Rhymes on the track “tough guy”; will we see more from you and busta?
We'll see man, we'll see about that.
XzibitCentral.com: Will you be going to Europe to tour soon?
No, I’ll be going back to the states. I’ve got a movie to film from May till July and I wont be moving out of the states 'till then.
XzibitCentral.com: All the female fans want to know what’s going on, is there a woman in your life?
Oh my god it's so wrong! Yo first of all let me give a shout out to “Lega-C” and “Exes Girl” and the rest of the peoples out there that tune in to the "Xzibit's Daily Soap Opera" - I'm not engaged, im not married, I’m single okay! Im single! There is no miss X! But first of all there's an Internet rumor that said I have cirrhosis of the liver, which is NOT fuckin’ true [laughs]! I'm not 80 fuckin’ years old alright! Actually the title says: "pray for xzibit" and it says I have cirrhosis of the liver, which is fucking wrong okay, wrong! Jesus Christ - come up with something better! Why cant it be something else, why do I have to be that miserable while I drink myself to death hahahaha - I'm chillin’ in Australia!! And second of all, I think its dope that people just assume that they know that much about me that they can just put it up on the internet and think its the truth and fact - people arguing about the shit. Let me reiterate, William Wallace if my screen name, when I signed on there stop asking me if that’s really how I answer shit or not, that's how I answer shit and that’s it!
XzibitCentral.com: What are your plans for the future?
I'm gonna do these films, get the Strong Arm Steady record down, i've got a few more records in me... I don’t know how many but I love what I do and I love people that support me. Im gonna keep going as long as it feels right and its a matter of position that I choose to speak from. Thank you for the people who have supported me this far and thanks for the niggas that didn’t want to see me get this far because these niggas tried to stop me getting to where im going, I love nothing more that to turn around and give a nigga the bird.
XzibitCentral.com: Do you have any plans for your label, Open Bar?
Open Bar Entertainment is still alive and kicking, we've got these albums that we need to put out, but we've gotta deal with the obstacles and road blocks as we get to them and then once we get to the point where people understand what’s going on to some people its going to feel like we just blew up overnight, but to some people its gonna feel like we finally got there, but regardless of which way you are its gonna happen.
XzibitCentral.com: How is your son, Tremayne?
He's good, 9 years old, about as tall as I am already! There’s something in the food over there [in America], fuck I don’t know! He is definitely aware of who he is and he's a good dude, he's a good kid.
XzibitCentral.com: Do you have some words to the fans?
Of course man, I log on to my site every day and I want to thank everybody that supports my website and everybody that comes on and says peace to X to tha Z. I think its funny a lot of shit that people log on and say as far as rumors, I get a kick out of the shit personally! You know I cant respond to all of it because my time is very restricted but I believe the fans that are here I will not disappoint you, I have a lot of shit to get off my chest but patience is a virtue and im a patient man, im a real man and I believe that a lot of shit that people perceive as man-hood is not really whats crackin’ in 2005, so you've gotta watch my moves and see how we become with the Strong Arm Steady gang and thank you for the support! To each and everyone of you, i've got love to each and everyone of you that signs on and gives much love - to all my German fans, Swedish fans, Australian fans, everybody around the world and all my domestic fans Im gonna be here, we're gonna make it bigger and bigger, strong and stronger!
First I wanna tell you that I log on to my website every day and I see all the people that talk like the "Weapon-X" and "Lega-C" and the rest of the people, you know "X's wife" and all that. Like 90% of the shit they've got on the website [forum] is wrong, its me, William Wallace is my log in/sign on name on the website and I only did it for a couple of months coz I got real busy and I haven’t logged on yet coz there’s so much shit I’ve gotta respond to, I’d rather knock it out in one whop and then start going back and you know releasing it like that.
XzibitCentral.com: What were your expectations and reactions to the sales of "Weapons of Mass Destruction"?
Well i never judge what my success or failures are by the amount a record sells. I think once you hand the record over to the record company, it’s out of your hands so it’s really not up to me. I think Loud records was a grass roots label that got the idea of my association with Dr. Dre and put their money where their mouth was, and put it where it was, instead of trying to take advantage of my association with the show [pimp my ride], you know they didn’t promote my record because they thought they could lean on and save money by pimp my ride and shit like that but they were wrong and hip hop music is something that has to be driven from the street level up and they didn’t do that, they tried to promote me like Jessica fuckin’ Simpson and that’s not gonna fuckin’ work.
XzibitCentral.com: Will we be seeing any more videos shot from the new album?
Yes, I just filmed my own video, its called "Criminal Set" and we did it in the streets of LA with the gentleman from Joker and it’s coming out right now actually.
XzibitCentral.com: Will you be staying with Sony in the future or are you looking elsewhere?
Im not at liberty to say right now.
XzibitCentral.com: Will we see any more Rhyme Nights?
Yes, Rhyme Night is still going to go on. Rass Kass is home, he's actually with us right now and we're gonna keep it going. Everything I try to do that is positive I will always keep going, I will always keep pushing it. I don’t think no body else is doing anything around the place, its like so just "me me me" so its hard but eventually we're gonna come out on top.
XzibitCentral.com: What is your opinion on “Games” comments?
I think that the Game is a young dude that is definitely coming into a serious game and its hard to say man, I don’t think the dude really understands the ramifications of really talking out of turn you know? I mean I don’t come from speaking on other things, I come from just actions and I don’t know I mean if he has a problem with me im not hard to find. I think that hip hop is going to the degree of the “WWE” and when people feel as though they need to feel personified by their image and what not, but im a real dude, im a father first and I don’t think he understands that when you are dealing from a level of realness that all that shit don’t matter, its like everybody’s shooting and everybody can be touched. I just hope that where he's coming from is from a genuine place and if he really has those genuine feelings towards me, he needs to come speak and address that cause im not hard to find.
XzibitCentral.com: Did you enjoy your role in XXX2?
I loved it! It was my first action movie, it was a good experience working with Ice Cube, Samuel L Jackson, Willem Dafoe and the rest of the people, it was a beautiful thing man, its the beginning of a new transition for Xzibit and you know I feel good about it.
XzibitCentral.com: In Australia we recently saw you in CSI: Miami, what was it like working on the set?
It was good, it was good, it was fun because actually the production staff and actors were getting into fights while we were there so it was crazy seeing them get into it and then try to make us feel comfortable. But its television, television is way different than hip hop, like you only get one chance to do it right where-as hip hop you can do it 'till you get it right, TV is kind of like you only get one chance to actually get it off.
XzibitCentral.com: Do you plan to do any more acting?
Well i've got 2 movies coming out this year. We've got "XXX2" then i've got "Derailed" - it’s a movie with Jennifer Anniston. In the movie I get to beat up Jennifer Anniston, its crazy! Wait till you see this shit you know what im saying, BUT [laughing], I don’t get off on this shit because I had to get into character im acting haha you understand? I had to beat up Brad Pitt’s wife [laughing] and NO im not the cause of their divorce; I was in London doing a movie when they were doing their thing!
XzibitCentral.com: What’s coming up for Strong Arm Steady?
Well, when niggas get their shit together and get their passports straight we're on, but Krondon is here, Jelly Roll is here, we're just doing what we do. We're going to release an album this fall, its called "Arms and Hammers" and Strong Arm Steady is gonna keep moving!
XzibitCentral.com: Fans loved your collaboration with Busta Rhymes on the track “tough guy”; will we see more from you and busta?
We'll see man, we'll see about that.
XzibitCentral.com: Will you be going to Europe to tour soon?
No, I’ll be going back to the states. I’ve got a movie to film from May till July and I wont be moving out of the states 'till then.
XzibitCentral.com: All the female fans want to know what’s going on, is there a woman in your life?
Oh my god it's so wrong! Yo first of all let me give a shout out to “Lega-C” and “Exes Girl” and the rest of the peoples out there that tune in to the "Xzibit's Daily Soap Opera" - I'm not engaged, im not married, I’m single okay! Im single! There is no miss X! But first of all there's an Internet rumor that said I have cirrhosis of the liver, which is NOT fuckin’ true [laughs]! I'm not 80 fuckin’ years old alright! Actually the title says: "pray for xzibit" and it says I have cirrhosis of the liver, which is fucking wrong okay, wrong! Jesus Christ - come up with something better! Why cant it be something else, why do I have to be that miserable while I drink myself to death hahahaha - I'm chillin’ in Australia!! And second of all, I think its dope that people just assume that they know that much about me that they can just put it up on the internet and think its the truth and fact - people arguing about the shit. Let me reiterate, William Wallace if my screen name, when I signed on there stop asking me if that’s really how I answer shit or not, that's how I answer shit and that’s it!
XzibitCentral.com: What are your plans for the future?
I'm gonna do these films, get the Strong Arm Steady record down, i've got a few more records in me... I don’t know how many but I love what I do and I love people that support me. Im gonna keep going as long as it feels right and its a matter of position that I choose to speak from. Thank you for the people who have supported me this far and thanks for the niggas that didn’t want to see me get this far because these niggas tried to stop me getting to where im going, I love nothing more that to turn around and give a nigga the bird.
XzibitCentral.com: Do you have any plans for your label, Open Bar?
Open Bar Entertainment is still alive and kicking, we've got these albums that we need to put out, but we've gotta deal with the obstacles and road blocks as we get to them and then once we get to the point where people understand what’s going on to some people its going to feel like we just blew up overnight, but to some people its gonna feel like we finally got there, but regardless of which way you are its gonna happen.
XzibitCentral.com: How is your son, Tremayne?
He's good, 9 years old, about as tall as I am already! There’s something in the food over there [in America], fuck I don’t know! He is definitely aware of who he is and he's a good dude, he's a good kid.
XzibitCentral.com: Do you have some words to the fans?
Of course man, I log on to my site every day and I want to thank everybody that supports my website and everybody that comes on and says peace to X to tha Z. I think its funny a lot of shit that people log on and say as far as rumors, I get a kick out of the shit personally! You know I cant respond to all of it because my time is very restricted but I believe the fans that are here I will not disappoint you, I have a lot of shit to get off my chest but patience is a virtue and im a patient man, im a real man and I believe that a lot of shit that people perceive as man-hood is not really whats crackin’ in 2005, so you've gotta watch my moves and see how we become with the Strong Arm Steady gang and thank you for the support! To each and everyone of you, i've got love to each and everyone of you that signs on and gives much love - to all my German fans, Swedish fans, Australian fans, everybody around the world and all my domestic fans Im gonna be here, we're gonna make it bigger and bigger, strong and stronger!
