X: Nah. That's a commercial. Don't get slick dog.
Damn. I just got "Westsided" by X to the Z. At this point I'm a little nervous and can feel the shit about to pop from my ass. After a pause I gather myself and move on.
2NR: Sorry. Your start was Los Angeles underground and you are currently rolling with Strong Arm Steady (Krondon, Phil Da Agony, and Mitchy Slick). Will you ever promote past groups like Golden State Warriors and the Liks?
X: No. Strong Arm Steady is just another expansion team. I've been around these dudes for years. It's a piggyback situation. The Liks brought me in and I'll do the same for SAS. I was going to do that for Golden State but things fell through, so I wasn't able to put it out through Open Bar. Ras is coming home and we're going to put his shit out. SAS replaced Golden State.
2NR: Is Weapons of Mass Destruction politically charged?
X: It has overtones. But nobody likes to be preached to. The album has certain points and topics that relate to politics, but the album isn't like Public Enemy or Chuck D's.
2NR: Do you want your son, Tremaine, to follow in your footsteps?
X: My son has fun just being a 9-year-old boy. He has no interest in being a musician or an entertainer. He's on two basketball teams and goes to a Montessori private school. He loves being who he is and enjoys being with his dad.
2NR: Name three drinks: A drink that will f**k you up; a drink that will f**k her up, and a drink that's fu**ed up.
X: Hennessey will f**k me up. A Grey Goose martini, straight up-no ice-and two olives will f**k her up. A drink that is f**ked up is Jagermeister.
2NR: Xzibit's key to making it?
X: Faith.
2NR: The best way to roll a blunt?
X: In a Sweet Aromatic Backwood cigar. The purple pack.
2NR: Give me the lowdown on the new album.
X: Weapons of Mass Destruction drops Oct. 26, 2004. Buy it.
I gotta tell you my hands were a little sweaty after the interview. But as soon as I hung up the phone I was like "F**k you X. You think you're a badass?" On the way home I popped in my Restless CD and listened. I got home that night and watched a rerun of "Pimp My Ride!" It hit me: Xzibit is a badass.