Xzibit in Athens

Xzibit is an American rapper, actor and television host, born in Detroit in 1974 and associated with West Coast hip-hop after settling in Los Angeles. He first drew attention with the albums At the Speed of Life and 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz, including the tracks “Paparazzi” and “What U See Is What U Get.” The album Restless produced another signature track, “X,” while his role as host of MTV’s Pimp My Ride introduced him to a wider television audience. Xzibit performed at Woodstock ’99 before joining Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Ice Cube on the Up in Smoke Tour in 2000. He followed that arena run as part of the 2001 Anger Management Tour.

Dilated Peoples are an American hip-hop group formed in Los Angeles in 1992 by rappers Evidence and Rakaa, later joined by DJ Babu. Their sample-driven West Coast rap reached a wider audience through albums including The Platform and Expansion Team, and tracks such as “Worst Comes to Worst” and the Kanye West collaboration “This Way.” Dilated Peoples played Coachella in 2001 and returned in 2014, the year they released Directors of Photography after an extended break between group albums. Their concert setup centers on Evidence and Rakaa trading verses while DJ Babu works the turntables.