Alvin Nathaniel Joiner (born September 18, 1974), better known by his stage name Xzibit (pronounced as "exhibit"), is an American rapper, actor, and television personality . He is also known for hosting MTV's Pimp My Ride . He released a new album every two years from his 1996 debut At the Speed of Life until his most recent Full Circle which was released in October 2006 . Dr . Dre invited Xzibit to perform on his American Up in Smoke Tour in mid-2000, which featured Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and Ice Cube, among many others . Loud Records released Xzibit's Restless that year with Dr . Dre as executive producer, who produced the single "X" . The song became the rapper's biggest hit since "What U See Is What U Get" . In June 2007, Xzibit left the Rove Live studios in Australia before an appearance . Media outlets reported that it was due to Xzibit not being given stand alone billing on the program despite not being booked in advance . According to Xzibit he walked off the set after taking offense to comments made by a Rove employee, who after informing Xzibit that his performance time would not be to his liking allegedly said: "you know we came a long way just having you on the program ." Xzibit took this to be a racist remark, although the staff allege that they were referring to him being a late booking. In the Gumball 3000 2007 rally, Xzibit drove a black Lamborghini Gallardo. During the first day of the rally, Dutch police seized his driver's license for doing 160 km/h where only 100 km/h was allowed. After the penalty, his co-driver, producer Fredwreck Nassar took over the wheel and they were allowed to continue. In an interview with Dutch radio personality Reinout 'Q-Bah' van Gendt, Xzibit says that he mistook the kilometers for miles. Ultimately he never got his license back from the Dutch Police and had to apply for a new one in the United States. .