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Review: Xzibit first put his talents on full display - no glass case needed - right as the moment that the 90s LA rap underground scene spread its wings. He broke out shortly after this underground comeup in 1996 with At The Speed Of Life, led by the moody slow-burn single 'Paparazzi'. His new record Kingmaker, however, brings, after a decade of remission from the limelight, a full 20 track's worth of deal-ready proofs of liquidity, guile and acumen, with Xzibit casting himself as a "kingmaker". (It) "has nothing to do with him being royalty or sitting on the throne and being a part of some kind of hierarchy", but a sign that he wanted to share his knowledge of "the good, the bad, the ugly, the ups and downs" he's faced throughout his life and career that he attributes to "making him successful". 'Play This At My Funeral' leads the offensive with hollowed out gumption and politically neutral, reminiscent bars, setting the tone with the following sentiment: don't mess with me, I've seen too much.