
Bad news for rapper Xzibit! Xzibit (real name Alvin Joiner) is in deep with the IRS! According to The Detroit News, "The IRS wants Xzibit to pimp his 1099 form.
The government says Xzibit, a double-threat Detroit-born rapper/actor who hosted "Pimp My Ride" on MTV, owes $501,840 in federal taxes.
Xzibit, whose real name is Alvin Joiner, is a 34-year-old collaborator of Eminem's who had a cameo as a lunch-line linguist in the film "8 Mile." He has gone on to star in a string of movies, including this summer's "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans," with fellow native Detroiter Vondie Curtis-Hall, a onetime Broadway star who has tax liens totaling more than $350,000.
What's owed
$205,485: The IRS filed a lien in this amount on Feb. 4 in the Los Angeles County Recorder of Deeds office.
$296,355: The IRS filed a lien in this amount on April 17, 2008, in Los Angeles County.
Xzibit was unavailable for comment!