Xzibit returns to Athens on Friday, November 13, 2026, for a concert at Gagarin 205 with Demrick and special guest Rakaa Iriscience of Dilated Peoples. Following his 2025 album Kingmaker, the American rapper brings a career stretching from Paparazzi and Restless to his latest recordings back to Greek audiences. Doors open at 9:30 p.m., with advance tickets available and an adults-only entry policy.
Xzibit is returning to Athens on November 13 for a performance connecting different periods of American hip-hop. Gagarin 205 will host the rapper whose catalog includes Paparazzi, What U See Is What U Get and X, alongside Demrick and Rakaa Iriscience of Dilated Peoples. The show arrives after a significant new chapter in his recording career, with Kingmaker ending a long wait between solo albums.
The concert takes place on a Friday at the venue on 205 Liosion Street. Demrick is appearing alongside the headliner, while Rakaa has been announced as a special guest. All three artists have strong connections to American hip-hop, but each brings a distinct recording history and approach to live performance. Their shared bill brings those different experiences into the same room. Individual performance times and the order in which the artists will appear have not been announced.
Released in 2025, Kingmaker was the first solo album by Xzibit in thirteen years, following 2012's Napalm. Its arrival gave listeners new material after an extended interval and established the current setting for his concert appearances. The Athens date therefore comes at a moment when his repertoire includes recent recordings as well as the songs that first built his international audience.
His recording career began to attract wider attention in the 1990s. The debut album At the Speed of Life arrived in 1996 and introduced Paparazzi, a track concerned with fame and the relationship between artists and public attention. His weighty, recognizable delivery and writing shaped by personal experience and social observation were already prominent features of those early recordings.
Two years later, 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz strengthened that presence, with What U See Is What U Get becoming another important release. Its memorable video followed the rapper moving along a street while events unfolded around him. The visual concept added another recognizable element to a track that helped establish his place within the wider American rap scene.
The association between Xzibit and Dr. Dre brought him closer to the center of West Coast hip-hop. His appearance on What's the Difference, from Dre's 1999 album 2001, placed him alongside Dre and Eminem during a particularly influential period for that musical community. The collaboration became part of a network of recordings and performances that reached listeners well beyond the United States.
Restless followed in 2000, with Dre playing an important production role. The album includes X, one of the rapper's signature songs, as well as Don't Approach Me with Eminem. That same period included the Up in Smoke Tour, which brought together major artists such as Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube. Records, videos and shared stages expanded the audience for the West Coast sound.
Xzibit also became familiar to audiences who did not necessarily follow each new rap release. He appeared in 8 Mile and began hosting MTV's Pimp My Ride in 2004. Those screen roles broadened his public profile while music remained part of his professional life. The release of Kingmaker has since placed renewed attention on his own recordings and the next phase of that catalog.
The older titles associated with the Athens announcement describe that recording history rather than a confirmed set list. No official running order or complete song selection has been released for Gagarin 205. Listeners can recognize the place those recordings hold in his career without assuming that every named track has been guaranteed for the November performance.
Demrick has an established creative connection with Xzibit through recordings and live appearances. He is also a member of Serial Killers, the group they share with B-Real of Cypress Hill. His presence on the bill brings that collaborative history into the concert, connecting the headliner's individual work with another strand of his activity within the West Coast rap community.
Rakaa Iriscience brings the history of Dilated Peoples to the evening. Alongside Evidence and DJ Babu, he helped establish the Los Angeles group's reputation through releases including The Platform and Expansion Team. Their music places particular emphasis on lyrical exchanges, sampled production and turntablism. Rakaa has performed in Greece before, making the date a return to a familiar audience for him as well.
The announced door time is 9:30 p.m. Advance tickets are sold through More.com and participating physical outlets. The initial €30 allocation has sold out; general advance admission is listed at €35, with a €40 door price. Availability and prices can change, so the official ticket listing remains the place to check the current offer before making a purchase.
Admission is restricted to people aged eighteen and over, and attendees should bring an official identification document for entry checks. Buying a ticket does not remove that requirement. With the practical details in place, the November 13 show brings Xzibit back to Athens following his recording comeback, joined by two performers whose own histories add different perspectives on American rap.
