West coast veteran rapper Xzibit welcomed a new baby boy into the world on Wednesday (June 16), named Gatlyn.

The rapper tweeted (@Xzibit) about the experience late Tuesday, letting all his followers know that his son was on the way.

"I'm 11 hrs away from my 2nd son being born. I will hit everybody and let you know what's what when he makes it. See you on the other side," X wrote.

He followed an hour later with: "10 hrs away from Gatlyn A. Joiner being born. Stay tuned."

Obviously, the rapper/actor was a little anxious and couldn't hide it.

X checked back in 30 mins later, adding: "#2PAC birthday is the same day my son #Gatlyn is being born. How #WestCoast is that?"

Much, much later, young Gatlyn was finally born. Xzibit confirmed that his second son was born at 7:59 a.m. and weighed in at 6 lbs. and 6 oz.

"My son Gatlyn has arrived in good health. Thank all of you in advance for the love," he wrote.

The news comes two years after Xzibit's newborn son, Xavier Kingston Joiner, died just over a week after arriving prematurely in May 2008. The rapper described the unfortunate event as a "difficult week" and said on his MySpace page, at the time, that "life is too short."

The mother of his new son was unknown at press time.

In addition to Gatlyn, Xzibit also has a teenage son named Tremayne.

Congrats to X from the BallerStatus.com family.