Rapper Xzibit’s premature infant son died Monday morning.

Xavier Kingston Joiner was born on May 15th. Xzibit blogged on his MySpace that his son’s lungs were not strong enough to breathe oxygen. After struggling for eleven days, Xavier died.

The rapper also blogged the day his son was born and he described the pain the family was going through. He also praised the importance of family.

“I am writing you from the hospital right now because Xavier was born a lil pre-maturely. But I am keeping faith that everything will work out fine. I tell you people, bringing a life into this world right now is a blessing for me. I have had time to focus and put A LOT of sh** into perspective over the last few years. And at the end of the day, if you don’t have FAMILY around you … you don’t have sh**.”

“I must tell you this, it is unnatural for a parent to bury a child. I am telling you this because of the same reason I tell you when I’m having great times, life is too short to be fake. Hold on to your kids, if you have them. Protect them and show them you love them everyday you wake up and see them. Don’t take a second you get to hug them, teach them and care for them for granted. You can have all the material wealth in the universe, but it is NOTHING compared to having your family.”

Our thoughts are with the family of Xavier Kingston Joiner.