Weapons of Mass Destruction (album)

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Weapons of Mass Destruction
File:Xzibit album cover Weapons of Mass Destruction.jpg
Studio album by Xzibit
Released December 14, 2004 (U.S.)
Recorded 2003-2004
Genre West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap
Length 58:34
Label Sony BMG, Columbia
Producer DJ Khalil, Danja, Hi-Tek, Jelly Roll, Battlecat, Timbaland, Thayod Ausar, Sir Jinx, Mr. Porter, Rick Rock
Xzibit chronology
Man vs. Machine
(2002)Man vs. Machine2002		 Weapons of Mass Destruction
(2004)		 Full Circle
(2006)Full Circle2006
Singles from Weapons of Mass Destruction
  1. "Hey Now (Mean Muggin)"
    Released: November 16, 2004

Weapons of Mass Destruction is the fifth album by rapper Xzibit, released December 14, 2004.

Reception

The album debuted at number 43 on the Billboard 200 with approximately 81,000 copies sold in the first week released.[1] As of October 2006 the album has sold approximately 283,000 copies according to Nielsen Soundscan.[2][3] The album was also certified Gold by the RIAA on February 2, 2005 for shipping over 500,000 copies.[4]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (57/100)[5]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[6]
Blender 3/5 stars[7]
Entertainment Weekly C−[8]
HipHopDX 4/5 stars[9]
NME 2/10[5]
RapReviews 8/10[10]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[11]
Vibe 4/5 stars[5]
USA Today 3/4 stars[12]
Yahoo! Music UK 6/10 stars[13]

Track listing

No. Title Producer(s) Length
1. "State of the Union"   Thayod Ausar 1:30
2. "L.A.X."   Sir Jinx, Tha Real Mystro 3:44
3. "Cold World" (featuring Jelly Roll) Jelly Roll 3:52
4. "Saturday Night Live" (featuring Jelly Roll, Krondon & Truth Hurts) Jelly Roll 4:19
5. "Muthafucka"   Rick Rock 2:56
6. "Beware of Us" (featuring Strong Arm Steady) DJ Khalil 4:10
7. "Judgement Day"   DJ Khalil 3:23
8. "Criminal Set" (featuring Krondon) Battlecat 3:17
9. "Hey Now (Mean Muggin)" (featuring Keri Hilson) Timbaland, Danja 4:21
10. "Ride or Die" (featuring Mitchy Slick & Tone) Mr. Porter, J.R. Rotem 4:00
11. "Crazy Ho" (featuring Strong Arm Steady, Suga Free & Butch Cassidy) DJ Khalil 4:25
12. "Big Barking" (skit)   0:53
13. "Tough Guy" (featuring Busta Rhymes) Hi-Tek 4:25
14. "Scent of a Woman" (featuring Dion) Hi-Tek 4:20
15. "Klack" (featuring Mitchy Slick & Krondon) DJ Khalil 5:14
16. "Back 2 the Way It Was"   Thayod Ausar 3:58

Notes

Chart positions

Year Chart positions
U.S. U.S. R&B
2004 43 19

Singles

Year Song Chart positions
Hot 100 R&B
2004 "Hey Now (Mean Muggin)" 93 52
"Muthafka" – 103
"Criminal Set" – –

References

  1. ↑ Tupac's 'Game' Haunts Album Chart At No. 1 – Billboard.com
  2. ↑ Xzibit Gets Positive, Political On 'Full Circle' – Billboard.com
  3. ↑ xzibit – Billboard.com
  4. ↑ RIAA – Recording Industry Association of America
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Critic reviews at Metacritic
  6. ↑ Allmusic review
  7. ↑ Blender review[dead link]
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ HipHopDX review
  10. ↑ RapReviews review
  11. ↑ Rolling Stone review at the Wayback Machine (archived July 26, 2008)
  12. ↑ USA Today review
  13. ↑ Yahoo! Music UK review at the Wayback Machine (archived December 14, 2004)
  14. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421054/soundtrack

External links

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