Weapons of Mass Destruction

Weapons of Mass Destruction
Studio album from Xzibit
Publication (s)	2004
Label (s)	Sony Urban Music / Columbia Records ( Sony BMG Music Entertainment ) & Open Bar Entertainment
Format (s)	Cd, LP
Genre (s)	Hip hop
Title (number)	16
running time	58 min 34 s
occupation	Features: Jelly Roll, Strong Arm Steady ( Mitchy Slick , Phil the Agony & Krondon), Keri Hilson , Busta Rhymes Additional vocals: Jelly Roll, Krondon, Truth Hurts , Dontae Winslow, Mashica Winslow, Tone, Mitchy Slick , Suga Free , Butch Cassidy, Dion Keyboard : Johnny Rodgers, Khalil, JR Guitar : Joshua Craig Podolsky, Daniel Seeff, Dan Silver Bass : Daniel Seeff Horn : Dontae Winslow & The Divine Order Horns Additional instrumentation: Johnny Rodgers, Nate Hills Skits : Dee Ray, Ras Kass Additional sound effects: Dan Silver
production	Thayod Ausar Sir Jinx Mystro Jelly roll Rick rock Khalil Battlecat Timbaland Mr. Porter JR Hi-Tek Executive producer : Xzibit
Studio (s)	Soundcastle Studios, Los Angeles Encore Studios, Burbank N House Studios, Studio City Hit Factory, Miami Teklab Studios, Cincinnati Khalil's Home Studio, Los Angeles
chronology Man Vs Machine (2002) Weapons of Mass Destruction Full Circle (2006)

Weapons of Mass Destruction (Engl. WMD ) is the fifth musical album of Xzibit . It was published on December 14, 2004 in the USA and on December 6, 2004 in Germany .

History of origin

Weapons of Mass Destruction was released in 2004 by Sony Urban Music & Columbia Records , both sub-labels of Sony BMG Music Entertainment , as well as on Xzibit's own label Open Bar Entertainment. It followed the two-year cycle that Xzibit has followed since its debut. At the time of its creation and publication, Xzibit began to work on its second mainstay, the acting and show mastering career. It marked Xzibit's return to a more down-to-earth style. The two previous albums Man Vs. Machine and Restless were more commercial and had more celebrity guests ( Dr. Dre , Eminem , Snoop Dogg ).

It was awarded gold by the RIAA on February 2, 2005 .

Versions

Weapons of Mass Destruction was available in four versions. On the one hand with a blue cover in which only the CD was, on the other hand a limited edition in which a modified cardboard cover was used and a DVD was enclosed with the CD. In addition to the video of Hey Now (Mean Muggin '), the DVD shows scenes from the recordings of the individual songs as well as films from performances. The album is also available as a record, as is the normal CD as a censored version.

Track list

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Weapons of Mass Destruction   DE 27 12/27/2004 (11 weeks)   AT 69 12/19/2004 (3 weeks)   CH 27 12/19/2004 (9 weeks)   UK 85 12/18/2004 (4 weeks)   US 43 December 25, 2004 (8 weeks)

Singles

Hey Now (Mean Muggin ')   DE 33 12/13/2004 (14 weeks)   CH 42 12/05/2004 (11 weeks)   UK 9 01/30/2005 (7 weeks)   US 93 04/12/2004 (4 weeks)

1. State of the Union - 1:30
   • Album intro ; is a compilation of speeches by George W. Bush , which make him appear as a tyrant & mass murderer.
   • Produced by Thayod Ausar.
2. LAX - 3:44
   • The title is a play on words based on the fact that Los Angeles International Airport is called LAX and Xzibit calls itself X for short and comes from Los Angeles.
   • Produced by Sir Jinx & Mystro.
3. Cold World - 3:50
   • With jelly roll.
   • Produced by Jelly Roll
4. Saturday Night Live - 4:19 am
   • With Jelly Roll, Krondon and Truth Hurts.
   • Produced by Jelly Roll
5. Muthafucka - 2:54
   • With jelly roll
   • Produced by Rick Rock
6. Beware of Us - 4:09
   • Is an idea of Xzibit's group Strong Arm Steady in battle rap style.
   • With Strong Arm Steady.
   • Produced by Khalil.
7. Judgment Day - 3:22
   • With Dontae Winslow & Mashica Winslow.
   • Produced by Khalil.
   • Contains samples of "It Can't Make Any Difference To Me" by Dave Mason .
8. Criminal Set - 3:16
   • also includes a swipe at Will Smith . ("But lately I've been feelin 'like Will Smith / Why bother with rap when I can get 20 mill' on a flick?")
   • With Krondon.
   • Produced by Battlecat.
   • Contains samples of "Amerikkka's Most Wanted" by Ice Cube .
9. Hey Now (Mean Muggin ') - 4:20
   • With Keri Hilson.
   • Produced by Timbaland.
10. Ride or Die - 4:00
    • With Tone & Mitchy Slick.
    • Produced by Mr. Porter.
11. Crazy Ho - 4:24
    • With Strong Arm Steady, Suga Free & Butch Cassidy.
    • Produced by Khalil.
12. Big Barking - 0:53
    • Skit ; a man verbally abuses on an answering machine Xzibit.
13. Tough Guy - 4:24
    • Is written in response to the skit. At the end the voice answers again and apologizes.
    • With Busta Rhymes.
    • Produced by Hi-Tek.
14. Scent of a Woman - 4:19
    • Declaration of love to his then fiancée.
    • With Dion.
    • Produced by Hi-Tek.
15. Click - 5:13
    • With Krondon & Mitchy Slick.
    • Produced by Khalil.
    • Contains samples of "Keeps Me Satisfied" by R. Tufo.
16. Back 2 the Way It Was - 3:57
    • Produced by Thayod Ausar.
    • Contains samples of "Changin '" by Sharon Ridley & "Turn To Stone" by Joe Walsh & Terry Trabandt.

Singles

The first release is the song Muthafucka , for which no video was shot and only radio stations were made available. The first real single was Hey Now (Mean Muggin ') , on whose B-side Beware of Us could be heard. The song reached the fourth highest chart position in the US in Xzibit's career. Due to differences with the label, he independently shot another video for Criminal Set , at the end of which Saturday Night Live was alluded to.

Web links

• Review on laut.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Weapons of Mass Destruction at Allmusic (English)
2. ↑ riaa.com
3. ↑ Charts DE Charts AT Charts CH Charts UK Charts US