Weapons of Mass Destruction (album)

Weapons of Mass Destruction
Studio album by Xzibit
Released December 14, 2004 (U.S.)
Recorded 2003-2004
Genre West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap
Length 58:34
Label Open Bar Entertainment, Columbia Records, Sony BMG
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
  2. "Criminal Set"
    Released: December 14, 2004

Weapons of Mass Destruction is the fifth album by rapper Xzibit. It was released on December 14, 2004 under Open Bar Entertainment, Columbia Records and Sony BMG

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
SourceRating
Metacritic(57/100)[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[6]
Blender[7]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[8]
HipHopDX[9]
NME2/10[5]
RapReviews8/10[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Vibe[5]
USA Today[12]
Yahoo! Music UK[13]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."State of the Union"Thayod Ausar1:30
2."L.A.X."Sir Jinx, Tha Real Mystro3:44
3."Cold World" (featuring Jelly Roll)Jelly Roll3:52
4."Saturday Night Live" (featuring Jelly Roll, Krondon & Truth Hurts)Jelly Roll4:19
5."Muthafucka"Rick Rock2:56
6."Beware of Us" (featuring Strong Arm Steady)DJ Khalil4:10
7."Judgement Day"DJ Khalil3:23
8."Criminal Set" (featuring Krondon)Battlecat3:17
9."Hey Now (Mean Muggin)" (featuring Keri Hilson)Timbaland, Danja4:21
10."Ride or Die" (featuring Mitchy Slick & Tone)Mr. Porter, J.R. Rotem4:00
11."Crazy Ho" (featuring Strong Arm Steady, Suga Free & Butch Cassidy)DJ Khalil4:25
12."Big Barking" (skit) 0:53
13."Tough Guy" (featuring Busta Rhymes)Hi-Tek4:25
14."Scent of a Woman" (featuring Dion)Hi-Tek4:20
15."Klack" (featuring Mitchy Slick & Krondon)DJ Khalil5:14
16."Back 2 the Way It Was"Thayod Ausar3:58

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 Archived June 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. 1 2 3 Critic reviews at Metacritic
  6. ↑ Allmusic review
  7. ↑ Blender review
  8. ↑ Mindenhall, Chuck (2004-12-10). "Weapons of Mass Destruction Review". Entertainment Weekly: 93. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
  9. ↑ HipHopDX review
  10. ↑ RapReviews review
  11. ↑ "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on 2008-07-26. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
  12. ↑ USA Today review
  13. ↑ "Yahoo! Music UK review". Archived from the original on 2004-12-14. Retrieved 2004-12-14.
  14. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421054/soundtrack
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