Weapons of Mass Destruction (album)

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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 Sony Music Urban, Columbia
Producer DJ Khalil, Danja, Hi-Tek, JellyRoll, Battlecat, Timbaland, Thayod Ausar, Sir Jinx, Mr. Porter, Rick Rock
Xzibit chronology
Appetite for Destruction
(2004)
Weapons of Mass Destruction
(2004)
Full Circle
(2006)
Alternative cover
Special Edition Cover
Singles from Weapons of Mass Destruction
  1. "Hey Now (Mean Muggin)"
    Released: February 16, 2004
  2. "Muthafucka"
    Released: 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[1]
Blender 3/5 stars[2]
Entertainment Weekly (Favorable)[3]
HipHopDX 4/5 stars[4]
RapReviews 8/10 stars[5]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[6]
Vibe 4/5 stars[7]
USA Today 3/4 stars[8]

Weapons of Mass Destruction is the fifth album by rapper Xzibit, released December 14, 2004. The album debuted at number 43 on the Billboard 200 with approximately 81,000 copies sold in the first week released.[9] As of October 2006 the album has sold approximately 283,000 copies according to Nielsen Soundscan.[10][11] The album was also certified Gold by the RIAA on February 2, 2005 for shipping over 500,000 copies.[12]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

# Title Featured guest(s) Producer Time
1 "State of the Union" Thayod Ausar 1:30
2 "LAX" Sir Jinx & Tha Real Mystro 3:44
3 "Cold World" Jelly Roll Jelly Roll 3:52
4 "Saturday Night Live" Jelly Roll & Krondon Jelly Roll 4:19
5 "Muthafucka" Rick Rock 2:56
6 "Beware of Us" Krondon & Phil Da Agony DJ Khalil 4:10
7 "Judgement Day" DJ Khalil 3:23
8 "Criminal Set" Krondon Battlecat 3:17
9 "Hey Now (Mean Muggin)" Keri Hilson & Timbaland Timbaland, Danja (co) 4:21
10 "Ride or Die" Tone & Mr. Porter Mr. Porter, J.R. Rotem (co) 4:00
11 "Crazy Ho" Strong Arm Steady, Suga Free & Butch Cassidy DJ Khalil 4:25
12 "Big Barking" (skit) 0:53
13 "Tough Guy" Busta Rhymes Hi-Tek 4:25
14 "Scent of a Woman" Dion Hi-Tek 4:20
15 "Klack" Mitchy Slick & Krondon DJ Khalil 5:14
16 "Back 2 the Way It Was" Thayod Ausar 3:58

[edit] Album chart positions

Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
2005 Weapons of Mass Destruction #43 #19

[edit] Singles chart positions

Year Song Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Tracks Rhythmic Top 40
2004 "Hey Now (Mean Muggin)" #93 #52 - #28
2004 "Muthafucka" - #103 - -

[edit] Sales

Final sum : 249,519
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08!
Position 43 81 54 73 88 98 139
-
Sales Per Week 80,900 50,352 35,026 14,964 11,154 9,261 7,375
-
Total 80,900 131,913 166,939 181903 193,118 202318 209693
-

[edit] Notes

The track "L.A.X." was used in the soundtrack for the game Need For Speed Underground 2. The track "Klack" was used in the soundtrack for the game Juiced. The track "Muthafucka" was used in Tony Scott's 2005 film Domino; an edited version called "Mother Mother" was used in the game Def Jam: Fight for NY.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Blender review
  3. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  4. ^ HipHopDX review
  5. ^ RapReviews review
  6. ^ Rolling Stone review
  7. ^ Vibe review
  8. ^ USA Today review
  9. ^ Tupac's 'Game' Haunts Album Chart At No. 1 – Billboard.com
  10. ^ Xzibit Gets Positive, Political On 'Full Circle' – Billboard.com
  11. ^ xzibit – Billboard.com
  12. ^ RIAA – Recording Industry Association of America
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