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Weapons of Mass Destruction
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 14, 2004 ( U.S.)
Recorded2003-04
Genre
Length58:34
Label
Producer
Xzibit chronology
Man vs. Machine
(2002)
Weapons of Mass Destruction
(2004)
Full Circle
(2006)
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 studio album by American rapper Xzibit. It was released on December 14, 2004, by Open Bar Entertainment, Columbia Records and Sony BMG.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic57/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [3]
Blender [4]
Entertainment WeeklyC− [5]
HipHopDX [6]
NME2/10 [2]
NOW Magazine [7]
RapReviews8/10 [8]
Rolling Stone [9]
Vibe [2]
USA Today [10]

Commercial

The album debuted at number 43 on the Billboard 200 with approximately 81,000 copies sold in the first week released. [11] The album has sold approximately 283,000 copies as of October 2006 according to Nielsen Soundscan. [12] [13]

On February 2, 2005, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies. [14]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [15]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."State of the Union" Thayod Ausar1:30
2."L.A.X."
3:44
3."Cold World" (featuring Jelly Roll)
  • Joiner
  • David Drew
Jelly Roll3:52
4."Saturday Night Live" (featuring Jelly Roll, Krondon and Truth Hurts)
Jelly Roll4:19
5."Muthafucka"
Rick Rock2:55
6."Beware of Us" (featuring Strong Arm Steady) DJ Khalil4:10
7."Judgement Day"
DJ Khalil3:23
8."Criminal Set" (featuring Krondon) Battlecat3:16
9." Hey Now (Mean Muggin)" (featuring Keri Hilson) Timbaland4:21
10."Ride or Die" (featuring Mitchy Slick and Tone)
4:00
11."Crazy Ho" (featuring Strong Arm Steady, Suga Free and 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 and Krondon)
  • Joiner
  • Abdul-Rahman
  • Jones
  • Mitchell
  • Richard Tufo
DJ Khalil5:14
16."Back 2 the Way It Was"
Thayod Ausar3:58

Notes

Sample credits [15]

  • "Judgement Day" contains samples from "It Can't Make Any Difference To Me", written by Lane Tietgen, as performed by Dave Mason.
  • "Criminal Set" contains samples from "Amerikkka's Most Wanted", written by O'Shea Jackson, Eric Sadler, and Keith Shocklee, as performed by Ice Cube.
  • "Klack" contains interpolations from "Keeps Me Satisfied", written by Richard Tufo.
  • "Back 2 the Way It Was" contains excerpts from "Changin'", written by Lynn Mack, James McClellan, and Jerry Peters, as performed by Sharon Ridley. It also contains interpolations from " Turn to Stone", written by Joe Walsh and Terry Trabandt.

Charts

Chart (2004) Position
US Billboard 200 43
US Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 19

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States ( RIAA) [17] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Weapons of Mass Destruction - Xzibit". Allmusic.
  2. ^ a b c Critic reviews at Metacritic
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ Blender review[ dead link]
  5. ^ Mindenhall, Chuck (2004-12-10). "Weapons of Mass Destruction Review". Entertainment Weekly. p. 93. Archived from the original on 2010-05-29. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
  6. ^ HipHopDX review
  7. ^ Perlich, Tim (23 December 2004). "WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION". NOW Magazine. Archived from the original on 2005-02-07. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  8. ^ RapReviews review
  9. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-07-26. Retrieved 2008-07-26.{{ cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)
  10. ^ USA Today review
  11. ^ "Tupac's 'Game' Haunts Album Chart At No. 1 – Billboard.com". Billboard.
  12. ^ "Xzibit Gets Positive, Political On 'Full Circle' – Billboard.com". Billboard.
  13. ^ "xzibit – Billboard.com". Billboard.
  14. ^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 26, 2007.
  15. ^ a b Weapons of Mass Destruction (booklet). Open Bar Entertainment, Columbia, Sony BMG. 2004.
  16. ^ "Domino (2005) - Soundtracks - IMDb". IMDb.
  17. ^ "American album certifications – Xzibit – Weapons of Mass Destruction". Recording Industry Association of America.

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