Weapons of Mass Destruction (album)

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.

Weapons of Mass Destruction
Studio album by
Xzibit
ReleasedDecember 14, 2004 (U.S.)
Recorded2003-2004
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

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(57/100)[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Blender[4]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[5]
HipHopDX[6]
NME2/10[2]
RapReviews8/10[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Vibe[2]
USA Today[9]
Yahoo! Music UK[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
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."State of the Union"Thayod Ausar1:30
2."L.A.X."
3:44
3."Cold World" (featuring Jelly Roll)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)
4:21
10."Ride or Die" (featuring Mitchy Slick and Tone)
  • Mr. Porter
  • J.R. Rotem
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)DJ Khalil5:14
16."Back 2 the Way It Was"Thayod Ausar3:58
Notes

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

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[16] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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References
  1. Birchmeier, Jason. "Weapons of Mass Destruction - Xzibit". Allmusic.
  2. Critic reviews at Metacritic
  3. Allmusic review
  4. Blender review
  5. Mindenhall, Chuck (2004-12-10). "Weapons of Mass Destruction Review". Entertainment Weekly: 93. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
  6. HipHopDX review
  7. RapReviews review
  8. "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on 2008-07-26. Retrieved 2008-07-26.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  9. USA Today review
  10. "Yahoo! Music UK review". Archived from the original on 2004-12-14. Retrieved 2004-12-14.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  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". Retrieved June 26, 2007.
  15. "Domino (2005) - Soundtracks - IMDb". IMDb.
  16. "American album certifications – Xzibit – Weapons of Mass Destruction". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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