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 hardcore[1]
Length	58:34
Label	Open Bar Entertainment Columbia Sony BMG
Producer	Xzibit (exec.) Battlecat Danja DJ Khalil Hi-Tek J.R. Rotem Jelly Roll Mr. Porter Rick Rock Sir Jinx Tha Real Mystro Thayod Ausar Timbaland
Xzibit chronology
Man vs. Machine (2002) Weapons of Mass Destruction (2004) Full Circle (2006)
Singles from Weapons of Mass Destruction
"Hey Now (Mean Muggin)" Released: November 16, 2004 "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
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(57/100)[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Blender	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	C−[5]
HipHopDX	[6]
NME	2/10[2]
RapReviews	8/10[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[]

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

Notes

• "L.A.X." was used in the soundtrack for the game Need for Speed: Underground 2.
• "Klack" was used in the soundtrack for the game Juiced.
• "Muthafucka" was used in Tony Scott's 2005 film Domino and an edited version called "Mother Mother" was used in the game Def Jam: Fight for NY.^[16]
• "Hey Now (Mean Muggin) " was used in the soundtrack for the game NFL Street 2

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[]

Certifications[]

References[]

External links[]

• Weapons of Mass Destruction at Metacritic