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
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

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]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"State of the Union"		Thayod Ausar	1:30
2.	"L.A.X."	Alvin Joiner Anthony Wheaton	Sir Jinx Tha Real Mystro	3:44
3.	"Cold World" (featuring Jelly Roll)	Joiner David Drew	Jelly Roll	3:52
4.	"Saturday Night Live" (featuring Jelly Roll, Krondon and Truth Hurts)	Joiner Drew Marvin Jones Terry Franklin	Jelly Roll	4:19
5.	"Muthafucka"	Joiner Ricardo Thomas Jones	Rick Rock	2:55
6.	"Beware of Us" (featuring Strong Arm Steady)	Joiner Khalil Abdul-Rahman Jones Jason Smith	DJ Khalil	4:10
7.	"Judgement Day"	Joiner Abdul-Rahman Lane Tietgen	DJ Khalil	3:23
8.	"Criminal Set" (featuring Krondon)	Joiner Kevin Gilliam Jones O'Shea Jackson Eric Sadler Keith Shocklee	Battlecat	3:16
9.	"Hey Now (Mean Muggin)" (featuring Keri Hilson)	Joiner Tim Mosley Keri Lynn Hilson	Timbaland	4:21
10.	"Ride or Die" (featuring Mitchy Slick and Tone)	Joiner Porter Jonathan Rotem Latonya Givens Charles Mitchell	Mr. Porter J.R. Rotem (add.)	4:00
11.	"Crazy Ho" (featuring Strong Arm Steady, Suga Free and Butch Cassidy)	Joiner Abdul-Rahman Jones J. Smith Mitchell Dajuan Walker Danny Means	DJ Khalil	4:25
12.	"Big Barking (skit)"			0:53
13.	"Tough Guy" (featuring Busta Rhymes)	Joiner Tony Cottrell Trevor Smith Rotem	Hi-Tek	4:25
14.	"Scent of a Woman" (featuring Dion)	Joiner Cottrell Dion Jenkins	Hi-Tek	4:20
15.	"Klack" (featuring Mitchy Slick and Krondon)	Joiner Abdul-Rahman Jones Mitchell Richard Tufo	DJ Khalil	5:14
16.	"Back 2 the Way It Was"	Joiner Eric Banks Lynn Mack James McClelland Jerry Peters Joe Walsh Terry Trabandt	Thayod Ausar	3:58

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

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. 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. 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. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 

External links

• Weapons of Mass Destruction at Metacritic