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Xzibit - At The Speed Of Life [ECD] [PA] (CD 2000)

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Track Listing
1. Grand Opening (interlude)
2. At The Speed Of Life
3. Just Maintain
4. Eyes May Shine
5. Positively Negative
6. Don't Hate Me (interlude)
7. Paparazzi
8. Foundation
9. Mrs Crabtree (interlude)
10. Bird's Eye View
11. Hit And Run (part II)
12. Carry The Weight
13. Plastic Surgery
14. Enemies & Friends
15. Last Words (interlude)

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Number of CDs:	1
Producer:	E-Swift, Muggs, Saafir
Recording Type:	Studio
Distributor:	Cinram Logistics
Recording Mode:	Stereo

Album Notes
AT THE SPEED OF LIFE is an Enhanced audio CD which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.Personnel includes: Xzibit, King Tee, Saafir, Ras Kass, J-Ro, Tash, Hurricane Gee (rap vocals); Catashtraphe, Ron Hightower.Recorded at Tha Concentration Camp and The Compound, Los Angeles, California; Ameraycan, North Hollywood, California.Xzibit defies all the stereotypes associated with West Coast hip-hop. Neither a "G" nor a "pimp," Xzibit's lyrics focus on the things that matter: family and life. AT THE SPEED OF LIFE, his debut, comes across as his personal gospel, with powerful messages conveyed through skilled rhyme.With producers like Diamond D and Tha Alkaholiks' E-Swift at the helm, the tracks are unique, offering glimpses of real creativity. AT THE SPEED OF LIFE breaks new ground in hip-hop: Xzibit incorporates classical music in the single "Paparazzi," while the emotion-filled "Foundation," an open letter to the Xzibit's son, features the actual cries of the rapper's baby.

Editorial Reviews
3 Mics (out of 5) - ...an energetic West coaster displaying battle flows and make-sense lyrics from a fed-up mc's perspective....a definite must have if you appreciate the fat beats-n-solid rhymes scenario of the bold school...
The Source (09/01/1996)

4 stars out of 5 - ...Thoughtful lyrics, muscular beats and a finely honed sense of melody. It peaks on the wonderful, string-laden, pathos-ridden 'Paparazzi' which...could have been the 'Gangsta's Paradise' of its day.
Q (06/01/2000)

3.5 out of 5 - ...somewhere between out-and-out Keep It Realism and a true belief in the inherent merits of hip hop. The beats are harsh and melancholic...and like his mentors, he sounds about as East Coast as you can get while still talking about the West...
Muzik (11/01/1996)

3 Mics (out of 5) - ...an energetic West coaster displaying battle flows and make-sense lyrics from a fed-up mc's perspective....a definite must have if you appreciate the fat beats-n-solid rhymes scenario of the bold school...Q (6/00, p.132) - 4 stars out of 5 - ...Thoughtful lyrics, muscular beats and a finely honed sense of melody. It peaks on the wonderful, string-laden, pathos-ridden 'Paparazzi' which...could have been the 'Gangsta's Paradise' of its day.Muzik (11/96, p.141) - 3.5 out of 5 - ...somewhere between out-and-out Keep It Realism and a true belief in the inherent merits of hip hop. The beats are harsh and melancholic...and like his mentors, he sounds about as East Coast as you can get while still talking about the West...
The Source (09/01/1996)

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Review created: 09/07/08

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iv liked xzibit for a while and have been looking for the track paparazzi for a ages so i bought it, it was exactly as described and happy with purchess edd

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