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Xzibit Albums
Alvin Nathaniel Joiner (born September 18, 1974), better known by his stage name Xzibit (pronounced "exhibit"), is an American rapper, actor, television presenter, and radio personality. Xzibit began his musical career after the release of his debut studio album, ''At the Speed of Life'', on October 15, 1996. The album was both critically and commercially successful, peaking at number 74 on the ''Billboard'' 200. It also contained the single "Paparazzi", which peaked at number 83 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. This success allowed Xzibit to secure a recording contract with Loud Records later that year. Xzibit released his second album, ''40 Dayz & 40 Nightz'', on August 25, 1998; it peaked at number 53 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album also contained the single "What U See Is What U Get", which peaked at #50 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The album's success caught attention from West Coast rapper Dr. Dre who acted as the executive producer on Xzibit's third album, '' Restless ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detroit
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 census, making it the 27th-most populous city in the United States. The metropolitan area, known as Metro Detroit, is home to 4.3 million people, making it the second-largest in the Midwest after the Chicago metropolitan area, and the 14th-largest in the United States. Regarded as a major cultural center, Detroit is known for its contributions to music, art, architecture and design, in addition to its historical automotive background. ''Time'' named Detroit as one of the fifty World's Greatest Places of 2022 to explore. Detroit is a major port on the Detroit River, one of the four major straits that connect the Great Lakes system to the Saint Lawrence Seaway. The City of Detroit anchors the second-largest regional economy in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America Sony Corporation of America (SONAM, also known as SCA), is the American arm of the Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation SONAM, headquartered in New York City, manages the company's US-based businesses. Sony's principal U.S. business ..., the North American division of Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Sony. The label was founded predominantly as a jazz and classical music label in 1953, but later expanded its scope to include a more diverse range of genres, including pop music, pop, Rhythm and blues, R&B, rock music, rock, and hip hop music, hip hop. History Beginnings Epic Records was launched in 1953 by the Columbia Records unit of CBS, for the purpose of marketing jazz, pop music, pop, and European classical music, classical music that did not fit the theme of its more mainstream Columbia Records label. Initial classical music r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Restless (Xzibit Album)
''Restless'' is the third studio album by rapper Xzibit. It was released December 12, 2000. It debuted at #14 on the ''Billboard'' 200 with approximately 205,000 copies sold in its 1st week released. The album then fell 17 spots to #31 in the 2nd week, but then rose back up 19 spots to peak at #12 the following week. Also since being released the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA with an excess of a million copies sold in America making it Xzibit's most successful album of his career. Background In an interview with N.O.R.E. on his podcast, ''Drink Champs'', Xzibit told a story of how Dr. Dre became involved with the project as an executive producer and Loud exec Steve Rifkind's lack of involvement. He discussed the conversation between Dre and Rifkind: "So I was at odds with the label...and so then when we finished the tour, he was like 'Let's go do a record.' I was like, 'I'm only gonna do it if you take care of Dr. Dre.' And Dr. Dre was like, 'You gonna pay me this, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What U See Is What U Get
"What U See Is What U Get" is the first single from Xzibit's second album, '' 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz''. In its first week the song peaked at #50 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, being Xzibit's highest charting single. It peaked at #3 on Hot Rap Singles, his highest on that chart. Music video A music video directed by Gregory Dark was filmed in Los Angeles. The deceptively simplistic premise of the video is Xzibit's trek to a nearby shop after being asked to pick up some milk. On his way, Xzibit greets several friends, briefly performs in a local concert and even finds a dropped one hundred-dollar bill. However, he also crosses paths with various chaotic incidents including a carjacking, bombing, shooting, and store looting; all of which he walks past unshaken. In the end, Xzibit is able to pick up the milk and make his way home, only to be told that they also needed hot sauce and asked to go back out again. The video closes with a dedication to then-recently-deceased music video direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
40 Dayz & 40 Nightz
40 Dayz & 40 Nightz is the second studio album by American rapper Xzibit. It was released on August 25, 1998 by Loud Records and RCA Records. The album featured four singles "What U See Is What U Get "What U See Is What U Get" is the first single from Xzibit's second album, '' 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz''. In its first week the song peaked at #50 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, being Xzibit's highest charting single. It peaked at #3 on Hot Rap Singl ...", "3 Card Molly", "Los Angeles Times" and "Pussy Pop". "What U See Is What U Get" earned Xzibit some his highest charting placements in his career. Track listing Chart positions Singles References {{DEFAULTSORT:40 Dayz and 40 Nightz 1998 albums Horrorcore albums Albums produced by Bud'da Albums produced by Soopafly Xzibit albums RCA Records albums Loud Records albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Hot 100
The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), radio play, and online streaming in the United States. The weekly tracking period for sales was initially Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but was changed to Friday to Thursday in July 2015. This tracking period also applies to compiling online streaming data. Radio airplay, which, unlike sales figures and streaming, is readily available on a real-time basis, is also tracked on a Friday to Thursday cycle effective with the chart dated July 17, 2021 (previously Monday to Sunday and before July 2015, Wednesday to Tuesday). A new chart is compiled and officially released to the public by ''Billboard'' on Tuesdays but post-dated to the following Saturday. The first number-one song of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 was " Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paparazzi (Xzibit Song)
"Paparazzi" is a song by Xzibit, issued as the lead single from his debut album ''At the Speed of Life''. The song's official music video was directed by Michael Lucero. The songs samples Barbra Streisand's "Pavane (Vocalise)", itself a version of Gabriel Fauré's ''Pavane''. The song is used for the soundtrack of ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3''. The instrumental version of "Paparazzi" was used to close "Pax Soprana", the sixth episode of the first season of ''The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based American Mafia, Italian-American mobster, portraying h ...''. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References {{Authority control 1995 songs 1996 debut singles Loud Records singles Music videos directed by Michael Lucero Xzibit songs Songs written by Xzibit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine and is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its " number ones", those of their albums that outperformed all others during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, and acquired its current name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985) and ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales – both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was originally Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, tracking week begins on Friday (to coinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At The Speed Of Life
''At the Speed of Life'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Xzibit. It was released on October 15, 1996 by Loud Records and RCA Records. Reception Track listing Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Notes *Tash of Tha Alkaholiks is credited as Catastraphe on "Bird's Eye View" *"At the Speed of Life" contains monologue from the film Taxi Driver Personnel *Thayod Ausar – Producer, Engineer *B+ – Photography *Diamond D – Producer *DJ Pen One – Producer *Ross Donaldson – Engineer, Mixing *E-Swift – Producer, Engineer, Executive Producer *Brian Gardner – Mastering *Jean-Marie Horvat – Mixing *Ola Kudu – Artwork, Art Direction, Layout Design *Brian "Bizzy" McCane – Mastering *DJ Muggs – Producer, Engineer *Noa Ochi – Coordination *Saafir – Producer *Craig Sherrad – Producer *Xzibit – Executive Producer Chart positions Weekly charts Year-end charts Singles In popular culture The single "Paparazzi" was featured on the ''To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tre Capital
Tremayne Marcell Joiner (born June 8, 1995), also known as Tre Capital, is an American rapper and singer from Los Angeles. He is the founder and a member of the hip hop collective ''Deluxe'' or ''D.lx''. Early life Tre is the oldest son of rapper Xzibit. He began to practice freestyling on a daily basis while attending high school. He briefly attended West Los Angeles College before withdrawing in 2014. Career 2013–2015: Early career and ''Gundam EP'' series Tre's first solo full-length project, a 15-track mixtape titled ''Heaven Isn't Far From Here'', was initially released on December 1, 2013 – the project was later re-released on November 16, 2015, via SoundCloud. The mixtape features guest vocals from American rapper Trae tha Truth and production contributions from Black Milk, Hit-Boy and DJ Dahi. His second project, the first installment in a series of projects conceptually themed and inspired by Gundam, is a six-track EP titled ''Gundam Pt. I'' or ''Gundam Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Likwit Crew
The Likwit Crew is a West Coast hip hop collective. It was founded by King T who recruited Tha Alkaholiks as his first acts. Then, other artists such as Xzibit, Phil Da Agony, Lootpack, Defari, Styliztik Jones, Declaime, J. Wells and The Barbershop MC's joined. Extended members and close affiliates include Dilated Peoples and Strong Arm Steady. A spin-off group named Likwit Junkies has been formed by DJ Babu and Defari. See also * List of Los Angeles rappers This is a list of notable rap music artists that are from Los Angeles, California. A * Ab-Soul * Afroman * Ak'Sent * Akwid * Aloe Blacc * The Alchemist * The Alkaholiks * Anderson .Paak * Arabian Prince B * B-Real * Bad Azz * Big Fase 100 * ... External links * {{Authority control Hip hop collectives Hip hop groups from California Musical groups from Los Angeles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strong Arm Steady
Strong Arm Steady, often referred to as SAS, is a hip hop group in California's underground hip hop scene. As of December 2009, the act consists of members Phil Da Agony, Krondon, of Los Angeles, and Mitchy Slick of San Diego, California. Originally an amorphous collective of at least eight, formed as an alternative to the gang-focused productions of West Coast rap's then-dominant Death Row Records, SAS pared down to four members for recording in the studio and performing live, with Xzibit as the frontman. Since he left the group in 2006, the three remaining members have been a stable trio. Over the years they have recorded many mixtapes and have distributed them all over the world. "Speaking directly to their fans," they were West Coast pioneers in the use of mixtapes as a group's principal method of distribution and marketing, a model necessitated by their neither being DJs nor closely affiliated with a DJ, and a method already proven on the East Coast by 50 Cent and others i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
