''At the Speed of Life'' is the debut

studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

by American rapper

Xzibit 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 ...

. It was released on October 15, 1996 by

Loud Records Loud Records, LLC. is a record label founded by Steve Rifkind and Rich Isaacson in 1991. Loud is a hip hop label that released material by acts such as Wu-Tang Clan, Big Pun, Mobb Deep, Krayzie Bone, The Beatnuts, M.O.P., Tha Alkaholiks, Pete ...

and

RCA Records RCA Records is an American record label currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside RCA's former long-time rival Columbia Records; also A ...

Reception

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Notes *Tash of

Tha Alkaholiks Tha Alkaholiks, also known as Tha Liks, is an American hip hop trio from Los Angeles, California, United States. Since the early 1990s they have produced party music with a hardcore hip hop edge, powered by the beats of DJ and producer E-Swift ...

is credited as Catastraphe on "Bird's Eye View" *"At the Speed of Life" contains monologue from the film

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Personnel

*Thayod Ausar – Producer, Engineer *B+ – Photography *

Diamond D Joseph Kirkland (born April 5, 1968), better known by his stage name Diamond D, is an American hip hop MC and record producer from The Bronx, New York City, and one of the founding members of the Diggin' in the Crates Crew, abbreviated as D.I.T. ...

– Producer *DJ Pen One – Producer *Ross Donaldson – Engineer, Mixing *

E-Swift Tha Alkaholiks, also known as Tha Liks, is an American hip hop music, hip hop trio from Los Angeles, California, United States. Since the early 1990s they have produced party music with a hardcore hip hop edge, powered by the beats of DJ and musi ...

– Producer, Engineer, Executive Producer *

Brian Gardner Brian Knapp Gardner, also known as Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, is an American mastering engineer. He has worked on a number of recordings since the mid-1960s, including classic rock, funk, disco, alternative rock, R&B, hip hop, pop punk and dance- ...

– Mastering *Jean-Marie Horvat – Mixing *Ola Kudu – Artwork, Art Direction, Layout Design *Brian "Bizzy" McCane – Mastering *

DJ Muggs Lawrence Muggerud (born January 28, 1968), professionally known by his stage name DJ Muggs, is an American DJ, audio engineer and record producer. He is a member of Cypress Hill, a member of the trip hop band Cross My Heart Hope To Die and the l ...

– Producer, Engineer *Noa Ochi – Coordination *

Saafir Reggie Gibson (born August 23, 1970), better known as Saafir, is an emcee, producer and actor from Oakland, California. He is also a member of the rap group "Golden State Project" (formerly known as Golden State Warriors) with Ras Kass and Xzibi ...

– Producer *Craig Sherrad – Producer *

– Executive Producer

Chart positions

Weekly charts

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Singles

In popular culture

The single "Paparazzi" was featured on the ''

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3'' is a 2001 skateboarding video game and the third installment in the ''Tony Hawk's (series), Tony Hawk's'' series. It was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision under the Activision O2 label in 2001 for th ...

'' video game soundtrack. An instrumental version of the same song was also featured during the final scene of ''

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'' sixth episode "

Pax Soprana "Pax Soprana" is the sixth episode of the HBO original series ''The Sopranos''. It was written by Frank Renzulli, directed by Alan Taylor and originally aired on February 14, 1999. Starring * James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano * Lorraine Bracco ...

References

{{Authority control 1996 debut albums Xzibit albums RCA Records albums Loud Records albums Albums produced by Diamond D Albums produced by DJ Muggs