''Weapons of Mass Destruction'' is the fifth

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by American rapper Xzibit. It was released on December 14, 2004, by Open Bar Entertainment,

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and

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Reception

Commercial

The album debuted at number 43 on the ''Billboard'' 200 with approximately 81,000 copies sold in the first week released. The album has sold approximately 283,000 copies as of October 2006 according to

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. On February 2, 2005, the album was certified Gold by the

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for sales of over 500,000 copies.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. 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''. *"Hey Now (Mean Muggin) " was used in the soundtrack for the game '' NFL Street 2'' Sample credits * "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

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, and

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, as performed by

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. * "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.

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References

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* {{Authority control 2004 albums Xzibit albums Columbia Records albums Albums produced by Danja (record producer) Albums produced by Timbaland Albums produced by Rick Rock Albums produced by Hi-Tek Albums produced by DJ Khalil Albums produced by Battlecat (producer)