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1996 studio album by Xzibit
At the Speed of Life
Released October 15, 1996 Recorded 1995–96
Genre Length 49 :18
Label
Producer
"
Paparazzi " Released: May 27, 1996
"Eyes May Shine" Released: October 15, 1996
"
The Foundation " Released: November 11, 1996
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.
[6]
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Grand Opening" (Interlude) Craig Sherrad 1:32 2. "At the Speed of Life" Thayod Ausar 3:45 3. "Just Maintain" (featuring
Hurricane G and
J-Ro )
E-Swift 3:21 4. "Eyes May Shine" E-Swift 3:54 5. "Positively Negative" (featuring
King Tee ) Craig Sherrad 3:36 6. "Don't Hate Me" (Interlude) Thayod Ausar 1:32 7. "
Paparazzi " Thayod Ausar 3:56 8. "
The Foundation "
DJ Muggs 3:55 9. "Mrs. Crabtree" (Interlude) 1:17 10. "Bird's Eye View" (featuring
Tha Alkaholiks and Hurricane G)
Diamond D 4:42 11. "Hit & Run (Part II)" Craig Sherrad 3:49 12. "Carry the Weight" Thayod Ausar 4:13 13. "Plastic Surgery" (featuring
Ras Kass and
Saafir ) E-Swift 4:40 14. "Enemies & Friends" DJ Pen One 4:01 15. "Last Words" (Interlude) Craig Sherrad 1:01 Total length: 49:14
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
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 video game soundtrack. An instrumental version of the same song was also featured during the final scene of
The Sopranos 's sixth episode "
Pax Soprana ."
References
^ Stanley, Leo.
At the Speed of Life at
AllMusic
^
a
b
Album reviews at CD Universe
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RapReviews review
^
"The Source review" .
^
Vibe review
^ At the Speed of Life (booklet).
Loud ,
RCA . 1996.
^
"Dutchcharts.nl – Xzibit – At The Speed Of Life" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
^ "
Xzibit: At The Speed Of Life" (in Finnish).
Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland . Retrieved August 19, 2020.
^
"Offiziellecharts.de – Xzibit – At The Speed Of Life" (in German).
GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved August 19, 2020.
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"Swedishcharts.com – Xzibit – At The Speed Of Life" . Hung Medien. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
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"Swisscharts.com – Xzibit – At The Speed Of Life" . Hung Medien. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
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"Xzibit Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved August 19, 2020.
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"Xzibit Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved August 19, 2020.
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"Jaaroverzichten – Album 1997" . dutchcharts.nl . Retrieved August 19, 2020 .
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