Restless (Xzibit album)
2000 studio album by Xzibit
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Restless is the third studio album by rapper Xzibit. It was released December 12, 2000 though Epic Records, Loud Records, SRC Records, and Xzibit's Open Bar Entertainment. It debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200 with approximately 205,000 copies sold in its first week released.[2] The album then fell 17 spots to No. 31 in the second week, but then rose back up to peak at No. 12 the following week.[3] Since being released, the album has been certified Platinum by the RIAA with an excess of a million copies sold in the United States, making it Xzibit's most successful album.[4]
- Larabee West Sound Studios
- Record One
- Encore Studios
- Soundcastle Recordings
- Skip Saylor Recording
- Chung King Studios
- Rocky Mountain Studios
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| Released | December 12, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 2000 | |||
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| Length | 59:38 | |||
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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, and we're gonna fuckin' do this. And then we gon' get it done. But I don't want this money to come from Xzibit, I want it to come from you. And that's why the record is out.'"[5] Xzibit credits this conversation as one that gave his project the green light.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100[6] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [8] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[9] |
| HipHopDX |  [10] |
| NME | 7/10[11] |
| RapReviews | 9/10[12] |
| Rolling Stone | [13] |
| The Source | [13] |
| Spin | 6/10[6] |
| Vibe | [14] |
Restless received generally positive reviews from music critics. AllMusic, Rolling Stone and Vibe all gave the album 4 out of 5 stars.[7][13][14] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 11 reviews.[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Restless (Intro)" |
| 1:15 | |
| 2. | "Front 2 Back" | Rockwilder | 3:02 | |
| 3. | "Been a Long Time" (featuring Nate Dogg) |
| Battlecat | 3:57 |
| 4. | "U Know" (featuring Dr. Dre) |
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| 3:26 |
| 5. | "X" |
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| 4:15 |
| 6. | "Alkaholik" (featuring Erick Sermon, J-Ro and Tash) | Erick Sermon | 3:39 | |
| 7. | "Kenny Parker Show 2001" (featuring KRS-One) |
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| 4:45 |
| 8. | "D.N.A. (Drugs-n-Alkahol)" (featuring Snoop Dogg) | Rick Rock | 4:37 | |
| 9. | "Double Time" |
| Erick Sermon | 2:50 |
| 10. | "Don't Approach Me" (featuring Eminem) | Eminem | 4:36 | |
| 11. | "Rimz & Tirez" (featuring Defari, Goldie Loc and Kokane) |
| Soopafly | 4:52 |
| 12. | "Fuckin' You Right" |
| Soopafly | 3:42 |
| 13. | "Best of Things" |
| Dr. Dre | 3:20 |
| 14. | "Get Your Walk On" |
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| 3:39 |
| 15. | "Sorry I'm Away So Much" (featuring DJ Quik and Suga Free) |
| DJ Quik | 3:59 |
| 16. | "Loud & Clear" (featuring Butch Cassidy, Defari and King Tee) |
| Battlecat | 3:33 |
Notes
- ”X” contains additional vocals from Snoop Dogg.
- ”Fuckin’ You Right” contains uncredited vocals from Tray Deee.
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[40] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[41] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[42] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||