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Xzibit - At the Speed of Life

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Free Music Review: One of the best west coast rap albums of all time
Hit: 5 Stars

This album is unbelievable. It has great production and obvioulsy X is on his game. Xzibit is one of the most underrated MC's out there and he deserves more respect. The best tracks on here are "Paparazzi" and "Foundation". "Paparazzi" is one of the best songs of the past decade. If you are a fan of west coast music, or rap in general, you need to cop this CD. Instant Classic.

Free Music Review: Xzibit - At the Speed of Life
Hit: 5 Stars

Xzibit's debut album "At the Speed of Life" (1996) is an impressive first release, it remains my favourite of his four albums out. Executive produced by Xzibit and E-Swift this is a fifteen track release (4 Interludes). Track production comes from E-Swift, Muggs, Diamond D, Craig Sherrard, Saafir, DJ Pen One and Thayod Ausar. Guest appearances come from: Hurricane Gee, King Tee, Catashtrophe, J-Ro, Ras Kass, Tash and Saafir. Album opens with "Grand Opening" a sick instrumental which is followed up by the title track the intense banger "At the Speed of Life". Next comes "Just Maintain" a track where X rips into fakes, and the hardcore "Eyes May Shine". King Tee drops in for "Positively Negative" a nice collabration track. On "Paparazzi" Xzibit takes things to a whole new level talking about the rap game backed up by some very nice instrumentals and background female vocals. My favourite track comes is "Foundation" which has a remarkable background piano beat and Xzibit talks to his baby son about life, the police, the streets, loyalty, guns and women. Xzibit goes deep on "Carry the Weight" a track about growing up poor, death, juv detention, street life, and having alot of anger. "Plastic Surgery" feat. Ras Kas and Saafir is a track that makes reference to a number of people from Michael Jackson to Jackie Chan. Xzibit closes off the album strong with the grimy "Enemies and Friends". Xzibit successfully delivers an album to remember with "At the Speed of Life". Highly recommend this release to anyone who enjoys quality West Coast Hip Hop.

Free Music Review: One of the best hip-hop albums of all time...
Hit: 5 Stars

Xzibit's 1996 debut album At The Speed Of Life is a wonderful, marvellous, mature, breathtaking and truly classic album with moments that inspire awe. From start to finish, At The Speed Of Life tingles the spine and distorts the senses. To get the vibe from it, you have to listen to the whole album, rather than just pick out two or three tracks. That's not to say that the album doesn't have its exceptionally great moments, in particular the incredible title track, the hit single Paparazzi, the chilling Carry The Weight and the gothic Enemies & Friends. Best of all, however, is The Foundation, produced by Cypress Hill's DJ Muggs, a hair-raising letter to Xzibit's then newborn son which features the actual cries of the rapper's baby. Xzibit's rhyming is exceptional, and the production, mainly handled by the Alkaholiks' E-Swift, is perfect. Despite Xzibit's reputation as a crazy, raw and rough type of MC, At The Speed Of Life is strangely mature and focused. It is a timeless classic and deserves a place in every hip-hop fan's collection. What's more, although Xzibit is based in LA, this album sounds as lyrical and swift as that of any East Coast rappers while Xzibit raps about the West and stays true to it. Forever a classic.

Free Music Review: X is the Foundation!
Hit: 5 Stars

Xzibit at his best, no one on the Westcoast is better then X today. If you wanna hear lyrics and beats before he went semi commercial and joined with Dre, then go and get this album. This is his best album so far, and will be until he decides to get back to the foundation that he started in 1996. Most of these tracks are really good, for example "just maintain" "paparazzi" "the foundation" "bird's eye view" are the best tracks on this album, some rappers take 2 albums to get that many tight tracks. A must buy for any rap fan.