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album - At The Speed Of Life
artist - Xzibit
label - Loud Records
genre - Rap
retail - 00/00/1996
rip - 11/12/2000
ripper - nnitro of Team Dialup
quality - 192k HQ True Stereo
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01 1:32 Grand Opening (Interlude)
02 3:45 At The Speed Of Life
03 3:20 Just Maintain
04 3:57 Eyes May Shine
05 3:36 Positively Negative
06 1:31 Don't Hate Me (Interlude)
07 3:56 Paparazzi
08 3:55 The Foundation
09 1:16 Mrs. Crabtree (Interlude)
10 4:41 Bird's Eye View
11 3:49 Hit & Run (Part II)
12 4:13 Carry The Weight
13 4:40 Plastic Surgery
14 4:01 Enemies & Friends
15 1:00 Last Words (Interlude)
49:12 total playing time - total size 67MB
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r e l e a s e n o t e s
Gritty in a way only someone with Xzibit's deep, resonating
scowl could be, this Los Angeles rapper's debut rocks with a
darkness that is too prevalent in the Wu-Tang/ Mobb Deep era
of hip-hop. Unlike the others, however, the sound fits
Xzibit's grinding style well, especially when Alkaholiks
beat-tender E-Swift concocts the "chamber funk" elixir, and
fellow rappers the Alkaholiks, Saafir and Ras Kass initiate
the toasts. Xzibit carries a lofty lyrical swing, and
displays the nuances of blues-structured choruses and
intelligent social perceptions that reveal there's more to
him than the stunts, blunts and chip-on-the-shoulder image
he portrays. On "Eyes May Shine," he even rumbles through
the melancholy bow of a cello. It's been nearly two years
since displaying raw talent on the Alkaholiks' second album,
but Xzibit's Speed of Life could very well be the hip-hop
debut of the year.
--Jazzbo, cdnow.com
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