2006 studio album by Xzibit
Full Circle Released October 17, 2006 (2006-10-17 ) Recorded 2005–06 Studio Genre Hip hop Length 59 :31 Label Producer
"Concentrate" "Family Values" "Thank You"
Full Circle Xzibit . It was released on October 17, 2006 via Koch Records . Recording sessions took place at Sony Music Studios and Planet 2 Planet Studios in New York , and StarBass Enterprise Recording Studios in New Jersey . Production was handled by Allen Gordon, DJ Felli Fel , DJ Khalil , DJ Quik , Dublin Beats, Fyre Dept. , Rick Rock , The Arkitects, Warryn Campbell , and Jelly Roll, who also served as executive producer together with Keith Shocklee and Xzibit. It features guest appearances from Jelly Roll, Kurupt , Daz Dillinger , DJ Quik, Don Blaze, King Tee , The Game , Too $hort , T-Pain and Donnell Rawlings .
The album debuted at number 50 on the Billboard 200Swiss Hitparade . Its lead single , "Concentrate", which sampled and looped "Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō ", a mantra that is chanted as the central practice of all forms of Nichiren Buddhism , made it to number 68 in Germany . Music videos were released for singles "Concentrate" and "Thank You".
In a 2008 interview with Nima Etminan for Dubcnn, Xzibit addressed the criticism of the album, particularly regarding its production. He acknowledged that not everyone received the album well, stating, "If people didn't receive the music well, then they didn't receive the music well." He explained that he created the album quickly, "I put that record together in two months with the producers that I had around me," which was a departure from his usual year-long process. Despite mixed reviews, he remains confident in his approach: "It feels good to me."[ 10]
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Invade My Space" (featuring Jelly Roll) Jelly Roll 5:19 2. "Rollin'" (featuring Jelly Roll) Jelly Roll 4:14 3. "Ram Part Division" DJ Quik 4:06 4. "Say It to My Face" (featuring Kurupt and Don Blaze) Joiner LeDon Moses Allen Gordon Jr. Joel Campbell Allen "AllStar" Gordon 4:11 5. "The Donnell Rawlings Show (Skit)" (featuring Donnell Rawlings ) 1:43 6. "Scandalous Bitches" Fyre Dept. 3:06 7. "Concentrate" Rick Rock 3:51 8. "On Bail" (featuring The Game , Daz Dillinger and T-Pain ) DJ Felli Fel 4:40 9. "Family Values" Dublin Beats aka J-Dubz 3:55 10. "Black & Brown" (featuring Jelly Roll) Joiner Marshall Leathers Sean Campbell The Arkitects 5:50 11. "The Whole World" Jelly Roll 4:23 12. "Poppin' Off" (featuring DJ Quik and King Tee ) DJ Khalil 4:16 13. "Movin' in Your Chucks" (featuring Too $hort and Kurupt) Jelly Roll 4:57 14. "Thank You" Baby Dubb 5:00 Total length: 59:31
Best Buy bonus tracksTitle Producer(s) 15. "Concentrate (Remix)" (featuring San Quinn ) Rick Rock 3:51 16. "Rollin' (West Side Remix)" Jelly Roll 4:19 17. "A Minute to Pray" Rick Rock 4:19
Sample credits
Alvin "Xzibit " Joiner – vocals, executive producer
David "JellyRoll" Drew – vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 10) , producer (tracks: 1, 2, 11, 13) , executive producer
Ricardo "Kurupt " Brown – vocals (tracks: 4, 13)
LeDon "Don Blaze" Moses – vocals (track 4)
Donnell Rawlings – vocals (track 5) Jayceon "The Game " Taylor – vocals (track 8)
Delmar "Daz Dillinger " Arnaud – vocals (track 8)
Faheem "T-Pain " Najm – vocals (track 8)
David "DJ Quik " Blake – vocals (track 12) , producer (track 3)
Roger "King T " McBride – vocals (track 12)
Todd "Too Short " Shaw – vocals (track 13)
Anthony Martin "DJ Reflex" Jaramillo – scratches (track 3) , project coordination (track 14)
Nick Thorpe – strings conducting and orchestration (tracks: 9, 14) Allen "AllStar" Gordon Jr. – producer & recording (track 4)
June "Mr. President" Archer – production coordinator (track 4)
Adam Deitch – producer (track 6) Eric Peter Krasno – producer (track 6)
Kirk Yano – engineering (track 6)
Ricardo "Rick Rock " Thomas – producer (track 7)
James "DJ Felli Fel " Corrine – producer (track 8)
Justin James "Dublin Beats" Jayankura – producer (track 9)
Marshall Leathers – producer (track 10)
Sean Campbell – producer (track 10)
Khalil Abdul-Rahman – producer (track 12) Warryn "Baby Dubb " Campbell – producer (track 14)
Jason Schweitzer – recording, mixing
Larry Legend – engineering
Richard Reitz – engineering assistant
Willie Breeding – engineering assistant
Katia Lewin – additional production assistant
Sandra Campbell – project coordination (track 14)
Sean Cooper – sound designer (track 14)
Chris Athens – mastering
Keith Matthew Boxley – executive producer
Liz Colabraro – coordinator, management
Paul Grosso – creative director
Andrew Kelley – art direction & design
Devin DeHaven – photographyMark "Mister Cartoon " Machado – logo artwork
Alyson Abbagnaro – A&R
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