Restless (Xzibit album)

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Restless
Xzibit-Restless.jpg
Studio album by
Xzibit
ReleasedDecember 12, 2000
Recorded2000
Studio
  • Larabee West Sound Studios
  • Record One
  • Encore Studios
  • Soundcastle Recordings
  • Skip Saylor Recording
  • Chung King Studios
  • Rocky Mountain Studios
Genre
Length59:38
Label
Producer
Xzibit chronology
40 Dayz & 40 Nightz
(1998)		Restless
(2000)		 Man vs. Machine
(2002)
Singles from Restless
  1. "X"
    Released: November 28, 2000
  2. "Front 2 Back"
    Released: December 12, 2000
  3. "Get Your Walk On"
    Released: January 8, 2001

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 #14 on the Billboard 200 with approximately 205,000 copies sold in its 1st week released. [2] The album then fell 17 spots to #31 in the 2nd week, but then rose back up 19 spots to peak at #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]

Contents

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

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 75/100 [6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Christgau's Consumer Guide Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [8]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [9]
HipHopDX Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [10]
NME 7/10 [11]
RapReviews9/10 [12]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
The Source Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Spin 6/10 [6]
Vibe Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [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

Restless track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
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)
3:26
5."X" (featuring Snoop Dogg)
4:15
6."Alkaholik" (featuring Erick Sermon, J-Ro and Tash)
 Erick Sermon 3:39
7."Kenny Parker Show 2001" (featuring KRS-One)
  • Xzibit
  • Thayod Ausar
4:45
8."D.N.A. (Drugs-n-Alkahol)" (featuring Snoop Dogg)
 Rick Rock 4:37
9."Double Time"
  • Joiner
  • Sermon
Erick Sermon2:50
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"
  • Joiner
  • Brooks
Soopafly3:42
13."Best of Things"
  • Joiner
  • Young
Dr. Dre3:20
14."Get Your Walk On"
  • Joiner
  • Bradford
  • Gilliam
  • Mel-Man
  • Battlecat
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)
Battlecat3:33

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Restless
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [40] Platinum100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [41] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [42] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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