X.O. Experience

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X.O. Experience
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 10, 2001
Recorded2000-2001
Studio
Genre Hip hop
Length57:35
Label
Producer
Tha Liks chronology
Likwidation
(1997)
X.O. Experience
(2001)
Firewater
(2006)
Singles from X.O. Experience
  1. "Best U Can"
    Released: May 8, 2001
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 65/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
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HipHopDX 4/5 [3]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4] [5]
RapReviews8/10 [6]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

X.O. Experience is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group Tha Alkaholiks. It was released on July 10, 2001, via Loud Records. Recording sessions took place at Soundcastle and Skip Saylor Recording in California, at The Hit Factory in New York, at Mastersound Studio in Virginia Beach, and at Mirror Image Studios in Dix Hills. Production was handled by member E-Swift, as well as Rockwilder, DJ Scratch, DJ Twinz, Thayod Ausar and The Neptunes. It features guest appearances from Xzibit, Busta Rhymes, Butch Cassidy, Defari, King Tee, Kurupt and Shae Fiol. The album reached number 47 on the Billboard 200 and number 14 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. Its lead single "Best U Can" became a minor hit in 2001, peaking at No. 64 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and No. 14 on the Hot Rap Songs. The album's cover art is an homage to The Jimi Hendrix Experience's 1967 album Are You Experienced .

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"  0:41
2."Bar Code" (featuring Xzibit) E-Swift 3:32
3."Run Wild" (featuring Shae Fiol)
Rockwilder 3:51
4."L-I-K-S"
  • R. Smith
  • Brooks
  • J. Robinson
E-Swift3:20
5."Bully Foot (Skit)"  0:41
6."Bully Foot" (featuring Busta Rhymes)
DJ Scratch 4:08
7."My Dear" (featuring Defari)
E-Swift3:53
8."Interlude"  0:17
9."Da Da Da Da"
  • R. Smith
  • J. Robinson
  • Brooks
  • Eric James Banks
Thayod Ausar4:54
10."40 Oz. Quartet, Pt. 1"
  • J. Robinson
  • Brooks
E-Swift1:48
11."Sickness" (featuring Butch Cassidy)
Rockwilder3:58
12."Goin' Crazy"
  • J. Robinson
  • R. Smith
  • Brooks
E-Swift4:30
13."Best U Can"
The Neptunes 3:37
14."40 Oz. Quartet, Pt. 2"
  • J. Robinson
  • Brooks
E-Swift1:31
15."Anotha Round"
  • J. Robinson
  • R. Smith
  • Brooks
E-Swift4:11
16."Yo Mouth (Skit)"  0:33
17."The Bubble" (featuring King Tee)
E-Swift4:12
18."151" (featuring Xzibit)
  • R. Smith
  • J. Robinson
  • Joiner
  • Raymond Grant
  • Richard Grant
DJ Twinz3:43
19."Promote Violins" (featuring Kurupt)
E-Swift4:15
Total length:57:35

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [8] 47
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [9] 14

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