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| Released | October 17, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005–06 | |||
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| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 59:31 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| HipHopDX | 3.5/5[2] |
| laut.de | [3] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[4] |
| RapReviews | 8.5/10[5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
| Spin | [7] |
| The Skinny | [8] |
| XXL | 4/5[9] |
Full Circle is the sixth studio album by American rapper 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 200 with first-week sales of 17,000 copies in the US. It also peaked at number 74 on the Swiss 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".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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 | |||
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 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
- Track 9 contains elements of "Savior Faire" written by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards as performed by Chic
- Track 13 contains elements of "Dollaz, Drank & Dank" written by Lionel Hunt, Jerry Long and Kevin Gilliam as performed by Mr. Short Khop
Personnel
- 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 – photography
- Mark "Mister Cartoon" Machado – logo artwork
- Alyson Abbagnaro – A&R
Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 74 |
| US Billboard 200[11] | 50 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] | 13 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13] | 3 |
References
- ↑ Jeffries, David. "Xzibit - Full Circle Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ↑ Ryce, Jeff (October 23, 2006). "Xzibit - Full Circle". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on November 10, 2006. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ↑ Fromm, Dani (November 3, 2006). "Hypnotische Beats, harte Raps, Tiefgang und Humor". laut.de (in German). Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ↑ Cooper, Lana (February 11, 2007). "Xzibit: Full Circle, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ↑ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (October 17, 2006). "Xzibit :: Full Circle – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ↑ Hoard, Christian (October 17, 2006). "Xzibit: Full Circle : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Golianopoulos, Thomas (October 2006). "Reviews". Spin. Vol. 22, no. 10. SPIN Media LLC. p. 105. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ↑ Ogg, Jonny (December 12, 2006). "Xzibit - Full Circle | The Skinny". The Skinny. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ↑ Mazariego, Omar (September 25, 2006). "Xzibit Full Circle - XXL". XXL. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Xzibit – Full Circle". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ↑ "Xzibit Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Xzibit Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Xzibit Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
External links
- Xzibit – Full Circle at Discogs (list of releases)
- Full Circle lyrics at XzibitCentral.com
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