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2012 studio album by Xzibit From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Napalm is the seventh studio album by American rapper Xzibit. It was released on October 9, 2012 through Open Bar Entertainment, making it his first album since 2006's Full Circle. It features guest appearances from Demrick, Slim the Mobster, The Game, Wiz Khalifa, Bishop Lamont, B-Real, Brevi, Crooked I, David Banner, E-40, King T, Prodigy, RBX, Tha Alkaholiks and Trena Joiner.
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| Released | October 9, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2010–12 | |||
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| Length | 69:05 (Normal Edition) 84:07 (Deluxe Edition) | |||
| Label | Open Bar | |||
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The album debuted at number 150 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 3,200 copies in the United States.[1][2]
After the commercial failure of his last studio album Full Circle in 2006, Xzibit was released from his contract with Koch Records and mainly focused on his acting career. No new material for a new studio album surfaced until 2009, when he released the song "Hurt Locker", followed by "Phenom" in early 2010 for his new studio album, then titled MMX (2010 in Roman numerals). But since none of the singles made a commercial impact, the album was not released that year, prompting him to change the name to MMXI. The album was renamed Restless 2 in late 2011 and again renamed to its current title after the success of his collaboration "Napalm" with Travis Barker for his mixtape Let the Drummer Get Wicked.
The album's single "Phenom" was released on May 25, 2010 on iTunes, produced by Risingson and features vocals from rapper Kurupt with whom Xzibit had already worked on previous albums, and G-Unit rapper 40 Glocc. The album's lead single "Up Out the Way" was released on September 4, 2012, featuring fellow West Coast rapper E-40 and was produced by Rick Rock.
Napalm was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 66 based on six reviews.[3]
Matt Jost of RapReviews found the album "remarkably focused, not forsaking the established Xzibit sound but neither rehashing it".[8] HipHopDX writer said: "Napalm finds X fluctuating between trying to recapture the sound he perfected when he was cavorting with the Aftermath staff, and exploring elder statesmanship a la "Thank You" from 2006's Full Circle. When he goes too far in pursuit of either extreme, Napalm falters".[6] AllMusic's Fred Thomas wrote: "What's delivered is another robust collection of business as usual, with the surprising diversions adding just enough dimension to the album to even it out".[4] Ted Scheinman of Slant Magazine said: "Napalm comes on in old-school fashion, with beats as mere vehicles for lyrics, and lyrics that work on a reassuring number of levels".[9]
In a mised review, Christopher Minaya of XXL called the work "a well-rounded LP full of illustrative and cohesive tracks, while surviving a few average hooks, such as on 'Gangsta Gangsta'".[10] In a negative review, Richard Wink of Drowned in Sound stated: "Napalm is a long ass 18 track slog, and the pointless thug boasts scattered throughout the album".[5]
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "State of Hip-Hop vs. Xzibit" | Beat Butcha | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Everything" | Rick Rock | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Dos Equis" (featuring The Game and RBX) | Rick Rock | 4:05 |
| 4. | "Something More" (featuring Prodigy) | Saukrates | 3:42 |
| 5. | "Gangsta Gangsta" | DJ Chill | 4:16 |
| 6. | "Forever a G" (featuring Wiz Khalifa) | E. Dan | 3:58 |
| 7. | "1983" (featuring Trena Joiner) | Insane Wayne | 3:47 |
| 8. | "Stand Tall" (featuring Slim the Mobster) | 4:24 | |
| 9. | "Spread It Out" | 21 The Producer | 3:38 |
| 10. | "Up Out the Way" (featuring E-40) | Rick Rock | 4:23 |
| 11. | "Napalm" | 1500 or Nothin' | 4:15 |
| 12. | "Meaning of Life" (featuring Shilo Harris) | Symbolyc One | 5:00 |
| 13. | "Louis XIII" (featuring King Tee and Tha Alkaholiks) | Dr. Dre | 2:43 |
| 14. | "Enjoy the Night" (featuring David Banner, Wiz Khalifa and Brevi) | David Banner | 3:46 |
| 15. | "Movies" (featuring The Game, Crooked I, Slim the Mobster and Demrick) | Akon | 5:10 |
| 16. | "I Came to Kill" (featuring RBX) | Illmind | 3:38 |
| 17. | "Killer's Remorse" (featuring B-Real, Demrick and Bishop Lamont) | Focus... | 4:19 |
| Total length: | 69:05 | ||
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 18. | "1983 Remix" (featuring Trena Joiner) | Insane Wayne | 3:47 |
| Total length: | 72:52 | ||
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 19. | "Throw It Like It's Free" (featuring Black Milk, Phats and Tre Capital) | 1500 or Nothin' | 3:16 |
| 20. | "Crazy" (featuring B-Real, Demrick and Jelly Roll) | Jelly Roll | 4:33 |
| 21. | "Phenom" (featuring 40 Glocc and Kurupt) | Risingson | 3:26 |
| Total length: | 84:07 | ||
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[11] | 150 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] | 21 |
| US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[13] | 17 |
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label |
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| Germany[14] | October 5, 2012 | CD, digital download | Open Bar Entertainment, EMI |
| Italy[15] | |||
| United States[16] | October 9, 2012 |
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