X.O. Experience

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 chart 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 chart and No. 14 on the Hot Rap Songs chart. The album's cover art is an homage to The Jimi Hendrix Experience's 1967 album Are You Experienced.

X.O. Experience
Studio album by Tha Liks
Released	July 10, 2001
Recorded	2000–2001
Studio	Soundcastle (California) The Hit Factory (New York) Skip Saylor Recording (California) Mastersound Studio (Virginia Beach, Virginia) Mirror Image Studios (Dix Hills, New York)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	57:35
Label	Loud Columbia
Producer	DJ Scratch DJ Twinz E-Swift Rockwilder Thayod Ausar The Neptunes
Tha Liks chronology
Likwidation (1997) X.O. Experience (2001) Firewater (2006)
Singles from X.O. Experience
"Best U Can" Released: May 8, 2001

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	65/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
HipHopDX	4/5[3]
NME	[4][5]
RapReviews	8/10[6]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"			0:41
2.	"Bar Code" (featuring Xzibit)	Rico Smith James Robinson Alvin Joiner Eric Brooks	E-Swift	3:32
3.	"Run Wild" (featuring Shae Fiol)	R. Smith J. Robinson Dana Stinson	Rockwilder	3:51
4.	"L-I-K-S"	R. Smith Brooks J. Robinson	E-Swift	3:20
5.	"Bully Foot (Skit)"			0:41
6.	"Bully Foot" (featuring Busta Rhymes)	Trevor Smith J. Robinson R. Smith George Spivey	DJ Scratch	4:08
7.	"My Dear" (featuring Defari)	R. Smith Duane A. Johnson J. Robinson Brooks Romye Robinson Trevant Hardson Emandu Wilcox Derrick Stewart Juan Martinez John Sebastian Mark Sebastian Steve Boone	E-Swift	3:53
8.	"Interlude"			0:17
9.	"Da Da Da Da"	R. Smith J. Robinson Brooks Eric James Banks	Thayod Ausar	4:54
10.	"40 Oz. Quartet, Pt. 1"	J. Robinson Brooks	E-Swift	1:48
11.	"Sickness" (featuring Butch Cassidy)	R. Smith J. Robinson Danny Means Stinson	Rockwilder	3:58
12.	"Goin' Crazy"	J. Robinson R. Smith Brooks	E-Swift	4:30
13.	"Best U Can"	R. Smith J. Robinson Pharrell Williams Chad Hugo Brooks	The Neptunes	3:37
14.	"40 Oz. Quartet, Pt. 2"	J. Robinson Brooks	E-Swift	1:31
15.	"Anotha Round"	J. Robinson R. Smith Brooks	E-Swift	4:11
16.	"Yo Mouth (Skit)"			0:33
17.	"The Bubble" (featuring King Tee)	Brooks R. Smith Roger McBride	E-Swift	4:12
18.	"151" (featuring Xzibit)	R. Smith J. Robinson Joiner Raymond Grant Richard Grant	DJ Twinz	3:43
19.	"Promote Violins" (featuring Kurupt)	Ricardo Brown J. Robinson R. Smith Brooks	E-Swift	4:15
Total length:				57:35

Personnel

• Rico "Tash" Smith – vocals, executive producer, A&R
• James "J-Ro" Robinson – vocals, executive producer, A&R
• Eric "E-Swift" Brooks – vocals, producer (tracks: 2, 4, 7, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19), executive producer, A&R
• Alvin "Xzibit" Joiner – vocals (tracks: 2, 18)
• Shae Geever – vocals (track 3)
• Olan "Mr. Tan" Thompson – backing vocals (track 4)
• Trevor "Busta Rhymes" Smith – vocals (track 6)
• Duane "Defari" Johnson – vocals (track 7)
• Danny "Butch Cassidy" Means – vocals (track 11)
• Stanley "Stan The Guitar Man" Jones – guitar (track 15)
• Roger "King Tee" McBride – vocals (track 17)
• Kurt "DJ Revolution" Hoffman – scratches (track 17)
• Ricardo "Kurupt" Brown – vocals (track 19)
• Dana "Rockwilder" Stinson – producer (tracks: 3, 11)
• George "DJ Scratch" Spivey – producer (track 6)
• Eric "Thayod Ausar" Banks – producer (track 9)
• Pharrell Williams – producer (track 13)
• Chad Hugo – producer (track 13)
• Raymond Grant – producer (track 18)
• Richard Grant – producer (track 18)
• Danny Romero – recording (tracks: 2, 4, 7, 10-12, 19), mixing (track 2)
• Eric "Skip" Saylor – recording (tracks: 2, 4, 19)
• Lance Pierre – recording (tracks: 3, 7, 9, 17)
• Brian Stanley – recording (track 6)
• Dave Hummel – recording (track 13)
• Troy Hightower – recording (track 18), mixing (tracks: 3, 11)
• Doug Wilson – mixing (tracks: 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 15, 17-19)
• Ken "Duro" Ifill – mixing (track 13)
• Jason Clark – art direction, design, layout
• David Bett – art direction
• Daniel Hastings – photography
• Shane Mooney – A&R
• Trakelle Frazier – A&R
• Racquel Boothe – A&R
• Michael Cirelli – A&R
• Lynn Nantana – management
• Mike "Boogie" Robertson – management
• Liz Hausle – product management
• William Berrol – legal
• Anthony Andrews – tour/road management

Charts

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

References

1. "Critic Reviews for X.O. Experience - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
2. Conaway, Matt. "Tha Alkaholiks - X.O. Experience Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
3. Ryce, Jeff (August 1, 2001). "Tha Liks - XO Experience". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
4. Naylor, Tony (September 12, 2005). "Tha Liks : XO Experience". NME. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
5. Fadele, Ayodele (September 12, 2005). "Tha Liks : X.O. Experience". NME. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
6. "Tha Liks :: X.O. Experience – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. July 24, 2001. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
7. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. pp. 13–14. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
8. "Billboard 200". Billboard. July 28, 2001. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
9. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 30. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 28, 2001. p. 26. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 12, 2023.

External links

• Tha Liks – XO Experience at Discogs (list of releases)