At the Speed of Life

For the album by Mint Condition, see Music at the Speed of Life.

At the Speed of Life is the debut studio album by American rapper Xzibit. It was released on October 15, 1996, by Loud Records and RCA Records.

At the Speed of Life
Studio album by Xzibit
Released	October 15, 1996
Recorded	1995–96
Genre	West Coast hip hop hardcore hip hop
Length	49:18
Label	Loud RCA
Producer	Xzibit (exec.) Craig Sherrad Diamond D DJ Muggs DJ Pen One E-Swift Saafir Thayod Ausar
Xzibit chronology
At the Speed of Life (1996) 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz (1998)
Singles from At the Speed of Life
"Paparazzi" Released: May 27, 1996 "Eyes May Shine" Released: October 15, 1996 "The Foundation" Released: November 11, 1996

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Muzik	^[2]
Q	^[2]
RapReviews	8.5/10^[3]
The Source	3/5^[4]
Vibe	average^[5]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[6]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Grand Opening" (Interlude)		Craig Sherrad	1:32
2.	"At the Speed of Life"	Alvin Joiner Eric Banks	Thayod Ausar	3:45
3.	"Just Maintain" (featuring Hurricane G and J-Ro)	Joiner Gloria Rodriguez Eric Brooks	E-Swift	3:21
4.	"Eyes May Shine"	Joiner Brooks	E-Swift	3:54
5.	"Positively Negative" (featuring King Tee)	Joiner Roger McBride Craig Sherrad	Craig Sherrad	3:36
6.	"Don't Hate Me" (Interlude)		Thayod Ausar	1:32
7.	"Paparazzi"	Joiner Banks	Thayod Ausar	3:56
8.	"The Foundation"	Joiner Lawrence Muggerud Billy Joel	DJ Muggs	3:55
9.	"Mrs. Crabtree" (Interlude)		E-Swift Saafir	1:17
10.	"Bird's Eye View" (featuring Tha Alkaholiks and Hurricane G)	Joiner Rico Smith James Robinson Joseph Kirkland	Diamond D	4:42
11.	"Hit & Run (Part II)"	Joiner Sherrad	Craig Sherrad	3:49
12.	"Carry the Weight"	Joiner Banks Trevor Jones	Thayod Ausar	4:13
13.	"Plastic Surgery" (featuring Ras Kass and Saafir)	Joiner Reggie Gibson John Austin Brooks	E-Swift	4:40
14.	"Enemies & Friends"	Joiner James Haynes	DJ Pen One	4:01
15.	"Last Words" (Interlude)		Craig Sherrad	1:01
Total length:				49:14

Notes

• Tash of Tha Alkaholiks is credited as Catastraphe on "Bird's Eye View"
• "At the Speed of Life" contains monologue from the film Taxi Driver

Personnel

• Thayod Ausar – Producer, Engineer
• B+ – Photography
• Diamond D – Producer
• DJ Pen One – Producer
• Ross Donaldson – Engineer, Mixing
• E-Swift – Producer, Engineer, Executive Producer
• Brian Gardner – Mastering
• Jean-Marie Horvat – Mixing
• Ola Kudu – Artwork, Art Direction, Layout Design
• Brian "Bizzy" McCane – Mastering
• DJ Muggs – Producer, Engineer
• Noa Ochi – Coordination
• Saafir – Producer
• Craig Sherrad – Producer
• Xzibit – Executive Producer

Chart positions

Weekly charts Chart (1996–97) Peak position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[7] 19 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[8] 36 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[9] 74 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[10] 57 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[11] 35 US Billboard 200^[12] 74 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[13] 22

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[14] 99

Singles

Year	Song	Chart positions
		Billboard Hot 100	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
1996	"Paparazzi"	#83	#61	#9	#39
	"The Foundation"	-	#58	#16	#29

In popular culture

The single "Paparazzi" was featured on the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 video game soundtrack. An instrumental version of the same song was also featured during the final scene of The Sopranos's sixth episode "Pax Soprana."

References

1. Stanley, Leo. At the Speed of Life at AllMusic
2. Album reviews at CD Universe
3. RapReviews review
4. "The Source review".
5. Vibe review
6. At the Speed of Life (booklet). Loud, RCA. 1996.
7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Xzibit – At The Speed Of Life" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
8. "Xzibit: At The Speed Of Life" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Xzibit – At The Speed Of Life" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
10. "Swedishcharts.com – Xzibit – At The Speed Of Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
11. "Swisscharts.com – Xzibit – At The Speed Of Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
12. "Xzibit Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
13. "Xzibit Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
14. "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1997". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved August 19, 2020.