Restless is the third studio album by rapper Xzibit. It was released December 12, 2000. It debuted at #14 on the Billboard 200 with approximately 205,000 copies sold in its 1st week released.[2] The album then fell 17 spots to #31 in the 2nd week, but then rose back up 19 spots to peak at #12 the following week.[3] Also since being released the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA with an excess of a million copies sold in America making it Xzibit's most successful album of his career.[4]
In an interview with N.O.R.E. on his podcast, Drink Champs, Xzibit told a story of how Dr. Dre became involved with the project as an executive producer and Loud exec Steve Rifkind's lack of involvement. He discussed the conversation between Dre and Rifkind: "So I was at odds with the label...and so then when we finished the tour, he was like 'Let's go do a record.' I was like, 'I'm only gonna do it if you take care of Dr. Dre.' And Dr. Dre was like, 'You gonna pay me this, and we're gonna fuckin' do this. And then we gon' get it done. But I don't want this money to come from Xzibit, I want it to come from you. And that's why the record is out.'"[5] Xzibit credits this conversation as one that gave his project the green light.
Restless received generally positive reviews from music critics. AllMusic, Rolling Stone and Vibe all gave the album 4 out of 5 stars.[7][13][14] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 11 reviews.[6]
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Restless is the third studio album by rapper Xzibit It was released December 12 2000 It debuted at 14 on the Billboard 200 with approximately 205 000 copies sold in its 1st week released 2 The album then fell 17 spots to 31 in the 2nd week but then rose back up 19 spots to peak at 12 the following week 3 Also since being released the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA with an excess of a million copies sold in America making it Xzibit s most successful album of his career 4 RestlessStudio album by XzibitReleasedDecember 12 2000Recorded2000GenreWest Coast hip hopgangsta raphardcore hip hop 1 Length59 38LabelOpen BarLoudSRCEpicProducerDr DreBattlecatDJ QuikEminemRick RockErick SermonRockwilderMel ManNottzScott StorchSir JinxSoopaflyThayoud AusarXzibit chronology40 Dayz amp 40 Nightz 1998 Restless 2000 Man vs Machine 2002 Singles from Restless X Released November 28 2000 Front 2 Back Released December 12 2000 Get Your Walk On Released January 8 2001 Contents 1 Background 2 Reception 3 Track listing 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 Certifications 6 ReferencesBackground editIn an interview with N O R E on his podcast Drink Champs Xzibit told a story of how Dr Dre became involved with the project as an executive producer and Loud exec Steve Rifkind s lack of involvement He discussed the conversation between Dre and Rifkind So I was at odds with the label and so then when we finished the tour he was like Let s go do a record I was like I m only gonna do it if you take care of Dr Dre And Dr Dre was like You gonna pay me this and we re gonna fuckin do this And then we gon get it done But I don t want this money to come from Xzibit I want it to come from you And that s why the record is out 5 Xzibit credits this conversation as one that gave his project the green light Reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic75 100 6 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 Christgau s Consumer Guide nbsp nbsp 8 Entertainment WeeklyB 9 HipHopDX nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 NME7 10 11 RapReviews9 10 12 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 13 The Source nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 13 Spin6 10 6 Vibe nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 14 Restless received generally positive reviews from music critics AllMusic Rolling Stone and Vibe all gave the album 4 out of 5 stars 7 13 14 At Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics the album received an average score of 75 based on 11 reviews 6 Track listing editRestless track listingNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Restless Intro Sir JinxThayod Ausar1 152 Front 2 Back Alvin JoinerDana StinsonRockwilder3 023 Been a Long Time featuring Nate Dogg JoinerKevin GilliamBattlecat3 574 U Know featuring Dr Dre JoinerAndre YoungDominick LambDr DreNottz3 265 X featuring Snoop Dogg JoinerYoungMelvin BradfordDr DreMel ManScott Storch4 156 Alkaholik featuring Erick Sermon J Ro and Tash JoinerErick SermonJames RobinsonRico SmithErick Sermon3 397 Kenny Parker Show 2001 featuring KRS One JoinerThayod AusarKris ParkerXzibitThayod Ausar4 458 D N A Drugs n Alkahol featuring Snoop Dogg JoinerRicardo ThomasCalvin BroadusRick Rock4 379 Double Time JoinerSermonErick Sermon2 5010 Don t Approach Me featuring Eminem JoinerMarshall MathersCamara KambonMike ElizondoEminem4 3611 Rimz amp Tirez featuring Defari Goldie Loc and Kokane JoinerPriest BrooksDuane JohnsonKeiwan SpillmanJerry LongSoopafly4 5212 Fuckin You Right JoinerBrooksSoopafly3 4213 Best of Things JoinerYoungDr Dre3 2014 Get Your Walk On JoinerBradfordGilliamMel ManBattlecat3 3915 Sorry I m Away So Much featuring DJ Quik and Suga Free JoinerDavid BlakeDejuan WalkerDJ Quik3 5916 Loud amp Clear featuring Butch Cassidy Defari and King Tee JoinerGilliamJohnsonRoger McBrideDanny MeansBattlecat3 33Charts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Restless Chart 2000 2001 Peak position Australian Albums ARIA 15 53 Australian Dance Albums ARIA 16 9 Australian Urban Albums ARIA 17 9 Austrian Albums O3 Austria 18 52 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 19 19 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 20 42 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 21 28 French Albums SNEP 22 26 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 23 21 Irish Albums IRMA 24 50 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 25 30 Scottish Albums OCC 26 26 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 27 40 UK Albums OCC 28 27 UK R amp B Albums OCC 29 5 US Billboard 200 30 12 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 31 1 Year end charts edit 2001 year end chart performance for Restless by Xzibit Chart 2001 Position Canadian Albums Nielsen SoundScan 32 150 Canadian R amp B Albums Nielsen SoundScan 33 34 Canadian Rap Albums Nielsen SoundScan 34 17 UK Albums OCC 35 189 US Billboard 200 36 77 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 37 36 2002 year end chart performance for Restless by Xzibit Chart 2002 Position Canadian R amp B Albums Nielsen SoundScan 38 157 Canadian Rap Albums Nielsen SoundScan 39 80Certifications editCertifications for Restless Region Certification Certified units sales Canada Music Canada 40 Platinum 100 000 United Kingdom BPI 41 Gold 100 000 United States RIAA 42 Platinum 1 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit Conaway Matt Restless Xzibit Allmusic The 411 Online The 411 Online Retrieved 2012 03 07 Xzibit Chart History Billboard com Retrieved 2013 07 25 Recording Industry Association of America RIAA Retrieved 2012 03 07 XZIBIT Drink Champs Full Episode YouTube a b c Critic Reviews for Restless Metacritic Retrieved December 31 2012 a b Conaway Matt Restless Xzibit AllMusic Christgau Robert CG Xzibit RobertChristgau com Browne David January 5 2001 Restless Entertainment Weekly Retrieved June 26 2022 Xzibit Restless HipHopDX March 11 2001 Retrieved June 28 2022 Bardwell Derek A December 8 2000 Xzibit Restless NME Retrieved December 31 2012 RapReviews com Feature for December 19 2000 Xzibit s Restless RapReviews December 19 2000 a b c Xzibit Restless CD Album CD Universe Retrieved December 31 2012 a b Lavonne Nicole February 2001 Xzibit Restless Vibe 138 Archived from the original on April 24 2001 Retrieved December 31 2012 Ryan Gavin 2011 Australia s Music Charts 1988 2010 PDF ed Mt Martha Victoria Australia Moonlight Publishing p 306 ARIA Dance Week Commencing 12th February 2001 PDF The ARIA Report 572 16 February 12 2001 Archived from the original PDF on February 23 2008 Retrieved April 17 2023 via National Library of Australia ARIA Urban Chart Week Commencing 6th August 2001 PDF The ARIA Report 597 14 August 6 2001 Archived from the original PDF on February 23 2008 Retrieved April 22 2023 via National Library of Australia Austriancharts at Xzibit Restless in German Hung Medien Retrieved April 1 2021 Ultratop be Xzibit Restless in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved April 1 2021 Ultratop be Xzibit Restless in French Hung Medien Retrieved April 1 2021 Dutchcharts nl Xzibit Restless in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved April 1 2021 Lescharts com Xzibit Restless Hung Medien 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Jam January 8 2002 Archived from the original on November 22 2002 Retrieved January 26 2023 The Official UK Albums Chart 2001 PDF UKChartsPlus Retrieved April 1 2021 Top Billboard 200 Albums Year End 2001 Billboard Retrieved August 28 2020 Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Year End 2001 Billboard Retrieved August 28 2020 Canada s Top 200 R amp B albums of 2001 Jam Archived from the original on September 6 2004 Retrieved March 25 2022 Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada Jam Archived from the original on October 12 2003 Retrieved March 28 2022 Canadian album certifications Xzibit Restless Music Canada Retrieved February 15 2021 British album certifications Xzibit Restless British Phonographic Industry Retrieved February 15 2021 American album certifications Xzibit Restless Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Restless Xzibit album amp oldid 1194631858, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
