2006 studio album by Xzibit
Full Circle Released October 17, 2006 (2006-10-17 ) Recorded 2005–06 Studio Genre Hip hop Length 59 :31 Label Producer "Concentrate" Released: September 29, 2006 "Family Values" Released: November 4, 2006 "Thank You" Released: December 11, 2006
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".
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 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) Joiner LeDon Moses Allen Gordon Jr. Joel Campbell 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) Joiner Marshall Leathers Sean Campbell 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
Best Buy bonus tracksTitle Producer(s) 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 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 ^ 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 .
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