Restless

• Artist: Xzibit
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• Release Date: December 12, 2000
• Type: Contains explicit content
• Genre: Rap

Review

It's only appropriate that Xzibit's highly anticipated, and often-delayed, Restless concluded hip-hop's millennial melting pot. After all, Xzibit's association with Dr. Dre and his Aftermath regime attached very lofty expectations to Restless; X was publicly anointed as the next MC expected to blow up. Surely, with Dre as executive producer and guest shots from Eminem, Snoop Dogg, and Dre himself, Xzibit was virtually assured of acquiring the mainstream success that eluded him on previous efforts (At the Speed of Life and 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz). Thanks largely to Dre's knob-twisting input, Restless became aural kin to Dre's own 2001 comeback vehicle, as the head-nod factor is immediately established on "Front to Back," the heavenly synth stabs "X," and "Get Your Walk On." The main flaw in Restless' formula lies primarily with Xzibit's extensive list of guest collaborators. While contributions from Dre ("U Know"), Snoop ("D.N.A."), and Eminem ("Don't Approach Me") are all welcomed, appearances from DJ Quik and KRS-One, among many others, take the focus off Xzibit's formidable lyrical boasting, which precludes Restless from forming a desired level of cohesiveness. On "X," Xzibit pledges to "Rearrange the game with my rugged sound," and he periodically delivers on that promise. However, it would have taken nothing short of a masterpiece for Xzibit to appease hip-hop's finicky masses. And while Restless isn't the crowning achievement many predicted, it is X to the Z's most consistent effort to date. ~ Matt Conaway, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Restless (Intro)		Xzibit	(1:15)
Front 2 Back (Lyrics)	D. Stinson	Xzibit	(3:02)
Been a Long Time (Lyrics)		Xzibit, Nate Dogg	(3:57)
U Know	Andre Young	Dr. Dre, Xzibit	(3:26)
X (Lyrics)	A. Young	Xzibit	(4:15)
Alkaholik	Tash, J-Ro	Erick Sermon, Xzibit, Tash, J-Ro	(3:39)
Kenny Parker Show 2001		KRS-One, Xzibit	(4:45)
D.N.A. (Drugs-N-Alkahol)	Snoop Dogg, Rahiem Prince Thomas	Snoop Dogg, Xzibit	(4:37)
Double Time		Xzibit	(2:50)
Don't Approach Me (Lyrics)	Mike Elizondo, Marshall Mathers	Xzibit, Eminem	(4:36)
Rimz & Tirez		Kokane, Xzibit, Defari, Goldie Loc	(4:52)
F****n' You Right (Lyrics)		Xzibit	(3:42)
Best of Things (Lyrics)	A. Young	Xzibit	(3:20)
Get Your Walk On (Lyrics)	Melvin Bradford	Xzibit	(3:39)
Sorry I'm Away So Much		DJ Quik, Suga Free, Xzibit	(3:59)
Loud & Clear (Lyrics)		King Tee, Butch Cassidy, Xzibit, Defari	(3:33)

Credits

Battlecat (Mixing), DJ Quik (Engineer), Kirdis Tucker (Production Coordination), Camara Kambon (Keyboards), Richard Huredia (Engineer), Suga Free (Performer), Scott Storch (Keyboards), Tasha Hayward (Hair Stylist), Brian Gardner (Mastering), Daniel Romero (Mixing), Kokane (Vocals), Butch Cassidy (Vocals), Thayod (Producer), Jason Schweitzer (Assistant Engineer), Mauricio Iragorri (Assistant Engineer), Larry Chatman (Production Coordination), KRS-One (Performer), Anders Jones (Photography), Goldie Loc (Performer), Liz Hausle (Product Manager), Regula Merz (Assistant Engineer), Mike Elizondo (Bass), Greg Burns (Assistant Engineer), Xzibit (Producer), Scott Storch (Producer), Pete Novak (Assistant Engineer), Mel-Man (Producer), James McCrone (Assistant Engineer), King Tee (Performer), Ian Blanch (Assistant Engineer), Jason Clark (Layout Design), Lance Pierre (Engineer), Tom Rounds (Assistant Engineer), Sir Jinx (Producer), Defari (Performer), Battlecat (Producer), Dominick Lamb (Producer), DJ Quik (Producer), Snoop Dogg (Vocal Ad-Libs), Jason Clark (Design), Soopafly (Producer), DJ Head (Drum Programming), DJ Quik (Mixing), Erick Sermon (Producer), Xzibit (Vocals), Jason Clark (Creative Director), E-Swift (Writer), Richard Huredia (Mixing), DJ Pen One (Scratching), E-Swift (Mixing), Eminem (Producer)

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