Full Circle (Xzibit album)

Full Circle
Studio album by
Xzibit
ReleasedOctober 17, 2006 (2006-10-17)
Recorded2005–06
Studio
GenreHip hop
Length59:31
Label
Producer
Xzibit chronology
Weapons of Mass Destruction
(2004) 		Full Circle
(2006) 		Napalm
(2012)
Singles from Full Circle
  1. "Concentrate"
    Released: September 29, 2006
  2. "Family Values"
    Released: November 4, 2006
  3. "Thank You"
    Released: December 11, 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
HipHopDX3.5/5[2]
laut.de[3]
PopMatters8/10[4]
RapReviews8.5/10[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
Spin[7]
The Skinny[8]
XXL4/5[9]

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".

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