X.O. Experience

X.O. Experience
X.O. Experience
Studio album by Tha Liks
Released	July 10, 2001
Recorded	2000–2001
Studio	Soundcastle (California); The Hit Factory (New York); Skip Saylor Recording (California); Mastersound Studio (Virginia Beach, Virginia); Mirror Image Studios (Dix Hills, New York);
Genre	Hip hop
Length	57:35
Label	Loud; Columbia;
Producer	DJ Scratch; DJ Twinz; E-Swift; Rockwilder; Thayod Ausar; The Neptunes;
Tha Liks chronology
Singles from X.O. Experience
	"Best U Can"; Released: May 8, 2001;

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	65/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
HipHopDX	4/5^[3]
NME	^[4]^[5]
RapReviews	8/10^[6]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[7]

X.O. Experience is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group Tha Alkaholiks. It was released on July 10, 2001, via Loud Records. Recording sessions took place at Soundcastle and Skip Saylor Recording in California, at The Hit Factory in New York, at Mastersound Studio in Virginia Beach, and at Mirror Image Studios in Dix Hills. Production was handled by member E-Swift, as well as Rockwilder, DJ Scratch, DJ Twinz, Thayod Ausar and The Neptunes. It features guest appearances from Xzibit, Busta Rhymes, Butch Cassidy, Defari, King Tee, Kurupt and Shae Fiol. The album reached number 47 on the Billboard 200 and number 14 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. Its lead single "Best U Can" became a minor hit in 2001, peaking at No. 64 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and No. 14 on the Hot Rap Songs chart. The album's cover art is an homage to The Jimi Hendrix Experience's 1967 album Are You Experienced.