Restless (Xzibit album)

Restless is the third studio album by rapper Xzibit. It was released December 12, 2000 though Epic Records, Loud Records, SRC Records, and Xzibit's Open Bar Entertainment. 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] Since being released, the album has been certified Platinum by the RIAA with an excess of a million copies sold in the United States, making it Xzibit's most successful album.^[4]

Restless
Studio album by Xzibit
Released	December 12, 2000
Recorded	2000
Studio	Larabee West Sound Studios Record One Encore Studios Soundcastle Recordings Skip Saylor Recording Chung King Studios Rocky Mountain Studios
Genre	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap hardcore hip hop[1]
Length	59:38
Label	Epic Open Bar Loud SRC
Producer	Dr. Dre (also exec.) Battlecat DJ Quik Eminem Rick Rock Erick Sermon Rockwilder Mel-Man Nottz Scott Storch Sir Jinx Soopafly Thayoud Ausar
Xzibit chronology
40 Dayz & 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

Background

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.

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100[6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	[8]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[9]
HipHopDX	[10]
NME	7/10[11]
RapReviews	9/10[12]
Rolling Stone	[13]
The Source	[13]
Spin	6/10[6]
Vibe	[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

Restless track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Restless (Intro)"		Sir Jinx Thayod Ausar	1:15
2.	"Front 2 Back"	Alvin Joiner Dana Stinson	Rockwilder	3:02
3.	"Been a Long Time" (featuring Nate Dogg)	Joiner Kevin Gilliam	Battlecat	3:57
4.	"U Know" (featuring Dr. Dre)	Joiner Andre Young Dominick Lamb	Dr. Dre Nottz	3:26
5.	"X"	Joiner Young Melvin Bradford	Dr. Dre Mel-Man Scott Storch	4:15
6.	"Alkaholik" (featuring Erick Sermon, J-Ro and Tash)	Joiner Erick Sermon James Robinson Rico Smith	Erick Sermon	3:39
7.	"Kenny Parker Show 2001" (featuring KRS-One)	Joiner Thayod Ausar Kris Parker	Xzibit Thayod Ausar	4:45
8.	"D.N.A. (Drugs-n-Alkahol)" (featuring Snoop Dogg)	Joiner Ricardo Thomas Calvin Broadus	Rick Rock	4:37
9.	"Double Time"	Joiner Sermon	Erick Sermon	2:50
10.	"Don't Approach Me" (featuring Eminem)	Joiner Marshall Mathers Camara Kambon Mike Elizondo	Eminem	4:36
11.	"Rimz & Tirez" (featuring Defari, Goldie Loc and Kokane)	Joiner Priest Brooks Duane Johnson Keiwan Spillman Jerry Long	Soopafly	4:52
12.	"Fuckin' You Right"	Joiner Brooks	Soopafly	3:42
13.	"Best of Things"	Joiner Young	Dr. Dre	3:20
14.	"Get Your Walk On"	Joiner Bradford Gilliam	Mel-Man Battlecat	3:39
15.	"Sorry I'm Away So Much" (featuring DJ Quik and Suga Free)	Joiner David Blake Dejuan Walker	DJ Quik	3:59
16.	"Loud & Clear" (featuring Butch Cassidy, Defari and King Tee)	Joiner Gilliam Johnson Roger McBride Danny Means	Battlecat	3:33

Notes

• ”X” contains additional vocals from Snoop Dogg.
• ”Fuckin’ You Right” contains uncredited vocals from Tray Deee.

Charts

Weekly charts 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 (Ö3 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&B Albums (OCC)[29] 5 US Billboard 200[30] 12 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[31] 1

Year-end charts 2001 year-end chart performance for Restless by Xzibit Chart (2001) Position Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[32] 150 Canadian R&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&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[37] 36 2002 year-end chart performance for Restless by Xzibit Chart (2002) Position Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[38] 157 Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[39] 80

Certifications

Certifications 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.