1998 studio album by Xzibit
40 Dayz & 40 Nightz Studio album byReleased August 25, 1998 (1998-08-25 ) Recorded 1997–1998 Studio Genre Length 57 :40 Label Producer Xzibit chronologySingles from 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz "What U See Is What U Get " "Los Angeles Times" "Pussy Pop" "3 Card Molly"
40 Dayz & 40 Nightz Xzibit . It was released on August 25, 1998, throughLoud Records andRCA Records . Recording sessions took place at Sound Castle and at Area51 inLos Angeles , at N-House Studioz and at Record One inStudio City , at Track Record, Inc. inNorth Hollywood , and at The Enterprise inBurbank .Production was handled bySir Jinx ,Bud'da , A Kid Called Roots, DJ Pen One,E-Swift ,Jesse West ,Mel-Man , Montage One,Soopafly ,The Glove and Xzibit himself. It featuresguest appearances from fellowLikwit Crew teammates Montage One, Defari,King Tee andTha Alkaholiks , and the Golden State Project membersRas Kass andSaafir , as well as West Coast rapperJayo Felony andStaten Island rapperMethod Man of theWu-Tang Clan . The album debuted at number 58 on theBillboard 200Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States, and at number 32 on theUK Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart .
The album featured four singles "What U See Is What U Get ", "Los Angeles Times", "Pussy Pop" and "3 Card Molly". Itslead single , "What U See Is What U Get", which peaked at No. 50 on theBillboard Hot 100soundtrack to 1997 filmSoul in the Hole
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Intro" (The Last Night) 1:03 2. "Chamber Music" 4:23 3. "3 Card Molly" (featuringRas Kass andSaafir ) Bud'da 3:55 4. "What U See Is What U Get " 5:08 5. "Handle Your Business" (featuring Defari) Joiner Duane Johnson James Haynes Eric Banks DJ Pen One Thayod Ausar(co.) 4:15 6. "Nobody Sound Like Me" (featuring Montage One) A Kid Called Roots 3:38 7. "Pussy Pop" (featuringJayo Felony andMethod Man ) Soopafly 3:18 8. "Chronic Keeping 101" (Interlude) 2:00 9. "Shroomz" 3:01 10. "Focus" D.J. Glove 3:30 11. "Jason" (48 Months Interlude) 1:26 12. "Deeper" Bud'da 2:58 13. "Los Angeles Times" Mel-Man 4:24 14. "Inside Job" 3:10 15. "Let It Rain" (featuringTha Alkaholiks andKing Tee ) E-Swift 5:36 16. "Recycled Assassins" (featuring Montage One) Montageone 4:14 17. "Outro" Sir Jinx Nathaniel D. Joiner(co.) 1:14 Total length: 57:40
Bonus Track No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 18. "Don't Let the Money Make You" (featuring King Tee andSoopafly ) Sir Jinx 5:19
Sample credits Alvin "Xzibit " Joiner – vocals, co-producer(tracks: 1, 2, 4, 9, 14) , producer(tracks: 8, 11) , executive producer Anthony "Sir Jinx " Wheaton – producer(tracks: 1, 2, 8, 9, 11, 14, 17) , engineering(tracks: 2, 9, 14) , co-executive producer Richard "Segal " Huredia – engineering(tracks: 1–6, 9, 10, 12, 14–17) "Uncle" Johnny Rogers – additional music(track 2) John "Ras Kass " Austin – vocals(track 3) Reggie "Saafir " Gibson – vocals(track 3) Stephen "Bud'da " Anderson – producer(tracks: 3, 12) , voice over(track 14) Greg Burns – assistant engineering(track 3) , engineering(track 5) Jesse West – producer(track 4) Duane "Defari Herut" Johnson – vocals(track 5) James "DJ Pen One" Haynes – producer(track 5) Eric "Thayod" Banks – co-producer(track 5) , beat(track 8) Terrance "Montageone" Taylor – vocals(tracks: 6, 16) , producer(track 16) Patrick "A Kid Called Roots" Lawrence – producer(track 6) James "Jayo Felony " Savage – vocals(track 7) Clifford "Method Man " Smith – vocals(track 7) Priest "Soopafly " Brooks – producer(track 7) Dave Aaron – engineering(track 7) Chris "The Glove " Taylor – producer(track 10) Eric "E-Swift " Brooks – beat(track 11) , producer(track 15) Melvin "Mel-Man " Bradford – producer(track 13) Jean-Marie Horvat – engineering(track 13) Trini Alvarez – engineering(track 13) Pokets – co-producer(track 14) Rico "Tash " Smith – vocals(track 15) James "J-Ro " Robinson – vocals(track 15) Roger "King Tee " McBride – vocals(track 15) Nathaniel D. Joiner – co-producer(track 17) Eddy Schreyer – mastering Gene Grimaldi – mastering Farid "Fredwreck " Nassar – digital editing Bill "Bigga B" Operin – A&R direction Ché Harris – A&R coordination Laurie Marks – A&R coordination Noa Ochi – project coordinator Ola Kudu – creative direction, design, layout Dean Karr – photography Franck Chevalier – styling Suave Management – management ^ Conaway, Matt."Xzibit - 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz Album Reviews, Songs & More" .AllMusic . RetrievedSeptember 4, 2023 . ^ Lippe, Dominik."Dauerhafter Ausnahmezustand im Kriegsgebiet Los Angeles" .laut.de . RetrievedSeptember 4, 2023 . ^ Mr. S (October 2, 2001)."Xzibit :: 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz – RapReviews" .RapReviews . RetrievedSeptember 4, 2023 . ^ Patel, Joseph (October 1998). "Xzibit – 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz". Record Report.The Source ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40" .Official Charts Company . Retrieved September 4, 2023.^ "The Billboard 200" .Billboard Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 12, 1998. p. 128.ISSN 0006-2510 . RetrievedSeptember 4, 2023 .^ "Top R&B Albums" .Billboard Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 12, 1998. p. 35.ISSN 0006-2510 . RetrievedSeptember 4, 2023 .40 Dayz & 40 Nightz Discogs (list of releases)
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