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 .
Full Circle Released October 17, 2006 (2006-10-17 ) Recorded 2005–06 Studio Genre Hip hop Length 59 :31 Label Producer
"Concentrate" Released: September 29, 2006
"Family Values" Released: November 4, 2006
"Thank You" Released: December 11, 2006
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".
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Invade My Space" (featuring Jelly Roll) Jelly Roll 5:19 2. "Rollin'" (featuring Jelly Roll) Jelly Roll 4:14 3. "Ram Part Division" DJ Quik 4:06 4. "Say It to My Face" (featuring Kurupt and Don Blaze) Joiner LeDon Moses Allen Gordon Jr. Joel Campbell Allen "AllStar" Gordon 4:11 5. "The Donnell Rawlings Show (Skit)" (featuring Donnell Rawlings ) 1:43 6. "Scandalous Bitches" Fyre Dept. 3:06 7. "Concentrate" Rick Rock 3:51 8. "On Bail" (featuring The Game , Daz Dillinger and T-Pain ) DJ Felli Fel 4:40 9. "Family Values" Dublin Beats aka J-Dubz 3:55 10. "Black & Brown" (featuring Jelly Roll) Joiner Marshall Leathers Sean Campbell The Arkitects 5:50 11. "The Whole World" Jelly Roll 4:23 12. "Poppin' Off" (featuring DJ Quik and King Tee ) DJ Khalil 4:16 13. "Movin' in Your Chucks" (featuring Too $hort and Kurupt) Jelly Roll 4:57 14. "Thank You" Baby Dubb 5:00 Total length: 59:31
Best Buy bonus tracksTitle Producer(s) 15. "Concentrate (Remix)" (featuring San Quinn ) Rick Rock 3:51 16. "Rollin' (West Side Remix)" Jelly Roll 4:19 17. "A Minute to Pray" Rick Rock 4:19
Sample credits
Alvin "Xzibit " Joiner – vocals, executive producer
David "JellyRoll" Drew – vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 10) , producer (tracks: 1, 2, 11, 13) , executive producer
Ricardo "Kurupt " Brown – vocals (tracks: 4, 13)
LeDon "Don Blaze" Moses – vocals (track 4)
Donnell Rawlings – vocals (track 5)
Jayceon "The Game " Taylor – vocals (track 8)
Delmar "Daz Dillinger " Arnaud – vocals (track 8)
Faheem "T-Pain " Najm – vocals (track 8)
David "DJ Quik " Blake – vocals (track 12) , producer (track 3)
Roger "King T " McBride – vocals (track 12)
Todd "Too Short " Shaw – vocals (track 13)
Anthony Martin "DJ Reflex" Jaramillo – scratches (track 3) , project coordination (track 14)
Nick Thorpe – strings conducting and orchestration (tracks: 9, 14)
Allen "AllStar" Gordon Jr. – producer & recording (track 4)
June "Mr. President" Archer – production coordinator (track 4)
Adam Deitch – producer (track 6)
Eric Peter Krasno – producer (track 6)
Kirk Yano – engineering (track 6)
Ricardo "Rick Rock " Thomas – producer (track 7)
James "DJ Felli Fel " Corrine – producer (track 8)
Justin James "Dublin Beats" Jayankura – producer (track 9)
Marshall Leathers – producer (track 10)
Sean Campbell – producer (track 10)
Khalil Abdul-Rahman – producer (track 12)
Warryn "Baby Dubb " Campbell – producer (track 14)
Jason Schweitzer – recording, mixing
Larry Legend – engineering
Richard Reitz – engineering assistant
Willie Breeding – engineering assistant
Katia Lewin – additional production assistant
Sandra Campbell – project coordination (track 14)
Sean Cooper – sound designer (track 14)
Chris Athens – mastering
Keith Matthew Boxley – executive producer
Liz Colabraro – coordinator, management
Paul Grosso – creative director
Andrew Kelley – art direction & design
Devin DeHaven – photography
Mark "Mister Cartoon " Machado – logo artwork
Alyson Abbagnaro – A&R
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