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At the Speed of Life
Studio album by Xzibit
Released	October 1, 1996
Genre	Hip hop
Length	45:27
Label	Loud, RCA
Producer	DJ Pen One, Thayod Ausar, Craig Sherrad, E-Swift, DJ Muggs, Saafir, Diamond D
Professional reviews
Allmusic link RapReviews (8.5/10) link The Source link Q Magazine (6/00, p.132) link
Xzibit chronology
At the Speed of Life (1996) 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz (1998)

At the Speed of Life is rapper Xzibit's debut album. The album peaked at number 74 on the Billboard 200 music chart. The single Paparazzi was featured on the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 video game soundtrack. An instrumental version of the same song was also featured during the final scene of The Sopranos sixth episode "Pax Soprana".

Track listing

• Tash of Tha Alkaholiks is credited as Catastraphe on "Bird's Eye View"

Samples

At the Speed of Life

• Dialogue from the film Taxi Driver

Eyes May Shine

• "Minnie's Lament" by Minnie Riperton
• "Inner City Blues" by Grover Washington, Jr.
• "The Start of Your Ending" by Mobb Deep

Paparazzi

• "Pavane" by Gabriel Fauré

The Foundation.

• "The Stranger" by Billy Joel

Enemies & Friends

• "Enlightenment" by Billy Paul

Bird's Eye View

• "Long Red" by Mountain
• "Dream Weaver" by Little Boy Blues

Album singles

Album chart positions

Singles chart positions

Personnel

• Thayod Ausar – Producer, Engineer
• B+ – Photography
• Diamond D – Producer
• DJ Pen One – Producer
• Ross Donaldson – Engineer, Mixing
• E-Swift – Producer, Engineer, Executive Producer
• Brian Gardner – Mastering
• Jean-Marie Horvat – Mixing
• Ola Kudu – Artwork, Art Direction, Layout Design
• Brian "Bizzy" McCane – Mastering
• Muggs – Producer, Engineer
• Noa Ochi – Coordination
• Saafir – Producer
• Craig Sherrad – Producer
• Xzibit – Executive Producer