Man vs. Machine

Man vs. Machine
Studio album by Xzibit
Released	October 1, 2002 (U.S.)
Recorded	2001-2002
Genre	West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap
Length	1:07:14
Label	Loud Records, Columbia Records, Open Bar Entertainment
Producer	Dr. Dre (exec.), Rick Rock, Bink!, Rockwilder, Erick Sermon, DJ Premier, , Denaun Porter, Eminem, Jelly Roll, Ty Fyffe, J-Beats
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Xzibit chronology
Restless (2000) Man vs. Machine (2002) Appetite for Destruction (2004)
Singles from Man vs. Machine
"Multiply" Released: 2002 "Choke Me, Spank Me (Pull My Hair)" Released: 2002 "My Name" Released: 2002 "Symphony in X Major" Released: 2002

Man vs. Machine is the 2002 album by rapper Xzibit. It was released on October 1, 2002 and is his fourth album to be released. Special guests include Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, M.O.P, and Nate Dogg. Producers on the album include Rick Rock, Bink, Rockwilder, Erick Sermon, DJ Premier, and Dr. Dre (who was also the executive producer). The album debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 with over 156,000 copies sold in the first week released. Since then album was certified gold by the RIAA selling over 500,000 copies. The track "My Name" which features Eminem and Nate Dogg, is a diss track aimed at Canibus, Jermaine Dupri, Moby, Ja Rule and Benzino.^[1]

Tracklisting

Disc 1

#	Title	Producer	Guest Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Release Date"	Rockwilder		4:06
2.	"Symphony In X Major"	Rick Rock	Dr. Dre	3:55
3.	"Multiply"	Denaun Porter	Nate Dogg	4:08
4.	"Break Yourself"	Rick Rock		3:11
5.	"Heart of Man"	Jelly Roll		4:08
6.	"Harder"	Jelly Roll	The Golden State Project	4:10
7.	"Paul (Interlude)"			0:27
8.	"Choke Me, Spank Me (Pull My Hair)"	Dr. Dre		3:28
9.	"Losin' Your Mind"	Dr. Dre	Snoop Dogg	4:16
10.	"BK To LA"	Ty Fyffe	M.O.P.	4:57
11.	"My Name"	Eminem	Eminem & Nate Dogg	4:32
12.	"The Gambler"	Bink!	Anthony Hamilton	4:55
13.	"Missin' U"	Rick Rock	Andre "Dre Boogie" Wilson	5:22
14.	"Right On"	Erick Sermon		3:29
15.	"Bitch Ass Niggas (Interlude)"		Eddie Griffin	1:43
16.	"Enemies"	J-Beats		5:00

Disc 2 (bonus edition only)

#	Title	Producer	Featured Guest(s)	Length
1.	"My Life, My World"	Bink!	Traci Nelson	3:49
2.	"What a Mess"	DJ Premier		3:32
3.	"(Hit U) Where It Hurts"	Rockwilder		2:59

Samples

• "Symphony In X Major" contains elements from Johann Sebastian Bach's "Brandenburg Concerto No. 3".
• "Heart of Man" contains a sample of "Africa" performed by Toto.
• "Say My Name" contains a sample of "Ether" performed by Nas, as well as the song "Say What You Say" performed by Eminem.

Singles

"Say My Name"

Chart	Position
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	# 66

"Multiply"

Chart	Position
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles	# 14
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	# 40
Hot Rap Tracks	# 23
Rhythmic Top 40	# 27

"Symphony In X Major"

Chart	Position
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	# 63

"Choke Me Spank Me (Pull My Hair)"

Chart	Position
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	# 73

Album chart positions

Year	Chart positions
	Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums	Top Canadian Albums
2002	3	1	8

References

1. ^ RIAA - Gold & Platinum - August 10, 2008