Man vs. Machine

Man vs. Machine
File:Man vs Machine (album).jpg
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, JellyRoll, Ty Fyffe, J-Beats
Xzibit chronology
Restless (2000)Restless2000 Man vs. Machine (2002) Weapons of Mass Destruction (2004)Weapons of Mass Destruction2004
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

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(59/100)
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Entertainment Weekly	B-
HipHopDX
Los Angeles Times
NME	(7/10)
RapReviews	(8.5/10)
Robert Christgau
Rolling Stone
Stylus Magazine	A- (Berliner) D− (Blanford)
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Man vs. Machine is the fourth studio album by American rapper Xzibit. It was released on October 1, 2002. 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, and Moby.

Two of the songs from Man Vs. Machine were featured in the 2005 film Domino. The specific songs were "Choke Me, Spank Me (Pull My Hair)" as well as "The Gambler", which played during the film's opening credits.

Eminem's manager, Paul Rosenberg, makes a guest appearance on the album by performing a "Paul" skit (which is a skit that is commonly used for Eminem's studio albums).

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Release Date"	Rockwilder	4:06
2.	"Symphony In X Major" (featuring Dr. Dre)	Rick Rock	3:55
3.	"Multiply" (featuring Nate Dogg)	Mr. Porter	4:08
4.	"Break Yourself"	Rick Rock	3:11
5.	"Heart of Man"	Jelly Roll	4:08
6.	"Harder" (featuring The Golden State Project)	Jelly Roll	4:10
7.	"Paul" (interlude)		0:27
8.	"Choke Me, Spank Me (Pull My Hair)" (featuring Traci Nelson)	Dr. Dre	3:28
9.	"Losin' Your Mind" (featuring Snoop Dogg)	Dr. Dre	4:16
10.	"BK To LA" (featuring M.O.P.)	Ty Fyffe	4:57
11.	"My Name" (featuring Eminem & Nate Dogg)	Eminem	4:32
12.	"The Gambler" (featuring Anthony Hamilton)	Bink!	4:55
13.	"Missin' U" (featuring Andre "Dre Boogie" Wilson)	Rick Rock	5:22
14.	"Right On"	Erick Sermon	3:29
15.	"Bitch Ass Niggas" (interlude) (featuring Eddie Griffin)		1:43
16.	"Enemies"	J-Beats	5:00

Disc 2 (Bonus edition only)
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"My Life, My World" (featuring Traci Nelson)	Bink!	3:49
2.	"What a Mess"	DJ Premier	3:32
3.	"(Hit U) Where It Hurts"	Rockwilder	2:59

Singles

"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

External links

• Man vs. Machine at Metacritic