Music Review

Paparazzi

Xzibit
Reviewed by Matt Diehl | Sep 27, 1996
EW's GRADE
A

Details Lead Performance: Xzibit; Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap

Xzibit's slamming debut cleverly avoids the overused G-funk of his fellow West Coast rappers. Instead, he combines hardcore lyrical assaults and head-bobbing beats with a haunting, Enya-style classical score. Surprisingly, it works. While his subject matter — dissing phony gangstas — is rote, Xzibit's rat-a-tat rhyming, infectious chorus, and musical risk taking give ''Paparazzi'' a dynamism unique in today's hip-hop. A

Originally posted Sep 27, 1996 Published in issue #346 Sep 27, 1996 Order article reprints

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