xzibit ft nate dogg - "multiply"

xzibit has distinguished himself recently by getting producers to build weirdo beats - like the clanking, broken beat tech-horrorcore-for-02 style on "multiply" (man vs machine, see!) - and then rhyming like it's just another verse on "bitch please", seemingly unaware of the shuffle thats going on behind him. i think it's a fun concept: xzibit testing himself like "let's see how fucked up a beat has to be to derail my juggernaut rhyme style!". all three verses on this are contructed beautifully, all a great summation of his semi-outsider "i work harder than you" persona (i wouldn't mind if he sold out but x is the most convincing no-sell-out commercial rapper ever!). it's a shame the wasting nate dogg's awesome talent trend continues though!

anyway, x's new album = dre came back again already!